Nov 17/09 We had a wonderful breakfast with our new cycling friends, Etienne from France and his friend Marcus from Germany. They gave us tons of route information and it was great sharing cycling stories. Etienne gave me tips on bargaining but I still had no luck with it today at all. I will keep trying. They were heading north on a newly paved road but had no idea of what food and lodgings lay ahead. They are true explorers. Yet another long day on the bike!...

Nov 16/09 Well today was a well earned rest day. We had the great pleasure of finding Said Mountain Bikes. Said took great care of us and between him and his mechanic they got my front rack and derailleur on track. They also trued Dal's sadly warped wheel and fixed his gears as best they could be fixed. They were so kind and didn't even really want to charge us for the repairs. I wish my bike mechanics at home were half as good as these guys! They did what two ...