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~ Cuban Cigars, Viñales, Cuba. December 2017. . .

~ Cuban Cigars, Viñales, Cuba. December 2017.
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~ On the @bikepackingcom Ruta Mala bikepacking rou

~ On the @bikepackingcom Ruta Mala bikepacking route, Cuba, December 2017. This route often cuts a path through the sugar cane fields that cover the plains between Cuba's mountain ranges, and we often found ourselves chatting to people in horse drawn carts who wondered what on earth we were doing there.
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~Over the course of nearly four years on the road,

~Over the course of nearly four years on the road, we were not gifted with truely special light all that often. Strange considering how much time we spent outside. The reliably clear skies of the dry season Andes did have a bit to do with it though.
~There's an oft quoted photographers adage: 'f8 and be there', which is usually an answer to the question 'how do I improve my photography?'.
~On this day in Peru we'd ridden across high altitude desert to a pass at 4850m, where we stopped to camp for the night behind the only sizeable rock that we had seen for many miles. The pass lay between Volcan Ticsani (5395m) and a smaller peak that was just over 5100m. Despite riding most of the day I could not resist the opportunity to walk and scramble up the giant lump of lava to catch the view, as we were right on the edge of the altiplano and the central volcanic belt.
~Catching my breath on the summit the sun slowly lowered and as it did the light began to turn a tone I'd never seen before as it reflected between the cloud and the reds and greys of our surroundings. It was an amazing moment, alone on a peak in the middle of volcanic desert and bathed in light 🌅
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🚴‍♀️ @beinghana has been busy at the sewi

🚴‍♀️ @beinghana has been busy at the sewing machine making cycling caps as BeCycledNZ. So far there are 11 different designs, more coming and custom options available soon. Follow link in bio to visit the store!
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🦙 Traffic jam, Bolivian style. Cordillera Real,

🦙 Traffic jam, Bolivian style. Cordillera Real, July 2019
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🔸 Nights on breezy passes at 4000m are always w

🔸 Nights on breezy passes at 4000m are always worth it when you wake to this. As much as it's pleasant having such luxuries now as hot water on tap, a bed & duvet and abundant decent food, I'm really missing waking to a new view from the tent each day, especially when the view is of the Andes with the Amazon Basin far below
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🔸 The INSANE clarity of winter skies at high al

🔸 The INSANE clarity of winter skies at high altitude in Peru. This camp was at Chillca, a small resupply village on the Tres Cordilleras Route and the edge of the amazing Ausangate massif. The Milky Way is very low in the sky at that time of year and it's dark early so this was taken at the civilised hour of 7.30pm 😃
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🔸 Isolated among the giant salt flats of Salar

🔸 Isolated among the giant salt flats of Salar de Uyuni are a few tiny 'islands', which are impossible to judge in size or distance as you approach them. They seem to float above the shimmering light reflected from the salt and are barren, rocky and cactus studded. We spent the night on Isla del Pescado which made an amazing spot to get high up for the early morning.
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🔸 Getting intimate with the sometimes gnarly tr

🔸 Getting intimate with the sometimes gnarly trail surface of the amazing Baja Divide. This 2700km bikepacking route is a total classic with its mixture of challenging and beautiful riding, coast and mountains and culture & history. And tacos!
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🔸 Guanajuato city, Mexico 🇲🇽 We arrived h

🔸 Guanajuato city, Mexico 🇲🇽
We arrived here way back in early 2017 during our ride south, and it does feel long ago with all the terrain and experiences that have passed since. We stopped for a week and studied Spanish at a local school, with time off spent exploring this amazing city. We first fell in love with this place when we visited during a 4 month Mexico roady in 2010 and it was really nice to return.
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🔸 A tiny @beinghana crossing the amazing Portac

🔸 A tiny @beinghana crossing the amazing Portachuelo de Llanganuco Pass, Cordillera Blanca, Perú under the towering Chopicalqui (6354m). Arriving here was a much anticipated milestone of our journey south. We zigzagged back and forth over this incredible tropical mountain range by five different passes and yet still craved to go back and explore it more as we continued through Peru. 🚵🚵‍♀️. Hopefully in the not too distant future such adventures are possible again.
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🔸 Penitentes at dawn on the summit of Volcan Ch

🔸 Penitentes at dawn on the summit of Volcan Chachani (6075m) with the city of Arequipa visible 2700m lower. This was the first time either of us had been over 6000m. We spent two months in Arequipa. It was our first big break in three years of cycling south and a very memorable time for the friends we made and experience of life in a foreign city. Top of the list of highlights would be reaching this summit in a round trip by bike & foot from the city way below.
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