March 20th Mexico Tomorrow!!

It feels like Christmas Eve. I have anxiety about an exciting day tomorrow. Tomorrow we cross the Mexican border at Tijuana and continue south to Colombia. We like to think that up to this point in the bike tour we have been merely training. The last three weeks in LA have been essential for logistics, moral and emotional preparation.
Tomorrow is the begging of the real ride. After hopping off a trolley in San Ysidro, CA we will pedal towards the Tijuana and hopefully finish our day in Rosarito, MX camping as the sunsets and we breathe a sigh of relief. Here is a day in the life of the Que Hubo Bike Tour:

6.00am Rise and shine as the sun comes up.
6.30am Pack up, have a high calorie brekky while discussing interesting dreams over mochas or hotchocolate.
8.00am Start pedaling
10.00am Break. Sometimes for food sometimes for Yoga
10.20am Keep pedaling

12noon or 1pm LUNCH HOUR Usually eat sandwiches, dry out clothes, chat, take photos and admire a time to rest.

2.00pm Continue pedaling
4.00pm Begin looking for a place to camp or stay
5.00pm Finish riding for the day. Take off our smelly shoes and chamois and set up camp
6.45pm Cook by headlamp light. Cous cous and rice have been our favourite. Always with cheese!
7.30 Read, call home if possible, write in our journals, star gaze
8.30pm Bedtime. Goodnight Oki, Goodnight Erika. Then we do it all over again. We have been on the road for 35 days so far.

Looking ahead we will be in Rosarito, MX March 21st, Ensenada on the 22nd and then we will just have to see……

Here is a map of what we have already covered. Please go to Oki’s blog for his latest video blog which includes details in our decision to ride a train from LA to San Ysidro, CA and interesting insight to our gear regime.