Day off in Oruro Bolivia for more bike repairs
I took the day off in Oruro today in order to get my new rear wheel re-adjusted, and to do some internet work. Here's my blog post from the day.
More bike repairs in Bolivia
Blog post written October 7th 2010
Finding the bicycle mechanic was a bit of a mission, but thanks to a helpful map another couple of cyclists made, it was a lot easier than it could have otherwise been!
Note - Google closed down a Map Maker service, but nowadays you might be able to find it anyway on Google maps.
The guy there (think his name was Liam, but when I said my name was David, he said his was Goliath, so I prefer Goliath!) was simply the greatest guy. If I knew a quarter of what he did in terms of being a bicycle mechanic, life would be much easier!
We had a chat as he re-adjusted the rear wheel, and when he had finished, he said it was free. Well, I couldn't let him do it for free, so 10 Bs was his! Great guy, and I would never have found him if it wasn´t for Roland and Belinda's map - Thanks guys!
More work on the road
In the afternoon, I got on with some internet work, as I had 10 articles to write for a Freelancer job, and also needed to update my own site. I intend to leave tomorrow, just I am not sure what time as yet, as it is 14.00 in the afternoon, and I have tonnes to do!!
(I also read another website, where they had just crossed into Argentina, and found a sign post saying 5000 km to Ushuai. This is quite worrying, as I had intended to reach Ushuai for Christmas.... on the other hand, I haven´t got a flight booked either, but the thought this may take me a month longer than I had planned is a bit concerning. Oh well... Will just have to pedal faster!!)
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Dave is a UK travel writer living in Athens since 2015. With 20 years of firsthand travel experience and over 80,000 km of bicycle touring across six continents, he's been blogging at Dave's Travel Pages since 2005. Every guide is based on places he's actually been.
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