Day off Mazatlan Mexico - Meeting other cyclists from the UK
Another day off in Mazatlan, Mexico. During the day, I met two other UK cyclists and did a few chores to prepare for the road ahead.
Meeting Cyclists in Mazatlan
(Blog post written December 16th, 2009. Part of my cycling tour from Alaska to Argentina)
A pretty good nights sleep, and a breakfast of banana sandwiches saw me up and around early.
I wanted to check out the newer section of Mazatlan today, as I had heard rumours of a well stocked bicycle shop there.
As I left my room, two British cyclists came up and said hi. Alex and Fin had also started their trip out in Alaska, and are heading to Panama.
I had heard about these guys through the cyclist grapevine, so it was good to put faces with names.
They are being paid 10 dollars a day each by an independent film company to make a documentary of their travels, which sounds very nice, and something I wouldn't have minded doing, until I realised that towing around a camera and batteries weighing 5-10 kgs is not really worth 10 bucks a day !
After a bit of a chat, I cycled off in search of the bike shop, which I just couldn't locate, which was a bit of a shame. I managed to get some supplies for the road ahead and took a quick peek at the Mazatlan Cathedral though.
In the evening, I went out with Alex and Fin for a bite to eat at one of the roadside stands. Superb jacket potatoes!!
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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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