Tag: cycling
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 125 – 11 June 2019
– ODO- 15933 – 16036km – Location- Taungoo, Myanmar – Weather- 26-29 overcast with drizzle Another 36 degree day and after 150km I rolled into Naypyitaw, the capital of Myanmar. The heat sapped my energy and the thought of a cold shower and a firm mattress kept me going. Watching each kilometre click past like…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 124 – 10 June 2019
– ODO- 15769 – 15933km – Location- Naypyitaw, Myanmar – Weather- 29-36 headwind with broken cloud in the afternoon This morning I started out at 4am. Using the morning darkness alone on the highway 1 toward Myanmar’s capital Naypyitaw. Moving fast and pushing forward I found that tiredness effect my speed as much as the…
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Mandalay to Yangon Highway is Closed for Cyclists – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 123 – 9 June 2019
– ODO- 15676 – 15769km – Location- Meiktila, Myanmar – Weather- 29-38 27km/h headwind The highway policewoman blew her whistle and stepped out into the road. I’d been on the Mandalay to Yangon highway for an hour already, heading towards the the Mandalay airport when I came to the toll gate. Throughout my trip I’ve…
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Reaching My Limit – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 122 – 8 June 2019
– ODO- 15531 – 15676km – Location- Highway 1, Amarapura, Myanmar – Weather- 29-40 Clear I’ve always been able to keep going. Even if I have to push the bike I’ve always been able to push on. Thursday was the first time I reached my real limit. I was exhausted. A combination of the heat,…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 121 – 7 June 2019
– ODO- 15440 – 15531km – Location- Monywa, Myanmar – Weather- 22-34 Overcast at dawn The road got worse and worse. Steep climbs of loose mud, sand and rocks. My wheels span and mud clogged my rack and brakes. After only 40km I stopped at a small town of farmers and construction workers for lunch.…
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He Who Feewheels Down Must Pedal Up – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 120 – 6 June 2019
– ODO- 15356 – 15440km – Location- Mountain Ridge Past Segyi, Myanmar – Weather- 27-37 Overcast at dawn I was cooling off under a tree, leaning forward over my handlebars letting the sweat drip down from the bridge of my helmet onto my map case, when a Newcastle lad in a faded red jersey, a…
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Crossing into Myanmar Part II – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 119 – 5 June 2019
– ODO- 15252 – 15356 km – Location- 20km South if Tamu, Myanmar – Weather- 25-35 Clear and humid The Moreh to Tamu border crossing between India and Myanmar has only been open for about a year according to the blogs I read before leaving Nepal. I described cycling through Manipur and passing the ever…
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Crossing into Myanmar Part I – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 118 – 4 June 2019
– ODO- 15083 – 15252km – Location- Forest north of Khamphat, Myanmar – Weather- 25-33 Overcast Until 10am I slept the whole afternoon waking groggily to get an overpriced veggie burger in my overpriced hotel. I slept well all night regardless. The bed was firm and the ground floor room faced a quiet courtyard where…
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Hit by a Car… Just a Little – Ben Around the World Diary – Day 116 – 2 June 2019
– ODO- 14882 – 14981km – Location- North of Imphal, Manipur, India – Weather- 28-33 Hot! I got hit by a car today. Just a little bit. That makes my second time in my twenty year cycling life. The morning began riding out of Dimapur at four in the morning. After my wheel was fixed…
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Ben Around the World Diary – Day 115 – 1 June 2019
– ODO- 14763 – 14882km – Location- Dimapur, Nagaland, India – Weather- 28-35 Hot The day began with a clear four lanes of smooth highway 37 winding through pristine rainforest. I felt a strong as I had all trip. With two cool days under low hung cloud I felt happy and confident and dreamed of…