Sea to Sea Days 1 and 2
Jan 13th, 2009 |
The day before we started to ride, our support crew drove to the Atlantic Coast. Dave had a motorcycle accident half way there and ended up flying to Managua to have shoulder surgery to repair 4 ruptured ligaments. I was sending out a newsletter the day of his accident and asked many to pray for him. Thank you to those who lifted him up to Our Provider. He indeed provided for Dave in many ways. He is recovering well and I’ll take out his stitches tomorrow.
DAY 1
We got to the Managua airport early on Dec. 29th and noticed our checked luggage still sitting near the plane as we began to roll down the runway.
We arrived in Puerto Cabezas less than 2 hours later, without our luggage, and without many needed bike parts.
It was actually our first opportunity to bond as a team. It seemed like everyone had to borrow from someone. I lent bike pedals and borrowed slightly sweaty socks.
I had planned to wear Chacos for the first few days, but this incident forced me to go clipless…I am sure glad about that! We rode 4.5 miles to the Atlantic shore and dipped our tires in the ocean.
DAY 2 ~ 42 miles on dirt and mostly flat road
We ate breakfast at 6AM (gallo pinto i.e. rice and beans, eggs, white cheese, bread or tortilla…which is apparently the breakfast of champions because we had it for 8 days straight) and started our journey to Nazert Uno at 7AM.
We began to see damage from the hurricane shortly just a few miles in from the coast. We came to a river and hopped on a cable barge to get across.
We ended the day in Nazaret Uno where the community performed traditional dances and we ate freshly prepared lamb. We shared a part of our culture with them as well and taught them the limbo.
