Guanajuato, above and beyond…

We thought that our favourite city so far deserved a few more pictures…

We spent many happy hours looking out from our roof terrace and wandering the maze of streets and tunnels of Guanajuato. We leapt at the chance of a luggage free spin and took the bikes round the ‘panoramica’, providing amazing views of the city from all directions and making us realise how fun riding a lighter bike is, acceleration is possible! We managed to hit a long section of cobbled streets which made me feel like I had left a trail of shattered bones in my wake, but otherwise it was fun.

We left Guanajuato after 3 days and climbed out of the city and beyond, covering 2000ft in about 8miles and climbing to the dizzying heights of 8680ft…the highest either of us have been on bikes. The altitude did not go unoticed as we puffed, panted and wheezed our way up the steep sections, having to stop to look at the awesome views (catch our breath) several times. The road through the mountains was incredible after the boring toll road – not much traffic, good surface and great views, this is what cycle touring is all about! We stopped in Dolores Hildalgo, the birth place of the Mexican Revolution, ate avocado and whisky flavour ice cream and stayed in a dodgy hotel. Then we took the short hop to San Miguel de Allende, stopping at some hot springs on the way and feeling very relaxed and civilised. We leave San Miguel tomorrow, hoping for quiet, cobble free roads with a decent view to keep us entertained.