I’m Rob Ainsley. In March and April 2015 I cycled a Cuban End to End.
Read about this, about my other international End to End rides, and about much more, at my new website e2e.bike.
Daily blogs go from Day 1: Baracao to Imaís to Day 25: San Juan y Martinez to La Fe .
If you only have time to read one post, try Day 5: Chivirico to Pilón.
There’s no standard route for crossing the country. I started at Baracoa, at the eastern extremity of the island, and rode across to La Fe, at the western end.
The total End to End distance was 1088 miles, and took three and a half leisurely weeks of 40–80 miles a day.
I took my own bike for the trip: a Raleigh Royal budget tourer, bought new for £395 from a London bike shop in 2010.
At the time, 10 Cuban pesos (the local currency) was worth about 35p sterling. A CUC, or $1 (the official tourist currency) was equivalent to 20 pesos. I never had any problems converting pounds sterling to local pesos in banks, and certainly no problem spending them. It made Cuba a very cheap place to travel, buying from local kiosks, cafes and bars.
This trip was part of my long-term project of cycling international End to Ends:
Wales 2020 Chepstow to Holyhead 🚲 220 miles → Blog
Poland 2019 Łysa Polana to Jastrzębia Góra 🚲 570 miles → Blog
Spain 2019 Cádiz to Gijón 🚲 646 miles → Blog
Faroes 2018 Kirkjubøur to Eiði 🚲 45 miles → Facebook post
Taiwan 2017 Fuguei to Eluanbi 🚲 370 miles → Blog
France 2015 St Malo to Nice 🚲 1065 miles → Blog
Cuba 2015 This blog
Sri Lanka 2015 Dondra Head to Point Pedro 🚲 470 miles → Blog
Scotland 2014 Kirkmaiden to John o’Groats 🚲 460 miles → Blog
England 2014 Land’s End to Marshall Meadows 🚲 665 miles → Blog
Isle of Man 2013 Calf Sound to Point of Ayre 🚲 45 miles → Facebook posts (Tim)
N Ireland 2013 Cranfield Pt to Giant's Causeway 🚲 200 miles → Facebook post
Ireland 2011 Mizen Head to Malin Head 🚲 665 miles → Blog
Britain 2010 Cape Wrath to Dover 🚲 1050 miles → Blog
Wales 2000 Cardiff Bay to Holyhead 🚲 260 miles → Diary (PDF)
Britain 1997 Land’s End to John o’Groats 🚲 1167 miles → Blog
No comments:
Post a Comment