How to overcome the 700 km of Mexico only a Bike

In sport, as in business, an important role is played by the power of the spirit, character and ability to overcome themselves and their weaknesses. Properly set goals, achieve them, and then again and again to go to the next - that's a quality that unites professional athletes and business representatives. To learn how to ride a bicycle 700 km under the scorching sun, without losing his head from the heat and have a great time, we were told the CEO of the online service Moneyman.ru Boris Batin, committed in October of this year, the weekly bike tour along the sunny Mexico.

"One of my colleague and good friend, Eugene Pochaev, now in the process is very exciting bike tour that passes through the North and South America. In early summer, he started in Alaska, and in the course of the year plans to finish its journey in Argentina, having passed two continents using only a bicycle. I thought it was interesting and exciting adventure sports and also wanted to explore the biking. In October, I chose the week to fly across the ocean and join his friend on one of the segments of the route. Mexico was chosen by us not by chance, I have long wanted to see the country with rich ancient history and modern high rates of economic growth.

So, we have paved route that begins in Acapulco. Initially, about 300 km along the coast, then to 200 km in the mountains, then another 200 km on the plain. The final point was the city of Oaxaca, where there are a number of ancient pyramid city of Monte Alban.

Before the start of my trip to Mexico has fallen weather element in the form of hurricanes and floods. After reading that Acapulco washed away, and the city is literally filled with crocodiles, I bought a ticket and flew off in search of adventure. All was not so bad. Indeed, some of the roads have been destroyed, and we even had to make a rather big hook 50 km, to be able to somehow pass. After arrival and one day in Acapulco, we have started, and the first three days were on the coast, where a very interesting became acquainted with small towns on the way.

I want to note the weather conditions - heat, sun and rolls over temperature. At first it was strange, but in the end, more or less, the body acclimated. And everything became easier with each passing day. The first day was quite difficult, we had to adjust the route due to washed out roads, and we drove in the morning instead of 60 km twice, making a detour. As a result, the first day was the most difficult of the entire week. After him, I thought that cycling is probably it's not mine.

But before reaching sorferskogo town of Puerto Escondido, I changed my point of view. According to the local surfers, this is one of the top 10 places to ride on the waves of the world. There are big waves, sandy bottom and you can combine riding big waves with a low probability of being broken on the rocks. This town was one of the most exciting experiences for the whole trip, a kind of oasis in the middle of Mexico. Very beautiful coast, great food, nice restaurants, interesting bars. In this city, we decided to stay for one day, that's a lot for a week-long trip. After three days the way it was the day relaxing on the beach.

Next we headed to the coast to the mountains. Due to the fact that we stayed for one day vacation in Puerto Escondido, we have now is not enough one day to visit the pyramids. We are not desperate and decided to catch up - two mountains, which we had planned to overcome the two days, we attacked on the same day.

We started early in the morning, before dawn, and only stopped for the night, after 150 km and 12 hours of travel in the mountains. As we drove, I realized one very important thing. Once it is hard, hard, dull, and tired of the road, started to play its role as a factor of the selected travel companies. It's nice to travel with a good friend, when it is possible to discuss something, tell, and thus escape from the fatigue and muscle pain. Therefore, travel is always necessary to pick up an interesting team.

Now we are ahead of schedule, and this meant that on the last day we had to travel only 100 kilometers across the plain. We arrived in Oaxaca to an hour or two days, and after found a hotel, went to see the pyramids and the city of Monte Alban. It was a very exciting finish point of the route. The historic colonial town, very nice, neat and clean. I was surprised that in the midst of Mexico's so clean, tidy and not very well-known city. Plus pyramids themselves were very interesting. A very large and ancient complex.

I was fortunate that on this route there were jungle and the coast and the mountains. Accordingly, in just six days of the trip I had the opportunity to see a very diverse landscape. Every day, all around me, a new positive impressions appear.

After a week of cycling, worn complexity of the first day and have only positive emotions and impressions. Probably, cycling will enter the list of my favorite ways to spend a holiday. And while my friend Eugene travels to America, I would like once again to join him. I guess I'm not ready to travel across America. What makes Jack, crossing thousands of kilometers, of course, worthy of admiration!

I would like to say in conclusion. Since this is tourism, rather than competition, everyone has their own speed, so these trips are suitable for people of any fitness. The only question is how many people will pass kilometers per day. Everyone has their own comfortable pace, but at any rate, you can enjoy the trip. Travel set low. Bicycle, shoes, shirt, shorts and a little money to buy food and drinks.

Sometimes it is very useful to dilute the rest on the beach or in the city tusovka such trips. Not necessarily on a bike if someone likes a car - excellent, someone may want to sit on a motorcycle. The main thing - do not sit in one place and travel, spend holidays actively. I think it is very useful and interesting. New people, landscapes and cities. That's what makes life interesting and it adds new colors.