A Simple Mission: Our life by bike: The road was hot. The road was flat. The road was boring.

The end.

I guess more has happened than that, but it sure seemed like the road really wasn't going to end yesterday. We made it to Cancun on Dec. 20th after almost a full 24 hours of traveling - if you are doing the math, that means we spent a cozy night in the Atlanta airport falling asleep to the soothing sounds of TSA announcements and industrial cleaning equipment. Everything went smoothly at the airport and we were on the road within 2 hours of arriving.

Ready for the airport/Preparing for the -10 degree Wyoming weather with limited clothing

Dec. 20th was also the hottest day of my life (while Dec. 19th was literally the coldest day of my life in Wyoming). We rode 12 miles to Puerto Morelos and it felt amazing to make it to our hotel, take a quick dip, eat dinner, and SLEEP.

Our mess at the airport

We began riding on Friday unsure of our exact plans. Tentatively set out for Tulum. We set out early in hopes to beat some of the heat, but quickly realized that may be an unattainable goal. Luckily there is a breeze which helps while on our bikes. We have been on the same highway since we left the airport. There wasn't anything too interesting along the way so we ended up making great time with the tailwind. At points throughout the day we looked to make things more interesting which resulted in a quick ride through some sprinklers lining the driveway of a resort, rejoicing when it rained just a few drops, and replacing the word rain in as many songs as possible. I have to say the most entertaining of all, was the view in my rear view mirror as Brian tried to hide from the sun in his safari hat underneath his helmet. Surprisingly, both of us are riding in more clothing than I thought we would - my long sleeve sun shirt and quick dry pants are the winning combination thus far as nothing else is quite as breathable. Temperatures during mid-day have been right around 90 degrees F.

What the road looked like ALL the way from Tulum and of course one of my more attractive moments in the heat.

We arrived in Tulum early yesterday afternoon and quickly learned that finding a room would be more difficult than we intended. The "end of the world" has drawn a few music festivals(and way too many hippies for our liking), so we ended up camping in the courtyard/backyard of a hostel. It has worked out quite well really. We took the day off today and visited the ruins and the beach and then came back for lunch and some grocery shopping before relaxing for the afternoon. It looks like we will be camping for the next couple days in the Sian Ka'an biosphere.

The physical proof of a tailwind is always beautiful to touring cyclist!

We promise to work on the quality of pictures. We are definitely still trying to get back into the groove of touring - but it's happening slowly but surely.

Until the next time (for old times sake),
Peace, Love, and Bicycles