Update #21
a month ago

DAYS 185 - 198 🇲🇽 OFF TO MAINLAND MEXICO: MAZATLAN TO GUANAJUATO ⛴️ 🚲

This part of the journey started with a 15-hour ferry ride from the Baja California peninsula to Mazatlán, Sinaloa....And with a riding buddy, @emma_lou113 ! After months of riding by myself and not really encoutering many cyclists, La Paz had proven to be THE place to run into fellow bikers. 🚴

To get to the mainland, we had opted for the cargo ferry, where we found ourselves the only two foreigners (and women) amongst maybe 100 local truckers. Since there was no actual room to sleep in - the truckers usually spend the night in their trucks - we found a nice spot on deck and made it our home for the night. With a perfect view of the stars above and the gentle rocking of the boat, this turned out to be one of the best nights' sleep of the trip. I highly recommend it!

The mainland immediately proved to have a different vibe to the Baja peninsula. While Baja was characterized by deserts, remote beaches, and solitude, the mainland felt much more vibrant. There is usually a small and colourful village every few kilometres, ample street food and resupply options, lush forests...and a lot of noise 😅 Especially dogs, roosters and random nighttime fiestas are a given.

While I had initially planned to take a bikepacking route from Mazatlán and head into the mountains towards Durango, recent cartel quarrels made the first couple of hundred kilometres of the route a high risk zone. So, instead, I had to rethink my route options, and lastly, I opted for the safest one - which luckily came with the best company!

And so, Emma and I spent the next two weeks initially cycling the toll highways, often spending the nights camped at gas stations, before switching more and more to rural secondary roads. While I am not, and will never be, a fan of highway cycling, the good company and hospitality encountered on the way definitely made up for it! A special shout-out goes to the local Lions club in El Rosario, as well as our hosts in Ahuacatlán, León and Guadalajara!

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Warum Mobilität Für Alle
While growing up, I cycled everywhere. School, doctor, jobs, you name it. Could I have taken some form of public transport instead? Sure! But cycling was often more convenient and gave me more freedom.

Now, imagine there is no public transport system. School is a four hour walk away. The next well to fetch some water? Ten kilometers. The doctor? A days march.

In this case a bicycle is so much more than just a convenience. It becomes a necessity. A bicycle gives individuals in rural developing regions the chance to  overcome the barrier of distance, connecting them with education, healthcare, and economic opportunities.

For this reason I want to support the Word Bicycle Relief with my Project 100 Bikes, a solo ride spanning 11.000 km through North America and Mexico.

More about it here: www.laurablaubaer.com/project-100-bikes

Let's raise 14.700€ together and donate 100 life-changing bicycles!

10€ already buys the tires, 26€ a wheelset and 147€ one bike. Every donation counts!

Mobilität Für Alle

World Bicycle Relief macht Menschen mit Fahrrädern mobil. In Regionen, in denen Distanz Menschen daran hindert voranzukommen, wollen wir mit einfacher und umweltfreundlicher Mobilität Zugang zu Bildung, Gesundheit und wirtschaftlichen Chancen schaffen. Unsere Vision ist eine Welt, in der Entfernung kein Hindernis mehr für Bildung und Gesundheit, persönliche, soziale oder wirtschaftliche Entwicklung ist.

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Anonymer Spender
«So eine tolle von WBR, gut durchdacht und mit Wirkung! Außerdem weiter eine gute Reise.»
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Martina Pilz
«Super Aktion 👍»
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Anton Bredenbeck
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Anonymer Spender
«Great adventure and great campaign! Eres una campeona :)»
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