In the end we only spend two nights in Medellin before once again our friend Luis comes to our rescue, picking us up from our hotel with our bikes and all our bags, and escaping the busy city to stay a few days with his sister-in-law in their Finca in El Retiro, a beautiful region …

This time in 4 weeks we’ll most probably be boarding the plane at Heathrow – no more preparations – our lives for the next 12 months packed underneath the plane (hopefully!!) along with our bikes. En route to Bogota, Colombia, where we’ll start our cycling adventure cycling from the top of South America all the …