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JAQUEMTB 2010 #1 Brazil Bike Tour - April 2010 We are back in the country of futebol (soccer)…
… and in the paradise of mountain biking…
…start of a 350 km two-wheel trip to the sea…
…and to get there, one mountain after another awaits us with all kinds of technical trails …
…having too much fun, my bike pals cant even wait until I snap a shot...
…so I hurry to pass them to get a shot of their face…
… we follow some parts of the Estrada Real (royal street) - a path that was used by the Portuguese to bring the gold from Brazil inlands to the ships …
… what an incredible scenery!…
…with my headcam, I can film everything without letting go of my handlebar…
…motorbike trails eroded by the tropical rain from December to March, sculpt great trails for mountain biking…
… when it gets hot, we can go for a swim in a waterfall …
…nothing better than Comida Caseira (typical brazilian food such as rice, beans and meat)to replenish the muscles after a few hours of cycling…
…a family picture on the historic valley road of Silveira…
…which brings us through cobbled street villages…
…a nice asphalt section with a great view of the mountains we rode over the day before …
…before seeing the sea from the top of the next hill…
…where the beach awaits us after a 20 km infernal downhill...
…for a swim in the turquoise water, even though at 25ºdegrees Celsius (77° F), the water is less refreshing than at Old Orchard, Maine (...where the water is just above freezing) …
…where we can discover
treasures beneath the water: a piece of gold dropped by the Portuguese
or a beautiful starfish... which reminds me that we saw capivaras (the largest amphibian rodent) on a lakeside at the beginning of our trip while kayaking …
Have a great dry/wet training summer! Guido Visser Sponsored by:
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