It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.
Ernest Hemingway.
440 Days
On the bicycles
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We are the Turtles on Wheelies, and we are a crazy international couple that decided to hit the road on our bicycles to slowly (very slowly) go down from the Arctic Circle, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina.
We started cycling in August 2019 and pedaled until Mexico where the pandemic hit us. When the health situation finally allowed it and the borders reopened, we continued our journey, from Guatemala to the Panama Canal, from Colombian coffee plantations to the Amazon rainforest, and all the way down the Andes mountain range. We reached our destination, Ushuaia in December 2022. Joy, pride, sadness, nostalgia, intense bliss… our emotions are still mixed today. But we’re thrilled to be able to share a little of this extraordinary adventure here!
You can find most of the articles in French, English and Spanish. Hope you enjoy our little adventures on two wheels!
Make it count
Give a girl a bike, and she can go anywhere! By contributing, you actively impact the future of a little girl, building her a path to joy. This gives us an extra reason to pedal, and this is why we need you!
If you want to help us
If you like our project and want to support us pedaling until Ushuaia, you can do it with a donation following the link below. It will help us to maintain all our gear, bikes, and bodies (food!) in good shape!
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Why to travel with an isurance?
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To MEXICO
Dear Mexico, It will soon be a year since we started pedaling on your roads….
Crossing Sian Ka’an biosphere with bicycles – Quintana Roo State, Mexico
If you love exotic landscapes, adventure and thrills, this is the route for you! The…
In Purépechas’ country – The Parícutin volcano
Everyone knows, or at least has a vague notion of the Aztec or Mayan civilisations….
Reflections on the nature of time…
If you were to ask me now, what day is it today? I would have…
Cycling the Death Valley and Mojave Desert
You fancy a ride that will get you out of your comfort zone and looks…
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Don’t hesitate to write to us on turtlesonwheelies@gmail.com