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Cycling Catanduanes 6 – Trying to Say “Bagamanoc”

April 17, 2013 – 10:31 am
One of the many people I chatted with on this day.

The following day was by far the hardest day of the circuit around Catanduanes – far harder than my ride from Pandan to San Vicente. It didn’t start out that terribly hard. I rode through some pleasant countryside and villages, occasionally climbing up some steep hills and bouncing and crashing down the other side. My goal for the day was the barangay of Bagmananoc – …

Cycling Catanduanes 1 – “Are you sure?”

April 15, 2013 – 1:11 am
Touring Bike and My First Lunch Stop

The manager of the hotel in Virac raised her eyebrows at me when I told her of my plans to ride my bicycle to Pandan – the town at the northern tip of Catanduanes.
“Are you sure?” she said, with her eyes widening and her voice rising a couple of octaves at the end – sounding almost panicked on my behalf.
“No,” I said. “I’m not sure …