Julie and Ruben, mate is drunk through a metal straw.

Our bikes got new tires for X-mas, after 10,000k on our Schwalbe Marathons.

We exchanged gifts with Ruben midday on Christmas.  A rear wheel fell off his Ford pick-up at 8 am and he was still waiting for a tow.  We were halfway to San Juan, making good time, and offered Ruben a candy bar.  He gave us a bunch of grapes and a taste of his maté, a traditional tea not available in restaurants.   A tow truck passed us a couple hours later towing Ruben’s pick-up.  We arrived here in time to Skype Julie’s family celebrating the whitest Christmas ever in Minnesota.  It was great talking to everyone there.  We then called my parents in Florida, where mom hung up on me twice as I greeted her with Feliz Navidad.  Her caller ID said I was Florida Marketing.  I ID’d myself the third time and got to talk to Aunt Pat and brother Matt who was visiting.

Photo by Brazilian cyclist Rudi.

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