Recorded under a shady tree in Retiro Park in Madrid, we take some time to fill you in on our preparations for Central and South America. We visited Cenas a Pedal in Lisbon to get help with our bikes and do some last minute shopping for supplies before our flight to Cuba. We also discuss our route, goals for the trip and thank some people who have helped us prepare for the next part of our journey in the regular feature, ‘In praise of’.

Clockwise from top: boating lake at Retiro Park. Sign outside school. The Maas River mud on Shirley. Ana, Baden and Bruno at Cenas a Pedal. The wasteful packaging for some new pieces of kit. Palacio de Cibeles.

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