Tuesday 10th June 2025 Silimin to David
Woke up to a beautiful vista over the stunning countryside from the Homestay, Andy the host said breakfast was from 07:00 in the morning, but good lad, when he seen that we was up, he just said come down when you are ready, mate I was born ready. Tea or coffee not been asked that for a while, went for the tea, very refreshing but not Yorkshire tea, scrambled egg on toast lovely, then bananas in maple syrup, good breakfast and wise decision to have a bit of a lie in today, after yesterdays epic 110 miles! Only planning on doing around 50 today, to a place just outside David.

On the road just after 07:30, with a belly full of food, good stuff, little ride on to the main road then head north as usual to David, then just beyond, Bingo has booked a hostel, so good we will not have any fancy ideas about just carrying on. With a full belly and legs that feel so good, we was in full flow again this morning shirts flapping in the draft, blond hair (grey) blowing in the wind, and the answer my friend is blowing in the wind:

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they’re forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind

Not sure where that came, sure I was going to start with the Oasis classic, “whats the story morning glory”, as Bingo was spurting off I need a little time to wake up baby! that will have to wait now, as my juke box of a brain filters out all these songs, as I settle for the classic Bob Dylan number, funny how you remember an old junior school teacher singing that song and playing her guitar, sure it was Mrs Dean, fair play to her I soon caught Bingo up, with my now curly grey hair flapping in the wind, giggling as I did.

Soon done half of the ride, with ease, but good to have a little rest stopped in a little cafe in Hato Corrales, for a coffee and soft drink, well two soft drinks as she did not have any coffee, very strange in this part of the world. Soon on are way again taking it steady but still hitting a good pace, both lean fit athletes now. Did not stop until we reached David, then straight through to the hostel, be good to finish early catch up with friends and family and enjoy the downtime.

All booked in to the hostel few local guys, staying, well one is from Lincoln, been living out here for 10 or so years, bit strange but aren’t we all, the other guy is a traveller from Israel, thought Bingo was Daniel Craig so he is a friend for life now, he is well happy.

Another rain storm this afternoon pretty normal, quite refreshing, looking forward to some food when the rain stops, always hungry.