after two days of riding my bike through el salvador things only get crazier on day three
today's adventure is full of roadside fires look at that tons and tons of smoke
wild personalities
more stunning volcano views
this is beautiful
and loads of friendly locals along the way
good morning guys it is day three of riding my bike across the entire country of el salvador
which is considered to be the most dangerous country in the entire world
based on murders per capita again my goal in this series is to meet the people form my own
opinions of the country and hopefully show you guys another side to el salvador that
you won't see in mainstream media anyway so far i've ridden my bike from la union
the easternmost point of the country to Usulutan i'm currently leaving Usulutan
and heading west towards the border of guatemala i'm excited for today and let's see what happens
i have pulled over on the side of the road here because i realized my back
break doesn't really work so i'm getting that fixed i'm getting that tightened
because there are a lot of hills here in el salvador and i want to stay safe
i just got my brakes fixed and they didn't want anything they didn't need any parts but
for their labor they didn't even want me to pay them super super kind and good start to the day
on the side of the highway here there are all these little shacks and huts
with tons of women selling nuts on the side of the road
so i pulled over on the side of the road and i've gotten this i'm not sure what it is
it's supposed to be sweet and has some cashews it should be some good energy later on and i'm
gonna continue on i have about five or so kilometers more until we get to breakfast
so i pulled over on the side of the road asking for directions to the town where i
was going to get breakfast and these kind gentlemen forced me to come in with them
all right so i'm eating tacos for breakfast now we got
so we got some beef tacos here
we're going to try some el salvadoran tacos here
they're good, delicious
i've been peer pressured into having one
el salvadoran and beer not how expected to start my day but
just your 9 a.m beer here in el salvador on the side of the road
that was incredibly kind i pulled over on the side of the road to ask these men for directions to the
next town to get some breakfast and little did i know they invited me in and wouldn't let me pay
for the tacos and they pressured me into a beer before 9am anyway super super kind
and just goes to show you how amazing so many of the locals here are in el salvador i'm loving it
this is beautiful
look at those volcanoes and the river and my face
i have pulled over on the side of the road here to get something to eat i've gotten
some rice a chicken patty and some vegetables i also got a coffee my first coffee of the day
not the best but it'll do i've gone a little over 30 kilometers since usulutan
today it's been about three hours to put it into perspective yesterday i think i
went 13 kilometers in my first four hours the hills have still been pretty steep today but
nowhere near as bad as yesterday i'm going to chow down and re-energize
and i'm going to try to go around 25 more kilometers today to get to our destination
i'm just packing up my bags to head out and the manager of the
restaurant was asking me some questions about my trip and came over
gave me a free water super super kind but it's time to hit the road
so i was biking and i saw on the side of the road tons and tons of smoke coming out of i
don't know what looks like someone's home i just want to make sure people are okay
all right so some people saw me walking towards it and i don't know they seem like it's okay but
where is all the smoke coming from
i couldn't quite understand what they were saying but
they uh made it seem like everything was okay and everything was good
which i'm happy about but still confused anyway i'm about five kilometers away from my ending
point tonight the hills are relentless in el salvador but we've got five more in me
i have made it into town here where i'm hopefully going to be spending the night
i just need to find a place to stay
day three bike riding through el salvador is in the books i'm in the town of Zacatecoluca
it looks really really nice it should be a pretty small town i'm going to walk around and explore
and let my legs stand for a little bit
didn't know we're getting jam and sprinkles
the real feel is 100 degrees fahrenheit really hot
that is refreshing oh my gosh just the fact that it's cold
hits the spot and that jam originally i said no but i'm glad he put it on
i have come to a little stand on the side of the road selling pupusas which are pretty
much the national dish here in el salvador they are corn tortillas kind of with some
chicharron some pork some cheese and some beans inside i'm really really excited
and then a big bite
so good i love pupusas they are so delicious super super hot but nice and fresh
hits the spot
so i have just been blessed by these kind ladies and they've given me
well i've ordered two more pupusas and then they've given me one like pupusa loco like a crazy
pupusa which has like all types of ingredients and vegetables beans meat cheese everything
and then they've gifted me a hot chocolate as well so kind
ah really nice i'm going to try this
it is like the size of my head it is huge i'm so excited oh my gosh
i don't even know how to attack this
so delicious
i am absolutely stuffed and honestly just lost for words from the sheer kindness that
i've experienced today from so many people in el salvador and throughout my trip so far
and it's just a reminder to me at least to give what you can
and be a good person anyway i'm to end the video here for today i hope you guys enjoyed
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out on the rest of my adventures as i cross el salvador by bike and i'll see you guys tomorrow