Handcycle Ride Leyte 2009

Liloan-San Francisco-Liloan-Libagon-Sogod.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009.
Another beautiful day that just calls for a nice bike ride. This time I planned to cycle from Liloan in Southern Leyte to San Ricardo and back, with the option of continuing towards Sogod.

Unfortunately I have not received some of pictures that were taken during the ride.

Größere Kartenansicht

First view of Lilan bridge, coming from the north. This was my starting point

The bridge structure

Not much traffic

On the bridge

Intersection, a turn right would lead into Liloan town proper

The road to Tacloban via Pacific (east coast)is not yet completed.

Friendly merchants in a shop

A bit uphill just after Liloan

Going up...

...and up, in not exactly cool temperatures...

...gives rewards like this

Child friendly school?

Brand new road near San Francisco

Somewhat boring

A very rural area

Plenty of mountain views

Shortly after the town of San Francisco

Limasawa Island

I made a U-turn here after 15 km...

...and headed back toward Liloan on request from my wife who wanted to find a beach to spend some time in the water.

Nearing Liloan from the south this time

The bridge in the distance...

...with a ship's masts visible sailing across

The bridge...

...from the south

Free of traffic

The structure a bit closer

The road was great but somehow there were plenty of inclines...

...that were felt more than they were visible. But the view speaks for itself

A crossing

A right turn here would lead to Ginsaugon landslide area

Splendid view across Sogod Bay

Somewhere across lies Malibog where we stay

Before the town of Libagon

Very flat from here on

Picked up after a hot ride with strong headwinds with a distance of 60.5 km on the handcycle

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