El Salvador 22 November – 3 December 2023
Days: 11
Travel days: 5 / 45%
Non-travel days: 6 / 55%
Total kms: 648 km
Avg km/day: 59 km
Travel day kms: 595 km
Avg km/travel day: 119 km
Fuel used: 17.74 L (Michael)
Fuel economy: 2.74 L/100km (Michael)
Average cost / day:
Angela: CAD$65.72
Michael: CAD$79.20 (Michael eats more food, burns more fuel. Michael did all the fun stuff at Cafe Albania.)
Where we slept:
Hotel – 82%
Orphanage – 18%
Weather:
Cold/dry – 0%
Cold/wet – 0%
Cool/dry – 0%
Cool/wet – 0%
Warm/dry – 72.9%
Warm/wet – 0%
Hot/dry – 27.3%
Hot/wet – 0%
(Wet defined as riding in rain enough to have put on rain gear; if it rained and we weren’t riding in it, the day is listed as dry)
Road surface:
Paved – 98%
Rock – 0%
Dirt/gravel – 2%
Sand – 0%
Things we enjoyed:
Apaneca – Cafe Albania great little extreme activity park; be sure to eat the best pupusas at Pupuseria Vicky
Juayua – awesome food festival every Sat/Sun
Ruta de las Flores – a little overhyped, but not a terrible ride
Santa Ana – the hike up the volcano is not a difficult one, and offers great views
Hwy 2 (Pacific Coast) – eastbound to La Libertad is a great ride (road with several tunnels)
San Salvador
– “The Little Prince” Theme Park is pretty neat if you are a fan of the book
– Picnic Steak House – don’t need to visit if you did the (better) slide at Cafe Albania
– El Boqueron National Park – tremendous views of the volcano’s crater
– Church of the Rosary – interesting design; worth seeing if you’re going to be in the area
Joya de Ceren Archeological Park – is not super impressive as far as ruins go, but it’s a very important site and worth a visit if you like that sort of thing
Suchitodo – Arte Anil is a shop where you can learn all about, and try your hand at, dyeing with indigo
