Biking out of the capital was hell on wheels. The traffic was crazy dense, and people are crazy drivers in big cities. It doesn't help that the lanes were off and on divided by meridians and the sewers were missing their grates. We really got the feeling on our way out of town that there's nothing worth going to San Salvador for.
On our way out of town, while feeling pessimistic about the whole place, Erin popped 4 spokes spontaneously. Against all expectations, an El Salvadorian man stopped, gave us a ride in the back of his truck to a bicycle shop where we were charged 2 dollars for replacing four spokes and balancing the tires, which the El Salvadorian whom gave us the ride promptly paid for! He would not accept money, and drove us back to where we met him so we could continue our journey, wishing us well.
The ride east continued to get better and was capped with an extremely scenic descent into San Vicente, though very steep. San vicente is a nice town that seems to be centered on a big clock tower in the middle of town instead of a church. Stayed on the second floor of a big hotel while the town partied. We went to sleep early after a lonG day's ride.
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| The perfect fairy tale view at sunset |
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| Clock tower seen from our hotel's balcony |
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