JAMAICA
Nov 04, 2021
3 minutes
You need to be alert when cycling in Jamaica’s Blue Mountains, but at least the hazards are refreshingly different to those in the UK. Seated on one of those perilous, reverse-pedal-to-brake bikes, I’m having to contend with darting mongooses, dim-witted goats, fallen mangoes and a steep, single-lane road that’s so full of potholes it resembles a long, moth-eaten scarf.
In the space of 45 minutes, I’ll pedal 12 miles and descend 2,700ft —
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