Photos from Ted's Central America bike ride.


View of El Salvador coast.
View of El Salvador coast.

People on the beach at sunset across the road from the motel Ted stayed in near El Zunzai, El Salvador
People on the beach at sunset across the road from the motel Ted stayed in near El Zunzai, El Salvador.

View of beach near El Zunzai, El Salvador
View of beach near El Zunzai, El Salvador.

View of beach near El Zunzai, El Salvador
View of beach near El Zunzai, El Salvador.

Beach town near El Zunzai, El Salvador
Beach town near El Zunzai, El Salvador.

Beach town near El Zunzai, El Salvador
Beach town near El Zunzai, El Salvador.

Men fishing near beach town near El Zunzai, El Salvador
Men fishing near beach town near El Zunzai, El Salvador.

Lady getting ready to surf at beach near El Zunzai, El Salvador
Lady getting ready to surf at beach near El Zunzai, El Salvador.

Ted in front of the motel room where he stayed near El Zunzai, El Salvador
Ted in front of the motel room where he stayed near El Zunzai, El Salvador.

Cows on highway in El Salvador
Cows on highway in El Salvador.

Typical view of vehicles near El Salvador highway.  Tour bus and truck full of cows.
Typical view of vehicles near El Salvador highway. Tour bus and truck full of cows.

Most of the big highway trucks are Freightliner trucks in Central America, yea!
Most of the big highway trucks are Freightliner trucks in Central America, yea!

Some of the older trucks are Mercedes in Central America
Some of the older trucks are Mercedes in Central America.

Fruit being sold from the back of a truck in El Salvador, people riding on the back of trucks is very common in Central America
Fruit being sold from the back of a truck in El Salvador, people riding on the back of trucks is very common in Central America

Roadside watermelon sales stand in El Salvador.
Roadside watermelon sales stand in El Salvador.

It’s common to see people loaded in the back of a truck as transportation.  It is also common to see people walking along the highway carrying machetes.
It’s common to see people loaded in the back of a truck as transportation. It is also common to see people walking along the highway carrying machetes.

People drag their feet through the corn on the side of the road, I often saw this, but am not sure why they do this.
People drag their feet through the corn on the side of the road, I often saw this, but am not sure why they do this.

The small sticks must be very important, since I often saw trucks like this loaded with sticks in Central America.  I think they are used for cooking.
The small sticks must be very important, since Ted often saw trucks like this loaded with sticks in Central America.Ted thinks they are used for cooking.

This was the closest Ted came to San Salvador, El Salvador – 37 KM (about 23 miles)
This was the closest Ted came to San Salvador, El Salvador – 37 KM (about 23 miles ).

This truck has probably been on the side of the road for a long time in El Salvador, weeds are starting to cover the truck.
This truck has probably been on the side of the road for a long time in El Salvador, weeds are starting to cover the truck.