Day 67 - La Paz to Arica
Ok - this was probably the most eventful day so far. Started out of La Paz OK - we saw Jorge, an Argentinean on an old (1979) Kawasaki 660 - he’s on his way back from a “short” ride from Buenos ...
Posts from December 2008
Day 66 - Puno to La Paz
We are unstoppable! Woke up at 6 and went over to the bike and saw two more problems totaling 4. I had found 2 severed wires last night leading to the voltage regulator - that meant that the battery w...
Day 65 - Cuzco to Puno
Calm day riding… easy road… no traffic… soothing scenery… frequent gas stations… all good. Puno is on Lake Titicaca - the highest navigable lake in the world at 4000 meters (12,000 feet)! Pu...
Day 64 - Ollantaytanbo to Cuzco
WOW - Machu Picchu was definitely worth the trip. The geographical setting of the place, the train ride, the energy there and the mystery that shrouds that place is phenomenal. This is how it went dow...
Day 62 - Nazca to Abancay
Wow - for me it was a majestic day of riding! Finally the scenery changed into something more dramatic and interesting. At the start of the day we ran into Jessie, a New Yorker riding a KLR who told u...
Day 63 - Abancay to Ollantaytanbo
So we are at the foot of Machu Picchu! Tomorrow morning we take the train to go up there and back on the same day to then hop on the bikes to go to Cuzco :) This morning I reajusted my chain and forgo...
Day 61 - Lima to Nazca
Mood is getting better but started out pretty bad today… the road was straight and dull… no colors… no distractions… but then arriving at Nazca everything changed… some turns on the road, we...
Day 60 - Huaraz to Lima
Wow - I can’t believe it’s day 60! Wierd day today. Was still not 100% this morning. The altitude, cold, fog, and potholes on the road did not help. Down from the mountains we got more desert unti...