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...
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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...
Day 59 1/2 - Huaraz
All day in bed but feeling better now. Took some Amodium and hydrated oursleves well with Inka Kola - a nurse from the hotel came to see us and said it has good amounts of electrolytes :) At night we ...
Day 58 - Chiclayo to Huaraz
Oh my god - absolutely exhausted, drained, but very happy! Started at 11am and drove till 5pm through the desert with tiring cross winds. We stopped for lunch in Trujillo where I ate too much. Not goo...
Day 59 - Huaraz
So the excellent food in Peru backfired - Marc and I are both with diarrhea :( We are both exhausted from yesterday’s ride and beat up from this slight food poisoning… we figure it was some “car...
Day 57 - Mancora to Chiclayo
It was great waking up with the ocean right at the doorstep of the room. Went out early in the morning to take some pictures and a quick dip in the ocean then the swimming pool - felt really good afte...
Day 56 - Riobamba, Ecuador to Mancora, Peru
LOOOOOONG day - started at 9am and ended at 9pm! Good riding this morning along the mountains of Ecuador - quite chilly - and high up - we could notice that the bikes had a lot less power and consumed...
Day 55 1/2 - Quito to Riobamba
Marc’s bike got ready around 3pm. We geared up and hit the road. Initially the weather cooperated but then the grey clouds covered the entire scenery and drenched us to the bones, not to mention tha...