Day 17 Lambayeque to Pacasmayo

This was another day where the scenery was not too special as we headed towards the Pacific Ocean.  We were going through very sandy areas, sometimes flat and sometimes very large dunes, with a few low hills interspersed.  The pace was quite high soon after we started and it soon increased until there were only 9 of us left in a group heading towards lunch at just over 60K.  The weather was quite dull and the wind was blowing hard from the ocean!  After lunch we set off again at a reasonable pace and so it continued until about 5K from the end 3 of us got blown off the back on the last rise before the end.  The wind was so strong that it was almost impossible to get back with the others, and that is how the day finished with 5 in a group followed by 2 others and one solo rider completing the original 9.  Just after we arrived at the hotel on the seafront the sun came out for the first time and so we could enjoy sitting in the sun after our showers following the 118K and just over 320 metres of climbing.  We have one more day along the coast before another Rest Day and then it's back up into the serious mountains of The Andes!