Today we left one bushcamp to go to another. We continued along the same track as we had come along. It was much the same type of surface, except there was to be about 90% un-paved today. Lunch was at around 50K and we were beside a river which was about 30 metres below us. The weather had brightened up since the start of the day and now it was bright sunshine as we enjoyed our lunch break.
After lunch we started to come across some of the un-lit tunnels that we were told to expect in Peru. These varied in length between 10 and 200 metres, with the same un-paved surface within them. Luckily I managed to get through them without meeting any traffic in either direction which was a relief.
The scenery was variable but there was too much to concentrate on with the road beneath our wheels. Eventually we came into a small village where I heard my name being called out from a little bar! Only about 500 metres to go to the bushcamp on the other side of the river, but a number of riders had already got a beer so I decided to join them. We managed between about 12 of us to empty the owners fridge, I think he was pleased we dropped in! We then carried on to bushcamp which was better than the night before. Two reasons, the ground was flatter and not so stony, also there was a river near to us where we could have a quick wash and not feel so un-clean when we went to bed! We had travelled just over 84K, climbed over 1140 metres and we were now just over 1000 metres above sea level.
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Typical surface for the day!
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| Almost ghost town status. |
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| Reward for another dusty day in the saddle! |
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| Bushcamp in the Canon del Pato. |
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