Day 27 Bushcamp nr. Huallanca to Bushcamp nr. Quivalla

Well I suppose I should not be surprised, even though I felt good the last two days, and they were really tough, I did not sleep well last night!  So the 1st day of September was not such a good day, it was not going to be a long distance and there was not much climbing but I was not going well.
We started by going through a quite spectacular gorge before we travelled through farming type scenery and we began to climb quite high up above the river that got smaller and smaller below us.  The hill was not very steep, and was well paved but I just seemed to crawl up it.  Maybe I had got a chill yesterday as I dropped down from the top of the big pass, through the cold mist.  I had put my racing cape on to protect my chest from the cold blast but I did feel my head getting cold.  Anyway, the top of this climb of about 450 metres was reached before staying at that height for a while before dropping down to the bushcamp which was in a field beside a river.
I pitched my tent, had some soup, and just lay in my tent listening to my Ipod for an hour or so.  I had a small nap but really I just tried to relax before it got too hot in the tent, so I got changed and came out and walked into the village over the bridge.  I met some of the others, had a Coke, bought some crisps and a yoghurt, came back and sat down doing a quizword.
After the evening meal I went to the tent updated my laptop and lay listening to music until gone 10pm hoping that I would have a good sleep.  Sadly, at 1am it started raining hard and I lay awake most of the next 4 hours listening to it.  The best laid plans don't always work I guess!  But at least I had maintained a full record of all the kilometres completed so far!!

Wilbert, Bike Dreams Organiser, comes through the Gorge.