The last day before we get 2 rest days!! Unfortunately my left knee was feeling a bit painful, maybe as a result of the hard day yesterday. Anyway, my intention to do all the kilometres between the Middle and the End of the world meant that I had to press on. Not such a hard day as yesterday but it still started with a further climb of 27K and the weather was warm again. It is quite amazing to think that you are already over a mile above sea level and with these climbs you are going up to over 2 miles or more!! Looking back down you can see the road you have climbed getting smaller and smaller while there is still more to come. I just wish I still had my camera, but I know some of the other riders have some photos I can copy. Hopefully I will be able to get a new camera in Cusco.
Anyway, after the top we dropped down about 10K to the lunch truck which was at a village square so again the locals looked on at these people from the planet Zob who had arrived in their village! After lunch we continued to drop fo about a further 15 to 20K before we had to climb up to over 3500 metres for the second time today and then drop down into Cusco. We are staying at a hotel that Avril and I stayed at when we visited Peru some years ago, quite a coincedence. So 2 days of rest and hopefully my knee will recover!
The Andes Trail
The Route
Yes I remember the hotel and the nice pizza restaurant round the corner too. Have a good rest and hope the knee recovers quickly.
ReplyDeleteLove Avril xx
Hope your knee feels better soon grandad, the progress you've made so far on the trip is becoming really clear now (using the map you have on here) and i'm so proud of you, not many people can say there grandads (
ReplyDeleteor even there dads) have managed to do what you are doing :D
I love you so much and enjoy your rest days :)
xxx
Beth