Hola Peru
2024年4月23日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Catch an early bus heading to Peru. After we cross the border we make our departure and head off on our bikes. Make our way along Lake Tititica. Find a relatively secluded place to camp by the lake.
Another fertile valley
2024年4月24日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Enjoy flat riding, except for the one spike up. Domestic animals abound! Agricultural lifestyle la seem to be the norm. Pass through fun village squares with intersesting topiaries. Camp at a lovelyもっと詳しく
Through Puno
2024年4月25日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Opt for a short day to allow for some errands in Puno. First check out nearby Inca ruins (and friends). Wander in the largest supermarket that we have been in since Antofagasta. Take showers and headもっと詳しく
Adios Lake Titicaca
2024年4月26日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Tough morning of gravel riding and pushing as we climb above Lake Titicaca. Beautiful views were our reward. Enjoy smooth pavement after that. Lose a bunch of time in the chaos of Juliaca. Finallyもっと詳しく
Alongthe Rio Yavi
2024年4月27日, ペルー ⋅ 🌙 6 °C
Very cold night and morning. Everything was frosted over until the sun rose. Relatively easy and flat ride along the Rio Yavi. Stopped in Pukara for lunch - home of many ceramic bulls. As we continueもっと詳しく
The hills are getting bigger
2024年4月28日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Struggle to find groceries or even a coffee/breakfast place open. Seems Peruvians eat what we would consider dinner for breakfast. Manage to find something and off we go. Short day and relatively flatもっと詳しく
Up and over
2024年4月29日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
After a quick backtrack for coffee and breakfast begin our scent to 14,200 feet. Fortunately the grade is gentle and not that bothered by altitude today. Mountains surrounding us are very green andもっと詳しく
Trees
2024年4月30日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Start the day with a nice soak. Pools are much fuller and quite steamy. 18 miles and 2000 foot drop in elevation later, and we are in a city of sorts. Make our way to nice market and stock up onもっと詳しく
Rainbow Mountain
2024年5月1日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Maddie and Alec decide to make the journey from Cusco to join us on a hike to Rainbow Mountain. Arrange transport with a taxi and we make the beautiful but sketchy ride to trailhead. Plagued by a flatもっと詳しく
Into the sacred valley
2024年5月2日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Continue to follow Rio Urubamaba towards Cusco. Gradual down with some undulating hills. Stop in Urcos for lunch. Stop and explore Inca road and puerta. Peel off the main road and enter the Sacredもっと詳しく
Final ride …. for now
2024年5月3日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Very rainy night! Clouds and rain continue and we don our rain gear for the first time in many months. Ride a muddy road until able to cross the river Nice breakfast in Pisaq. Relatively easy cruiseもっと詳しく
Meetup!
2024年5月4日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Organize our gear, taking only what we need for next few weeks. Hop on colectivo and head to Urubamba. Find our Airbnb and settle in. Hannah and Maddie arrive soon after. Walk around town and get foodもっと詳しく
Pisaq market
2024年5月5日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
After a slow start, catch a series of collectivos to go to Pisaq. Wander the market, considering different purchases. Lots of festive events going on. Grab lunch and ice cream and catch a directもっと詳しく
A hike up the mountain kitten chaos
2024年5月6日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Maddie and I head out on a little hike up the mountain. Turns out to be a pilgrimage route. Very steep but beautiful views. Return to town and do our daily shopping. De code to put Pisco (the kitten)もっと詳しく
Ollantaytambo and Moray
2024年5月7日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Big day planned! Three of us head to Ollantaytambo to explore where the Incas managed to hold off the Spaniards. After met up with Hannah and took a taxi up into the hills to Moray - an agriculturalもっと詳しく
A return to Pisaq
2024年5月8日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Awake to a rainy morning. Explore another huge market in town. Make our way back to Pisaq. As it is relatively late, determine we need to take a taxi to the top and walk down. Immense area of ruinsもっと詳しく
On to Cusco
2024年5月9日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Transition day. Say goodbye to little Pisco as he is going to hang out with a local vet. Pack up and wind our way up and out of The Valley. Arrive in busy Cusco and check into our apartment. Do a bitもっと詳しく
Cusco adventures
2024年5月10日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Wanting to amortize our Cusco Tourist Ticket - hit a few more sites in Cusco. First a small museum in town and then Sasqawaman. The size of the rocks used to build the walls was tremendous. Continuedもっと詳しく
Into the jungle
2024年5月11日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Organize ourselves and head across town to meet our guide Jeremy. Catch a van to the outskirts of Cusco and wait awhile for those vans to fill up. Finally head out and up over a mountain range,もっと詳しく
Onto the Rio Madre de Dios
2024年5月12日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Early morning wake up, and carry our gear to the dock. Fumble through our first inflation and loading of the boats. Push off and are surprised by some big rapids. Continue along for a bit - stoppingもっと詳しく
Shintuya lodge and hot springs
2024年5月13日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
After a night of rain, up early to try and catch birds by clay lick. More fumbling but board our boats and paddle across the river. Apparently the birds don’t like rain so it’s a no show.もっと詳しく
Washout
2024年5月14日, ペルー ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Pouring rain overnight and the river is high, very fast and full of debris. Determine it is not safe to go. Instead walk to waterfall during a rain break and soak in the hot springs.
Onward
2024年5月15日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Amazingly the river is down and looks safe to go. First a quick soak to warm up. Head off into cloudy skies and cool temperatures. Spot 2 capybaras along the bank. In a scary moment, Maddie getsもっと詳しく
A small leap forward
2024年5月16日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Manage to break camp easier than setting up. Overcast morning as we paddle toward Boca Manu. Determine that it’s best to take a boat to make up the rest of the time we lost due to the storm. Chugもっと詳しく
The sun returns
2024年5月17日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Though hear animal noises during the night, we awake safe and sound. Sun is out and the temp is rising. Float along seeking out monkeys, turtles and caimans. Leave the hills behind. Spot lots ofもっと詳しく