Into the desert
29 марта 2024 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Take a short ride up and into the desert. Check out short path amongst the rock and a pet cemetery. Afternoon spent sitting in the beach!
UP and into the desert
30 марта 2024 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Left out nice oceanfront apartment and headed into the dunes. Long up with quite a few trucks racing by. Cruised down to Ruta 5 and ride alongside alot of industrial sites. Wind became favorable as weЧитать далее
Big sky. Straight road
31 марта 2024 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Hit the road after filling up with water at the rest area. The Columbia’s woman who worked there was quite taken with us. Fairly boring scenery. Eventually distant mountains emerged. Stopped by oldЧитать далее
Re-emergence of the Andes
1 апреля 2024 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Lovely sunrise over the desert. Scenery remains boring until we crest a hill and see snow capped peaks in the distance. Manage to find a tiny spot of shade to rest. A kind truck driver pulled over andЧитать далее
San Pedro de Atacama
2 апреля 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Plans for an early start disolver with a flat tire. With the daunting task of 60 miles, 4400 ft climbing to an elevation of 11,200 - I opted to get started. The gradual climb did keep any impact ofЧитать далее
Ruins and crevasses
3 апреля 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Spend some time exploring the cute, but touristy, town. Sky is amazingly clear and mountains seem to be in every which way. Walk along tiny Rio Grande to pukara de Quitor. Climb amongst ruins andЧитать далее
A very salty swim
4 апреля 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Biked across the desert to get to Laguna Cejar. Lucked out and got to lake between tour groups. Quite fun bobbing in the water. So salty. Fortunately could rinse off before riding back. Made dinnerЧитать далее
Rio SPA canyon
5 апреля 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Slept in as hadn’t returned from stargazing until after 2:00. Switched rooms and then ventured out along tiny little river. Stopped and hiked up devil’s throat. Beautiful sandstone canyons. As dayЧитать далее
More canyons
6 апреля 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Though the day didn’t quite go as planned managed to set ourselves up for our climb and enjoy a walkabout. Doug took a taxi to leave 2 water and food drops for our 7500 ft ascent. We then wanderedЧитать далее
The climb begins
7 апреля 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Pack up and leave the lovely town of San Pedro behind as we head into a wall - the Andes. Our route looms ahead as we have an easy flat start. Climb and climb and climb - reaching 12,800 feet. FindЧитать далее
BOLIVIA
8 апреля 2024 г., Боливия ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
Beautiful but cold morning. Steep start means we warm up by walking. Altitude is a real thing. Slowly make it to 15.1k, our 2nd drop and the border. Very chilly eventhough very sunny. Breeze throughЧитать далее
To the thermal springs
9 апреля 2024 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Wake to find out water bottles frozen solid. Manage to thaw in the sun. Spy two cyclists- first in quite awhile. Meet Sam and Kate - a Brit couple heading our way. Pack up and find our way back toЧитать далее
Onto the “geezers”
10 апреля 2024 г., Боливия ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
Morning sunrise over the laguna as the tour jeeps pour in. Decide to go the harder route so that we can sleep in the geysers (or geezers as our Brit friends call them). Relatively easy start and thenЧитать далее
The roads deteriorates
12 апреля 2024 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
Wake up nice and cozy but head out to watch sunrise over the geysers. Beautiful sight - even with the early morning tourists. Slowly pack up and head out of the geyser basin. Mechanical issues slow usЧитать далее
Rest and flamingos
12 апреля 2024 г., Боливия ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
After the last few brutal days, opt to stay put. Do ride a rough road down to the laguna to see the flamingoes. And of course the herds of alpacas. Beautiful place, damn hard to get to.
A wild jeep ride
13 апреля 2024 г., Боливия ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Knowing our limits, we opted to catch a ride to jump passed the sandy, rocky ripio. Our gear went inside the jeep and our bikes on top and off we went. And unexpectedly, we went along the lagunas - aЧитать далее
Uyani
14 апреля 2024 г., Боливия ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
Wander through marketplace and dusty roads on the way to train cemetery.
Rest
15 апреля 2024 г., Боливия ⋅ 🌬 7 °C
Stomach issues caught up with me after plaguing Doug yesterday. Slept for a good part of the day. Ventured out for a bit in the blustery sunshine. Nice vegetarian dinner at Llama Cafe.
Salar de Uyuni
16 апреля 2024 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Finally take our leave of Uyuni and head north into the wind. Short ride to the entrance of the Salar. Check into our salt hostel and then set out on bikes onto the Salar. Edge is pretty swamped soЧитать далее
Quinoa and greenery
17 апреля 2024 г., Боливия ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
After a dose of kitten cuddles, set off in search of a car wash to rid our bikes of the salt. Unfortunately there was no one at the only one in town. Head north and truly begin our trek to Peru.Читать далее
Challapata along Lago Poopó
18 апреля 2024 г., Боливия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Another long day planned but flat terrain suggests a quick ride. Sadly, another flat tire slows us down. Nice jardines de piernas (rock gardens) and lots of llamas make for cool scenery. Make it toЧитать далее
Poopó
19 апреля 2024 г., Боливия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Though a short day planned, more tire issues cause a very late start. Road becomes busier with less consistent shoulders. Llamas and vicuñas give way to tall cows and sheep. A rather fertile valley.Читать далее
Expect the unexpected
20 апреля 2024 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Manage a decent start even with a tire change. Though originally intended to stay on main road, decide to venture on the Antigua Camino Machacamarca. On the map it appears to be a land bridge thatЧитать далее
ПутешественникNo way to compare as all so beautiful, but these may be some of my fave pics yet!
Oruro
21 апреля 2024 г., Боливия ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Layover day to take care of a few things. Very successful in getting the things we need. Wander the city and see surprised by the greenery and nice parks. Walk by a tribute to Carnaval- a big eventЧитать далее
Bus to La Paz
22 апреля 2024 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Navigate the busy streets to get to the bus terminal. Easy roll on of bikes and off we went. Hit the outskirts of La Paz and slow to a crawl. Huge city shaped like a bowl with a 1500 ft differenceЧитать далее