Today, I didn’t make much progress on the road. After about three hours of riding, I stopped in Trujillo to hunt for waterproof pants. It’s the rainy season in Peru right now, and up in the mountains where I’m planning to spend some time it rains like clockwork every afternoon. I figured it’d be smart to gear up. What I didn’t expect was how hard it would be to find a pair. After five hours of wandering through countless shops, I finally managed to snag some.
Later on, I checked into a hostel called YAQTA and ended up meeting Issac a Swedish guy who was cool enough to join me on my mountain adventure. Tomorrow we’re heading out early to take Route 100 up to the village of Pallasca. Can’t wait to see what the mountains have in store.Read more
Feb 4–5, 2025 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C