Up high again

We are heading up high again and hoping we can manage 1400m of climbing with much of it over 4000m. After the first long ascent, there are 3 decent climbs before the last long descent into the town of Lircay. It makes for a lot of tent swapping to help Alice with the ongoing bike wobble.

Once we are above 4000m we mainly see Alpacas, Llamas and occasional mining towns. The Alpacas raise their heads and look curiously as we pass- but it's heads down again as soon as the camera comes out.

On the final summit we are stopped at a police checkpoint. After they have studiously checked our passports, they wish to pose for photos with us!

The last descent is long and with superb views. Somehow we manage to dodge the showers.Read more