La Ventana

Despite looking straight - therefore flat, right? - the ride to La Ventana was anything but flat. As we rode out of La Paz we rolled over false summit after false summit up to just under 700 m before dropping back to sea level on the other side. We arrived in La Ventana just before sunset and found a place to put up our tent, sheltered from the wind that brings so many folks to windsurf and kite board here. The town was much bigger than we expected and full of foreigners, mostly Americans and Canadians. We were immediately greeted by Sara and Sean, and Max, cyclists from Seattle and Colorado, respectively, and Bob and Amy, and Hal, windsurfers from Washington and Oregon, respectively. Their offer of beer after the harder than expected ride was much appreciated! The next day we went snorkeling in the bay, impressed with how much more exciting the sea can be when you just stick your face in the water. After grabbing some food and internet in town we returned to our tents to find that many more groups of cyclists had arrived and we were now 14 cyclists in all planning to celebrate New Years together :)Read more