"Cuota" all day long

The idea of climbing all day long made us decide to take the cuota again. It's quite loud with the traffic, but at least it is a constant climb and usually not more than 6%. So we left early again and cycled for about 40km until we needed a first short cookie break. We just stopped on the shoulder as there was no rest area, when a car pulled over. The guy asked if everything was ok and if we needed water. Nice that he cared! About 10km and 1.5 hours later, we had our lunch break at a petrol station. We enjoyed the breeze as we were already at 1000m elevation by then. Back on the highway, we had to cross millions of little pieces of glass as a truck had just lost a load of...? (maybe mirrors...) After some 70km, we've had enough of climbing and got a room in Ziracuaretiro. What a little paradise after last night: surrounded by mountains, great climate, a nice church, old buildings around the Plaza, friendly people and almost no cars - so peaceful and quiet!!Read more