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Thu, 3 Oct 2013 | By southamerica | Views [510]
We made a bit of a mistake here. We should have gone to Iquitos from Chachapoyas (via Tarapoto) which would have saved us some money, but the books are not very clear, so we didn't realise the flights stop on route from Lima. So we went all ... Read more >
Thu, 3 Oct 2013 | By southamerica | Views [498]
This is a brilliant little fishing town just north of Trujillo. We ended up staying here for 6 days as it was so relaxing. The local fishermen use boats that look like large surf boards made out of reeds to fish in the shallow water. ... Read more >
Wed, 25 Sep 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [3159] | Comments [1]
The "rough" part of the purr from my new chain and cassette soon turned into a problem called "chain suck" created by the steel middle chain ring, because it had been worn and didn't agree with the new chain we had installed in Cusco. James had ... Read more >
Tue, 24 Sep 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [3469]
It wasn't easy to leave our little Cusco Nest, but we tore ourselves away
and I was happy to be on the road....back on my Surly, listening to the strong purr of my new chain and cassette. Being off the bike for one and a half weeks ... Read more >
Sat, 21 Sep 2013 | By southamerica | Views [393]
We would not have bothered with this route had we known how long it took in advance. It took most of the day, starting very early, a bus, a taxi, a border crossing, a combi (taxi for the first four people to arrive) and then another larger minibus ... Read more >
Sat, 21 Sep 2013 | By southamerica | Photo Gallery
Excellent training by a very patient Chicho from Muchik surf school. This guy was brilliant. My second lesson and I stood up almost everytime. Hard to believe I know, but shows how good Chicho was more than me. Next lesson I hope to catch the waves myself ...
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Tue, 17 Sep 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [2628]
If I had to pinch myself to realize the fact that I pedaled my ass to Cusco, what do I need to do standing in the midst of Machu Picchu?
I don't have much to say to that - but here it is M.P. (my initials as well, in case you haven't noticed): ... Read more >
Tue, 17 Sep 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [933]
We took the local bus, van, what- ever you want to call it....leaving the bicycles in our little Hostal Estrellita. Good choice as I realized we are climbing a long, high 4300m pass to the little village of Santa Maria. (A five hour drive) We hopped ... Read more >
Fri, 13 Sep 2013 | By farfalla | Views [370]
Ich freue mich wahnsinnig auf die Reise mit Tonny und Rebecca. Tonny hat in Prosoya gearbeitet und Rebecca hat vor einem Jahr ihr Freiwilligenjahr in Prosoya gemacht. Den Arbeitern in Prosoya ist es per Arbeitsvertrag verboten eine Beziehung mit einer ... Read more >
Tue, 10 Sep 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [2458]
The excitement of getting here and the excitement of being here is the same. I am falling in love with the city and myself in it! The fact that I cycled here from my house in Forest Knolls feels next to impossible. I wouldn't do it again - no f....ing ... Read more >
Tue, 10 Sep 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1356]
What a roller coaster! This country has the highs and lows of extremes. Lamas greeted us on top of this pass...seemed like they were smiling at us before they ran away, but that is solely our interpretation...
Kishuara wasn't anything much ... Read more >
Tue, 10 Sep 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1545]
We rode all day in the rain but fortunately in lower elevations - couldn't see much of the surroundings though...
The night was spend in Chincheros. Which was a quarter of way up the next pass. Coming down from Ocros we encountered numerous road construction ... Read more >
Sat, 31 Aug 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1864]
Raindrops all night - at times real heavy and threatening on the thin tin roof of our dumpy little hosbitaje in Ocros - made me feel like staying in spite of the dumpiness..
James got up and argued we need to go...can't be that bad...look, the rain ... Read more >
Sat, 31 Aug 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1634]
Sweet town - good to spend some time though I learned after a days rest I get even more tired -maybe I mentioned it before, but the endorphins are keeping me energized and then I crash...like a sugar crash.
Anyhow Indre and Waldemar and James ... Read more >
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