Distance Cycled: 63km
Total Cycled to date: 802km
After the day before's easy riding today was a bit of an off road adventure. As the othe
r way would take us through the most dangerous city in Peru where apparently we were guaranteed to have our bikes stolen, and be raped and murdered, we decided this was the better option. In the end it turned out to be one of our best days!
r way would take us through the most dangerous city in Peru where apparently we were guaranteed to have our bikes stolen, and be raped and murdered, we decided this was the better option. In the end it turned out to be one of our best days!The road was dust and gravel but flat (hence couldn't b
e bothered to upload profile graph) and took us through rural farmland and small villages where we were the star attraction for the day. In one village in particular where we stopped at a small shop for water, freshly made cake, a sponge to clean the bike and earings? we attracte
d a crowd of about 10 men who wanted to know all about our bikes and what we were up to. A couple of guys even brought over their bikes to compare! Although our bikes are full of some awesome gadgets and technology, for some reason they all seemed particularly interested in our mud guards. They dont have these on their bikes and they were determined to find out where they could get some. As my Spanish has still not improved above "Olah, que t'al" Amanda held audience for about 20mins answering all of their questions, very entertaining!
e bothered to upload profile graph) and took us through rural farmland and small villages where we were the star attraction for the day. In one village in particular where we stopped at a small shop for water, freshly made cake, a sponge to clean the bike and earings? we attracte
d a crowd of about 10 men who wanted to know all about our bikes and what we were up to. A couple of guys even brought over their bikes to compare! Although our bikes are full of some awesome gadgets and technology, for some reason they all seemed particularly interested in our mud guards. They dont have these on their bikes and they were determined to find out where they could get some. As my Spanish has still not improved above "Olah, que t'al" Amanda held audience for about 20mins answering all of their questions, very entertaining!After some fun river crossings, many "hey gringo"s and lots of playing chicken (with real chickens), we were actually quite disappointed when the road turned to tarmac again after about 30km.
We rode into Chulucanas, our planned final destination, at about 2pm, ahead of schedule. After lunch we cycled around town trying to find money but none of the banks had any cash (we were later to discover that this is quite a common occurence in Peru). The town was not particulary inviting so we decided to carry on to the main highway to see if we could catch a bus to the next town. (We had planned to bus some of the plains of northern peru as there's not much of interest). We reached the main highway but no sign of any buses. Following the instructions of a guy on the roadsid
e, we cycled another 15km along the highway to a place where alledgedly we could catch a bus. Again, no buses!! By this time, it was starting to get dark so we had no option but to drag the bikes off the road and find a suitable camping spot. Luckily, a little wooded grove down a goat track provided the perfect spot so we crashed and were asleep by 8pm after another delicious meal of bread and tinned tuna.
e, we cycled another 15km along the highway to a place where alledgedly we could catch a bus. Again, no buses!! By this time, it was starting to get dark so we had no option but to drag the bikes off the road and find a suitable camping spot. Luckily, a little wooded grove down a goat track provided the perfect spot so we crashed and were asleep by 8pm after another delicious meal of bread and tinned tuna.
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