We start the day with a crazy bike train out of Lambayque. About a dozen of us weaving in and out of the already heavy morning traffic, dodging everything: people, puttputts, cars trucks, buses. Sorry no pix - I was to busy watching my life go before my eyes.
The town is dry and dusty and, as soon as we are out of town we are in full on desert. A shot looking out to our right (west).
And, to the hills to the east. Unfortunately, the road side is used as a garbage dump.
Further along, less garbage and some odd shaped dunes. A sign says this is a military reserve. Shell craters?
All of a sudden we are out of the desert and passing through towns with farming & other industry. We cross an an almost dry riverbed. Here's an outdor adobe factory. They are about 10 meters down in their pit as they dig it out and sell it.
Further along - desert on one side and a factory farm (fully fenced, watchman at the gate) on the other. Good road with a wide shoulder (Pan American Highway). We passed a number of large brick fenced compounds in the with signs usually describing agricultural processing endeavours. (Memo to self - take a photo)
At the Lunch Truck. Chris (Belgium) inspecting a pile of adobe bricks
Laura's feet were still bothering her and the wind was threatening to come up, so she rode with the truck while I pedalled off to catch up to some other riders.
Here's a concrete roof pour in a town. There are about 15 workers hand mixing like crazy (one hamming it up for the camera).
Beautifully painted fence. Usually, they are unpainted or have political ads painted on them. Often in poor repair
Statue in the centre of Chepen
Different style of Putt-putt around here. 8 or 10 passenger vans are also popular as buses.
I catch up to some of the others. Cathy ( doctor from south Africa) and I decide to stop for coffee in San Jose. Big mistake - the coffee is instant and the wind increases while we are there, so the last 15 km are brutal.
Our reward - this is the view from Laura's and my room in Pacasmayo. 3rd floor, balcony. I think the couples on the tour got the view "matrimonial" rooms.
We spent the afternoon dealing with laundry, getting some new pedals for Laura's bike, and the evening enjoying a great meal (Ceviche, salad and a couple of entrees) and waaay too many Pisco Sours. Life is tough!
(Medical note - my "Galloping Shits" have cured themselves with the help of Ciprofloxacin and Immodium. I bet you really wanted to know that, eh?)
I'm posting from a shared computer, so I can´t check my work and apologize for silly errors.
All caught up!
hi from the first pics it looked like you took a left turn and ended up in iran. but the hotel by the ocean must have been a mirage. Sure looked nice are you having fun yet Pat
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