An interesting feature of today was a team time trial - 4 person teams to ride a 25(ish) km course with the requirment that you had to estimate your time. The team that got closest to their time estimate without going over it wins. Go over the estimate and you are disqualified.
Our team consisted of Chris (the fastest cyclist), Fred, Laura and myself. We were on track to our time until we came to the last hill. We went over time and were DQ'd. One exciting moment happened when Laura hit a speed bump in Olmos and had her first aid kit fly out onto the pavement. I rode back, got it and managed to get back to our group without losing time. No photos of this fun event until afterward. Laura, Chris and Fred behind.
Corn, harvested, shucked, and drying in somebody's front yard.
Here are some photos of the pre-Columbian ruins at Ticume. I won't provide much description - check it out on Google for more details.
A few shots from up top (left to right). The pyramids are constructed of adobe, so don't weather well (El Nino in 1983 did a lot of damage)]
I had a very short romp through the museum before we had to leave.
A plan of the entire complexPottery: I understand all of the artifacts in the museum were obtained from the site.
On our way to 'camp.' A shot of one of the side streets in Ticume
We fought headwinds for the last 20 km and Laura's shoes were hurting her, so it was a bit of a tough ride. 'Camp' was wonderful, the Eco-Hostal Mamita Helmita in Lambayque. We got a room (Laura's idea) for 70 soles($33) and had a great night's sleep. Sorry, folks, I forgot to take pix again (my journalism is worth exactly what you pay for it).
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