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April 2, 2010 At long last, I am on my way to visit Machu Picchu. They told me I would be picked up at my hotel between 5:30 and 6. I was finally picked up at 7 (after the guy had come to my hotel inquiring after someone else who didn’t exist!) He drives us [...]
March 8, 2010 I was feeling a lot better. My stomach was still empty and hollow, my guts wrenched, but I was feeling up to a long day of riding (hopefully). Ricardo had told me about a “private” road off the Panamericana that would lead me into Cañon del Pato. I was really looking forward [...]
March 5, 2010 Leimebamba – Celendin After my tour of the Leimebamba museum, I realized I’d better get gas before moving on. Looking at the map, my best bet was to go back to Leimebamba proper (the museum is om down the road 6-7 miles). I don’t like to back track but better safe than [...]
Well, I made it into Aguas Calientes, hiked Machupicchu and Waynupicchu today, and I have to hike out tomorrow. Hopefully I will be back in Cuzco tomorrow night if my poor abused legs will carry me there.
March 3, 2010 (continued) And then the single line opens up onto wide open space and the race is on…gravel, bumps, throttle to the max…the adrenaline is high… I attempt to capture Mr. Big cop for record (and fail miserably) We are racing, I am accelerating hard, running through the gears, god it’s been hot [...]
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March 2, 2010 Welcome to Peru! Why is is that most borders are at a river? I guess it’s boundary that does not move so much. But hey, I cross the river and there’s the “border pig”. My lucky day! I go to the Migracion office, get a form that I have to fill out. [...]
