I found myself not particularly good at adjusting to life here. There are many opportunities or eager distractions, things that are not important to me, that have come in and taken the place of some things that I really do want to invest time into. Perhaps it's been a bit of a window through which I get to see what some of the difficulties of getting home might be. Either way, it's been good time and a welcome break from cycling.
The next portion of our trip will take us through the last stretch of northern Argentina into Bolivia where we'll ride through the Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flat in the world, and then across the arid and remote high plains. From there we'll swing west to La Paz and then, hopefully, up to Cuzco and Machu Picchu. We didn't want to spend the money necessary to change our tickets and fly out of Lima, so we're going to have to hustle it back to Santiago before the 8th to dismantle our bikes and get ready to return to San Francisco.
And...here are some pictures!
I've been getting some route advice from other cyclists that we've met in our journeys and I think this will be the best route for us to take through Bolivia. Perhaps the most difficult as well.
I was up and antsy quite early, but I could only stand around 10 minutes at a time outside of the tent because of the cold.
Finally in Tucuman, Fernando took us to a futbol game at the local stadium. Their team isn't even in the top division, but the stands were packed out and it was plenty loud. They won, too!
The warmer northern climate seems to support larger bug-life. Look at the needle on that thing.
One of our friends, Pablo, who introduced us to some beautiful bike rides here in Tucuman, made this model of the three of us so that he could travel with us in effigy. I think he did a fantastic job, and even included such details our Crocs.We never know quite what to expect when we head out for a new leg of our trip, but we have been wonderfully cared for thus far, and I have every reason to believe that as we throw ourselves into new and difficult situations, that great care will continue.
Love,
William and Trevor
Love,
William and Trevor
1 comment:
I couldn't quite capture the vision when trev was trying to explain that sculpture to me. Now it all makes sense, thanks for the photo. Does Trev really have that much of a belly? Trevor, lay off the hot pockets!!!!
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