Monthly Archives: November 2010

Yep it was a wet start. Tent soaking along with the end of the sleeping bag & thermorest. Great. Still raining. Trucks moved to have breakfast in the camp room. Cold as well as wind still blowing. Some bail & … Continue reading →

We pretty much all started together in what is very sparse country. The rain shadow side. Sealed rd up a steady hill & I wait at the top and Anna & I slog it out into a wind. As we … Continue reading →

Started out feeling ok after the rest day. Downhill out of town very dull barren landscape nothing to photograph the a long 15k climb up and I am in the lead well ahead of e rest so I keep plodding … Continue reading →

Lie in till 8. Town settled late 1800’s to guard against cattle rustling. Clean but little local things to buy. Get nails for tent pegs as wind will be high and aluminum ones too weak. Checked out museum simple but … Continue reading →

Climb from 1100m to 2200 on dirt passed extinct volcano. 8.00 start that usually indicates a tough day. Up the main highway for 5 ks then onto dirt. On and up. Wind and steep climb. Dirt not too bad at … Continue reading →

Maybe the portent of things to come a tough day. Great start For a climb from 1100m to 1600 on sealed rd to rocky gorge of Rio Grande. Then flat on dirt and temp up to 38c, uphill to lunch. … Continue reading →

This was the best day thought testing on the unpaved. Long uphill on paved up to 2000 m then on & up on dirt. Main rd so trucks passing with lots of dust. Drivers good usually slowing. Leaders well ahead … Continue reading →

To today. 8.00 start so up at 6 and a long downhill dirt. I learnt so went slower but my water bottles kept falling out with the corrugations. One of our leaders went past at at least 40 k. Anna … Continue reading →

Well here we are after a challenging but funny day of 117ks. Anna and I started with the fast bunch along a sealed road for the first 20 ks. Then the dirt. Was that a challenge. First get off the … Continue reading →