Set off rather tired with very little sleep. Steady uphill. Very dull country sealed road. Roads straight into the distance of a mirage. Ground on by myself to the lunch truck. Getting hot. After lunch is onto dirt and downhill but only slight.
\nDecide to bail and take the truck. Good decision as dirt very slow and hot. We finish up in a half built hot spring tucked against a rocky outcrop well away from the road and any possibility of a bus of schoolgirls turning up.
\nTwo baths set up with pipe of hot spring water gushing in. Wonderful shower. Good dinner and an early night. There is a small camp shop with the owners all absolutely out of it. Two passed out one on a bed and the other on the ground. No beer to sell as they have drunk it all. Didier had picked up two female hitch hikers who helped out a bit .
\nOff to bed early as 160k tomorrow. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Set off rather tired with very little sleep. Steady uphill. Very dull country sealed road. Roads straight into the distance of a mirage. Ground on by myself to the lunch truck. Getting hot. After lunch is onto dirt and downhill … Continue reading