| Distance | 42.21 kms | 26.10 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Climbed | 1,773 meters | 5,817 feet |
| Ride time (hours) | 6.58 | - |
| Avg speed | 6.2 kph | - |
| Avg climb | 7% | - |
| Max grade | 21% | - |
| Distance | 14,898.83 kms | 9,257.81 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Climbed | 181,071 meters | 594,065 feet |
| Ride time (hours) | 1,170.59 | - |
Friday, September 27th, 2013
The guys doing some construction work at the hostal gave me a few tips for the road ahead then I was off. The pavement only lasted less than a kilometer before it gave way to the rocky and sandy ripio surface that would last for the rest of the day. I asked a guy on a horse which way to go at an intersection and he told me right... which turned out to be a major mistake. I dropped 400 meters of altitude on seriously difficult road before finding out from someone else that I should have gone left back at that intersection. I climbed all the way back up then went left like I should have (it felt wrong to go right at the time, I should have listened to my instincts).
It started raining shortly after that intersection, at times heavily, and with it came lower temperatures. At a shelter on the side of the road I ate lunch and layered up. The rain made the stones covering the road very slippery. My back tire was struggling to hold traction on the steep sections. I ran out of daylight and found a campsite down by a stream hidden from the road. I set up my tent under some of the huge fronds lining the river, made dinner then passed out. I was awoken an hour later by ear-splitting thunder and torrential downpours. It took me quite a while to fall back asleep.
