So I was all excited about taking the small plane flight to view the Nazca lines, but it ended up being kind of silly; we waited in the airport for three hours for a flight (we were basically on standby),
Day Six
Monday. Puquio – Nazca. 154 km, 1450 m climb, 3925m descent, 6:49 riding time. The sky in the morning from Puquio. I think today may have been the single most amazing day of cycling I have ever experienced. The variety
Day Five
Pampamarca – Puquio. 103 km, 785m climb, 1715m descent, 4:45 saddle time. We spent two days climbing to the top of the world and it’s going to take two days to descend out of it. The morning dawned cloudy and
Day Four
Saturday. Chalhuanaca-Pampamarca. 65km, 1470m climb, 4:45 ride time. Today is my grandmother Evie’s yartzeit; didn’t say Kaddish, but did talk a bit about it before dinner with Alessandra and a few others. I’m the only Jew on the trip, a
Day Three
Friday. Abancay-Chalhuanaca. 100K, 985m climb, 4:53 ride time. Yesterday we climbed for 60K; today it was 80K, mostly at 1 or 2 percent, but we still gained 3000 ft. This type of climb is a bit more perfidious, it just