Entry 15: 13-09 & 14-09-2025

Rest Day in Huancaya Thanks to our lucky encounter with Alexia, Audrey and their dad, Diosdado, we ended up staying at the hospedaje of one of their acquaintances. The hostel was simple, especially the bathrooms, but clearly designed with love to make guests feel cozy...

Entry 14: 12-09-2025

A Very Special (and Long) Day Our special day began with me still being sick, unfortunately. But getting out of Tanta (and our Hospedaje) and having the worst two passes behind us for now did a good job of lifting our spirits. Today’s route would take us further...

Entry 13: 11-09-2025

Climbing Once Again In our usual fashion we got up at 6 AM and got ready for the day ahead. Said day started out rather shitty for me as I realized we would have to cycle up once more with steep inclines for several kilometers to reach yet another pass (4074m) before...

Entry 12: 10-09-2025

Reaching the Top We woke a little before sunrise at 6 AM. After a quick breakfast and packing our belongings, we were ready to cycle by 7:38 AM. Record time for us. We said our goodbyes to the alpaca farmers and, as a token of thanks, gave them our last Dutch...

Entry 11: 09-09-2025

One night at the Alpaca-Farm We got up at 7 AM, reluctant to leave the warmth of our sleeping bags. Both men had been a little cold that night (I was very happy with my choice to buy a new sleeping bag for the trip at this point) and as we left the tent it was clear...