by alpaca | Nov 6, 2025 | Allgemein
Still ‘Alti’ But No Longer ‘Plano’ We enjoyed breakfast and the view from our beautiful campsite that morning. When we were ready to leave, we enjoyed that it was mostly downhill at first, until we had to climb again under the heat of the sun...
by alpaca | Nov 5, 2025 | Allgemein
Ice Ice Baby Our suspicions that it had frozen that night were confirmed by several things: There was ice in the water bottles There was a thick layer of frost on the tent, our bikes and plants Göran’s forum charger which had been in a bag (and ergo warmer than...
by alpaca | Nov 4, 2025 | Allgemein
Flat Tires and Frozen Toes We got up early and went through the usual morning routine: packing up, quick breakfast, and hitting the road before the sun really got going. The plan was to cycle until Catacollo for our second breakfast and to stock up on fruits and...
by alpaca | Nov 3, 2025 | Allgemein
Different Types Of Bike Travel We all got up at 6 AM sharp. The sun hadn’t even begun to warm the air yet, but there’s something satisfying about the quiet routine of breaking camp early. A quick breakfast, some packing, and by 8:30 AM we were ready to meet Markus in...
by alpaca | Nov 2, 2025 | Allgemein
Leaving The City And Back On The Bike Today we finally left La Paz. Departure morning began at 6:30 AM, and the very first order of business was an indulgent hot shower. Who knows when the next one will be, so it was appreciated accordingly. By 7:30 AM we were eating...
by alpaca | Nov 1, 2025 | Allgemein
Cable Cars, Coca Leaves & Costumes Day 1 We started the 30th with an unexpectedly great hostel breakfast at 7:30 AM. Fresh orange juice, toast, avocado, tomatoes, scrambled eggs, and a bowl filled with different fruits. Coffee or tea on the side, obviously. The...
by alpaca | Oct 29, 2025 | Allgemein
From Beach Day to La Paz We had a lie-in on the 28th, sleeping until 7:30 AM. Because Göran and I wanted to stay a day longer in Copacabana while Jacques felt the urge to cycle, we agreed to split up and meet back in La Paz on the 29th. So we had breakfast together,...
by alpaca | Oct 27, 2025 | Allgemein
A Sarcastic Thanks to the Peruvian Airport Immigration Office The day started out great, with our nice campsite by the beach. We packed very effectively that morning and once again had breakfast at the market in the city to save some time and spent some of our...
by alpaca | Oct 26, 2025 | Allgemein
Our Last Full Day in Peru To get in some kilometres, our morning routine today excluded breakfast as we decided to have that at the market in Juli. And so we had packed and were ready to cycle at 7:30 AM and arrived in Juli some time later. We had one of those...
by alpaca | Oct 25, 2025 | Allgemein
Up and Down, and Up We Go Eager to make up the time we had spent in Llachon, we decided to cycle extra far today. But before we could cycle, we were going to have to take the boat from the peninsula to the mainland. After our usual morning routine, we said our...
