by alpaca | Nov 13, 2025 | Allgemein
A Relaxing Morning And A Shitty Evening Yesterday we had decided to make today a calm one, because of my knee. Instead of taking a full rest day, we were only going to cycle 25–30 km today so we could afford ourselves a nice slow morning at our beautiful campsite....
by alpaca | Nov 12, 2025 | Allgemein
Nature’s Beauty That morning we visited Noemi one last time to thank her and her family, and to refill our water bottles before leaving. After a group picture and our goodbyes, we got back on the bikes and cycled for quite a while. Since we had started the day...
by alpaca | Nov 11, 2025 | Allgemein
Mi Amiga Boliviana Although we got up really early in the morning and had planned to leave the school at 7:45 AM (school started at 8:30), we were truly surprised when the first kids started arriving at 7:00 AM sharp. Luckily we had almost packed everything and were...
by alpaca | Nov 10, 2025 | Allgemein
Back To School It’s cycle day so we got up at 5:50 AM, packed our bags, enjoyed one last warm shower (because it will probably be the last one until we reach Samaipata), and had the hostal breakfast. It consisted of fresh fruit, delicious fresh cheese empanadas,...
by alpaca | Nov 9, 2025 | Allgemein
Living That Cochabamba Life Day 1: 08-11-2025 We started the day with a bus ride to Mercado 25 de Mayo for breakfast, which turned out to be an excellent decision. At the stall of a kind, motherly woman, we had fresh fruit and vegetable smoothies and warm buns filled...
by alpaca | Nov 7, 2025 | Allgemein
Reaching Cochabamba It felt heavenly to wake up in a comfortable bed, clean from a proper shower, with the sunlight shining through the windows announcing good weather and the local market giving us prospects of a tasty breakfast. Although I no longer instantly get...
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...
