by alpaca | Sep 29, 2025 | Allgemein
Our Last Days In Ayacucho There is not much to report from my side for the 27th. I was mainly sleeping or going to the toilet way too frequently so all in all feeling quite miserable. Jacques wasn’t great yet either, but he felt good enough to get up and eat,...
by alpaca | Sep 26, 2025 | Allgemein
Rest Day But Not The Best Day Today was rest day for us and we all did whatever we wanted. Jacques went to Quinua to go see the Wari museum. The Wari were a pre-Inca civilization that thrived in the central highlands of Peru between about 600 and 1000 AD. They built...
by alpaca | Sep 25, 2025 | Allgemein
Going Through Hell to Get to Millpu Today we had to get up early to catch a bus that would take us to Millpu, a unique natural wonder (you’ll soon see why). The journey took about three and a half hours through winding mountain roads, and I was already feeling carsick...
by alpaca | Sep 24, 2025 | Allgemein
Our First Day in Ayacucho Although Göran and I wouldn’t have minded getting up a bit later than the usual 6 AM, today we had a good motivation to get up: the four of us were going to go to the market together with Iván for a fresh fruit juice, pan, and to do...
by alpaca | Sep 23, 2025 | Allgemein
A Sh*** Road = A Sh*** Day After yesterday’s great day, this day disappointed. The main roads to Ayacucho all had a lot of traffic and 800+ meters of elevation gain, whereas smaller side roads would only have around 550 m. Therefore, we decided to stick to the...
by alpaca | Sep 22, 2025 | Allgemein
The Positive Impact of a Pool, Cold Beer, and Ice Cream on a Cyclist’s Performance We got up at 6 AM, showered, and headed down to the stall of the local lady. What a delicious warm breakfast we had today! But it was also very filling so early in the morning,...
by alpaca | Sep 21, 2025 | Allgemein
La Esmeralda This morning I woke up to a bunch of heartwarming messages and well-wishes from friends and family for my birthday (Grandma and Grandpa, thanks for your wishes as well, Mom passed them on!). It made me happy that so many people had thought of me. The...
by alpaca | Sep 19, 2025 | Allgemein
Cheese Buns and a Shit Show Despite getting up at 6 AM, we (and when I say ‘we’ I mean Göran and I) were a bit slow this morning to Jacques’ great annoyance. After washing ourselves in the aguas non-frios we got ready for the day ahead. We got some...
by alpaca | Sep 18, 2025 | Allgemein
Aguas Non-frios By now you should know our usual morning routine: getting up at 6 AM, breakfast, packing our belongings and hitting the road. This morning was the same only that the tent and our sleeping bags were very wet and we had to wait quite a while for the sun...
by alpaca | Sep 17, 2025 | Allgemein
All those sodding dogs! In the morning we made use of the fact that ATMs were available one more time (they are hard to come by in the tiny villages we usually pass through) and bought fresh produce such as vegetables and bread. Although we were eager to head out of...
