by alpaca | Sep 11, 2025 | Allgemein
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...
by alpaca | Sep 10, 2025 | Allgemein
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...
by alpaca | Sep 9, 2025 | Allgemein
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...
by alpaca | Sep 8, 2025 | Allgemein
Further up we go We all lay comfortably and happily in our sleeping bags when we were startled awake by a loud and angry ‘HEY!’ coming from outside the tent. We looked at each other to check if we hadn’t imagined that noise when our question was...
by alpaca | Sep 7, 2025 | Allgemein
Not déjà-vu but déjà-fait We used the morning at the hostel to prep for the days ahead in the mountains. While I was filtering water, Göran and Jacques were repairing our burner which had almost given up the evening before. We reorganized our bags and got ready for...
by alpaca | Sep 6, 2025 | Allgemein
Recovery from altitude sickness and acclimatization Our first day back in San Mateo really was mainly a rest day. Elke still had fever the night before and was regenerating from feeling ill so many days. Therefore, our first day was spent sleeping, chilling, or doing...
by alpaca | Sep 4, 2025 | Allgemein
Altitute Sickness The next morning came with an unpleasant surprise: Elke’s symptoms headaches, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever had worsened but now Göran was down with severe headaches and a fever as well. We had to stop for two full days. As if that wasn’t enough, our...
by alpaca | Sep 2, 2025 | Allgemein
Leaving San Mateo After a rest day in San Mateo, we finally pushed higher into the mountains. At the last gas station for the next 140 km, we topped up the fuel bottles for our stove and continued up the main road’s steep climb. With every meter of elevation the air...
by alpaca | Sep 1, 2025 | Allgemein
Rest day With two out of three people suffering from the altitude, we were happy we could stay here for a day and rest. Even walking up a flight of stairs had us out of breath. So today was mainly a day we used to do some laundry, groceries, and route planning to see...
by alpaca | Aug 31, 2025 | Allgemein
Decisions, decisions… We left quite early in the morning again. Because of the conditions of the highway (a more pleasant slope and good tarmac but dangerous traffic with trucks and buses) we decided to follow a smaller parallel route to the village of Matucana....
