Author: neil

Even though we were less than 8 mostly-downhill miles from Oyón (yesterday’s goal that we had stopped a bit short of), there was never any question of changing our routing and staying somewhere further tonight. Oyón is a major supply-stop on the Peru Great Divide bikepacking route, and although we decided some time ago that…

It was 48°F inside our tent when we woke up, and 44°F outside. But ‘outside’ was still inside, because we were set up inside Antacallanca’s municipal building! Since our bikes (and thus 2nd thermometer) were also conveniently inside with us, I don’t know how cold it was in the “real” outside, but despite a lack…

It was 47°F inside our windowless hotel room when we woke up, which sounds cold until you hear that it was 26°F outside! So as primitive as our accommodation was, it was infinitely better than camping. It was Rett who suggested that Antacolpa felt like a Renaissance Faire town, and that feeling came from more…

The place we’d found to have breakfast yesterday said they’d be open at 7am today, but they weren’t, so we had to search out a new place. An open door a block away revealed dishes at empty tables, so I guess some people just ate here, right? A couple “Buenos días!”es summoned the husband and…

We got breakfast at a place recommended on iOverlander just steps from our hotel, and it was the most efficient breakfast we’ve had in Peru. The woman running the place was in constant motion, taking orders, delivering food, cashing out, all interleaved together. We might have been in and out in about 10 minutes! The…