Man oh man that was tough. So it seems that when one is on the road to recovery from a tummy bug, one should not get on the road to huyatara... Cycling 25km, equatorial Sun, altitude... That was enough for me! After a long Lunch stop (more chicken, rice and chips obviously!) we realised we'd not be able to realistically do the next 25km and 1000m ascent before dark, so decided to test the idea of Hitch riding...
Turns out this is not as easy as some bloggers have led me to believe! Understandable I suppose, two loco gringos with two massive and loaded bikes not the easiest of cargo...
those willing to help already had a car full of family and bags... Those able to help... (yes pick up truck owners I'm talking to you)... Just waved and beeped to cheer us along!!
In desperation (and I'm still not entirely sure how this worked!) we flagged down a lorry, who told us we were cheeky, but this meant the car behind the lorry (full to the brim with children) were keen to stop and help... But clearly couldn't, which in turn created a mini traffic jam that let me accost a pick up truck and tell him we were going to put our bikes in the back and he was going to drive to huyarara... Surprisingly this worked!
we crammed Jamling, Alan and Ant into the back of the truck, and I hopped into the back seat somehow managing to communicate enough to make the guys chuckle and offer me many oranges whilst teaching me Mexican songs... Ant had a less fun journey, cramping up and clinging on... He seems to get the raw end of these deals!
an adventure none the less... So here we are in Huyatara, fed watered and very happy to have a home for the night.
Or rather for two nights. We've decided to stay here at 2600m to acclimatise a bit more before going higher. Will probably try to tae a bus to Auacucho in a day or two, again prioritising acclimatising over cycling for now... Though there's a cheeky 40km downhill descent into the town that we might take as payback!!
Love and hugs as always
xxxxx
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