Chavimochic to Yuracmarca
We'd both slept really well and packed everything
away before having breakfast , nine eggs between us ! Mainly because
we couldn't face packing the eggs for transporting again .
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| Not one egg was broken thanks to Malc's careful wrapping |
The route continued on unpaved road for the next 30 kms with a rare sighting of any other vehicle . We then briefly
joined the paved road for a short section before turning back onto
more ripio but now heading into the Canon del Plato . We were now
expecting 50 kms of ripio before finishing the day . The ripio
however was much worse than in the morning and speed was limited by
the rough washboard surface . The gorge we were now in however was so
beautiful that any suffering or lack of progress was easily overcome
. There were several tunnels to negotiate and we had to don head
torches and pray nothing was coming the other way . There were a few
lorries about and they tended to blast their horns and just go for
it .
Progress was slow and Marjet had wanted to stop
and put the tent up but on the other hand we were very dry and
without much in the way of fluid or food so she was persuaded to
push on beyond what was bearable . Fortunately we did eventually find
a small village with provisions and it even had a Hospedaje which was
as basic it could possibly be , corrugated roof and single tap over a
drain on the floor , but a bed included .
Had we not found the village I think Marjet was
probably on the point on the point of mutinying if not finishing me
off for the insurance .
May be tempting (to bump Malcolm off )Marjet but remember who is navigating !! Sound extremely exhausting , but amazing keep up the good work x x
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