Monday, February 9 We woke up early today knowing that we had a long and exhausting day ahead. The hostel residents partied until 2 am last night and our room was un-conveniently located right next to the discoteca. The ear plugs and the eye masks saved the night again, and we actually got decent sleep. […]
Wednesday, February 11 Our plan for today was to set up our Machu Picchu adventure and wonder around town, do some shopping and soak in the culture. Alfredo, the helper from last night showed up at the hotel at breakfast to tell us about our options for Machu Picchu. We wanted to climb Wayna Picchu, […]
Thursday, February 12 In the morning we went back to the Vicuña factory store and purchased some of the things we set aside yesterday. The arranged taxi driver picked us up at 11 am from the hotel and took us to the town of Ollantaytambo from where we were scheduled to take a train to […]
Friday, February 13 Our plan was to get up at 4:45 am in order to be one of the first ones in line for the bus to Machu Picchu. I woke up frequently during the night like a school girl anticipating her first day of classes. It worked out for the better because for some […]
Saturday, February 14 We decided to skip the scarce breakfast at the hotel and go to Jack’s Cafe Bar for a Valentine Day’s brunch. This was our second time at the place and the food was once again outstanding. After breakfast we did some more shopping at the weekend market and the main plaza stores, […]
Monday, February 16 Not in my wildest dreams could I imagine that my 30th birthday will be spent so far away from home – 3,812 m (12,500 ft) above sea level, on the remote and one of the highest in the world, Lake Titicaca in Peru… Our choice of hotel Helena made me very happy […]
Friday, February 20 – Uyuni to Villa Mar We woke up early today hoping to be on the road by 8 am. As always, the packing took a little longer, the breakfast service was extremely slow, and by the time we said goodbyes to Lauren, Martin and Pedro it was already 9 am. On the […]
Saturday, February 21 – Villa Mar to San Pedro de Atacama We woke up at 7 am anticipating the day to be much longer and harder than yesterday. After a cup of instant coffee and a few power bars for breakfast we loaded the bikes, suited up and headed out. A lustrous morning light was […]
Tuesday, February 24 After the last three days on the road we were in need of serious rest. Although our 5-star hotel was a total splurge, nothing felt so good in a long time than waking up in a king size bed and a fancy room and having an awesome buffet breakfast (included in the […]
Saturday, February 28 Today we made an effort and actually succeeded in being on the road by 9 am. Stefano decided to ride with us at least to La Rioja and then possibly split up. The three of us have been dreaming of paved easy roads for a while now. Yesterday’s ride was much more […]