by Odyssey | Nov 15, 2023 | Journey 2023
To start today’s post I must tell you that it was planned. Google or Komoot did no not lead us astray. This route is copied from one of the big touring companies. We left Salinas Garcia and headed 38k to Coqueza, Bolivia, which should have been easy. The route...
by Odyssey | Nov 15, 2023 | Journey 2023
Yesterday was one of those days where you except very little but get rewarded with sights you never anticipated. We left Challapata and headed for Salinas De Garcia. I was anticipating a long, somewhat boring ride through flat arid land which was partly true. However,...
by Odyssey | Nov 15, 2023 | Journey 2023
Today’s ride was the opposite of yesterday’s as the road became two lane and a small rough shoulder and a head-wind coming in at two o’clock. One stretch of 50k did not have a bend or a curve. The total distance was 121k. The photos show some of the barren...
by Odyssey | Nov 15, 2023 | Journey 2023
Today we had to get out of La Paz and back on the highway. The road was a good four lane divided highway with a wide shoulder. It was a little on the cool side around 13 with a helping wind at time. As we leave La Paz the towns become more attractive as buildings have...
by Odyssey | Nov 15, 2023 | Journey 2023
Octoodyssey is in La Paz, Bolivia after a short flat ride into the town. La Paz is a large city in a valley surrounded by high snow-covered mountains. Our hotel is excellent in a high-end district. Bernice took a walking tour and a gondola while Johana and I worked on...