by Odyssey | Nov 15, 2023 | Journey 2023
Today, we had an amazing route with great views! A bit long, but we made it to Mollendo. Tomorrow, the route is to Arequipa! 🚴🏼
by Odyssey | Nov 15, 2023 | Journey 2023
Today, the road won. A few adjectives come to mind when considering the highway: fantastic, spectacular, dangerous, scary, marvelous, and beautiful. For 80k, the Pan Am hugs the cliffs high above the ocean. The road is cut out of the steep mountains that rise abruptly...
by Odyssey | Nov 15, 2023 | Journey 2023
Another day of wind, sand, and sea. It is amazing that there is nothing but small shacks for kilometer after kilometer then you come down a hill and there is a river and in the valley thousands of olive trees and roadside stands selling olives, oil, local wine and...
by Odyssey | Nov 4, 2023 | Journey 2023
Today was a challenging 93k into a headwind with a gust to 60kph. For a good part of the day, I got sandblasted. The highway followed the coast for the most part. Since the road had no shoulder or was covered in sand, I had the van follow me and protect me from the...
by Odyssey | Nov 4, 2023 | Journey 2023
Ica to Nazca was a challenging ride because there was so much truck traffic, the shoulder was very rough, and the constant pounding made my wrist extremely sore. The landscape returned to that of the flat desert with nothing much of interest. After 85k, I faced a...