by Odyssey | Oct 29, 2023 | Journey 2023
Yesterday, we left Chiclayo and headed to our first look at the Pacific Ocean in Pacasmayo—a flat 105k ride with a headwind over the last half. Once again, we passed through towns of red brick buildings with the top floors not completed and dusty side roads. The area...
by Odyssey | Oct 29, 2023 | Journey 2023
Yesterday was a long, flat ride through scrub brush country, where most of the brush was covered in thick vines. Not much other than goats, donkeys, and a few people. Towards the end of the day, we saw some large banana plantations. Peru so far has different church...
by Odyssey | Oct 29, 2023 | Journey 2023
Yesterday, we checked out of Ecuador and into Peru. The border crossing was the easiest so far, only a half hour as both countries share the same building, and the fellow that checked the car checked it in. There was no one there crossing either way. No money...
by Odyssey | Oct 17, 2023 | Journey 2023
My birthday day ride took me out of the jungle and up through pine forests and then through semi-arid country as we headed west. Yesterday’s ride was a 3.5 holly crap day. A holly crap day is when you look up and see the highway way above you, and you say holly...
by Odyssey | Oct 17, 2023 | Journey 2023
Once again, our route took us through spectacular country, more mountains, waterfalls, rivers, and kilometers of climbing. Another thing that is different in Ecuador is the churches. Other than in Quito, the churches are smaller and shaped differently than the bigger...