South America

Ride 2006/2007

 

January 14
I felt great today, however I don't know if Dick did or not. I could tell Dino and Dick had more fun last night than I did. Less fun is not a bad thing for me.

We rode out of town along many beaches on this Sunday morning and you could tell it was probably going to be a busy day at most of those beaches. We don't see many folks around the beaches that we've been at, but Lima is a big town and Sunday is probably a popular day to hang out around the Sun. It was 70+ degrees most of the day.

We rode through many miles of desert and a lot of those miles were within view of the ocean. We would occasionally break over a hill to a small valley of vegetation, but it was mostly hard desert. We ended up in a very small town in a beach hotel that only cost us $27 U.S dollars.
 
I finally found the Pan American highway as I thought it should be. However, it didn't last long.
  
This small community has their corn laid out so they can process it by hand.
 
These lean-to huts make up a community in the middle of the desert. I don't know how they get water or anything else
 
We passed miles and miles of chicken houses.I don't know where they get the feed and water to take care of them. This is right on the beach.
 
Cotton fields
  
This patchwork of farms in the valley of the desert
 
A truck accident with a farm tractor on the trailer
  
The same truck from another side.
 
Miles and miles of open road
  
These ladies are enjoying their day processing olives
 
These ladies wanted their picture taken, then they wanted to see the picture
  
Sand crept back on the road again
 
We rode along many miles of beach too.
  
Surf's up dude!
 
This photo will make a good desktop background
  
Photo taken out our balcony of the hotel