HEADWIND!
Headwind
The light morning headwind grew in ferocity as I climbed slowly from the lake over a little pass before the main road.
Leaving the Lagunas
Interesting sign
By the time I pulled in to a little shop on the main road it was blowing an absolute gale. As I was inside having a nice chorizo sausage, it started to hail – horizontal hail.
I left the main road shortly after my chorizo stop onto a sandy track. There was nothing to it. Just like my day leaving Laguna Colorada, I pushed the bike forward a bit, and then stopped and caught my breath. Slowly but surely I made it this way over the last little pass before the end town of the Ruta de Lagunas – San Juan..
Then, suddenly, the sun came out and the wind changed direction. At some point it was even a tailwind.
Heading over the last little pass
Going downhill with a tailwind was lovely. The road was, however, very broken up, sandy and rocky, so a fast descent wasn’t happening.
The way down
The way down
My plan was to make it down the pass and make it to a military base for the night. Again, erring on the side of caution, I stopped at a nice little stone wall windbreak half way down and watched a beautiful sunset as I cooked and ate dinner.
My little camp spot
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Incredible country. Great to see it through your eyes.
It was a beautiful sunset and camp site.
Beautiful sunset! Talk about a room with a view. 😉
Is there much traffic on these roads? It looks like you are the only person around!
I was the only person around. No other cars or people. 🙂
A true wilderness, not too many of those left in the world.
HI Matthew, The pictures make me worried about your survival in such a remote location should something befall you, such as a broken limb. It really is very very far from the beaten track. Take care and good luck . Pat Gaudry
I have survived. The blog is a few days delayed. I’m in La Paz now at the end of the trip. I have been super careful and safe.