Vamos Amigos: A Quick in and out of Bolivia....Copacabana into Peru again.

After our 'first' quick visit to Bolivia, we were out into Peru again. The plan was to zoop over to Tacna (still in Peru) for the night so that we could have an early start for Iquique on the Chilian side. The Dakar Rally was in our sights! We decided, its Dakar, we should have our own little Dakar for the day as there was a 'lekker kortpad' on the way to Tacna.....or that is how it seems on google maps and the trusty old Garmin. An early start from the border post where we once again met these two friendly travellers. The one guy recognise our GP plates as he is been living in SA (East London) for 30 years. They're planning to do Patagonia to Alaska. At least they are driving the best....

Check out our filling station....

En daar begin ons eie 'Dakar Rally' Alhoewel bietjie nat en reenerig, besluit ons egter om deur te druk en ons het 'n eenerse gevoel, dit is mos waarvoor ons gekom het. Enige grondpad het sy eie bekoring en DIE 160km het nie teleurgestel nie en ook dit nie maklik gemaak nie. Ons ry deur die mees afgelee gehuggies, plase denkbaar en ervaar Peru op 'n heeltemal ander manier.

My vriend Byron wys hier 'n KTM verdrink nie so maklik nie...die hele fiets onder water, maar mater Byron hou die keelgate oop en sy engeltjie help hom weereens iets doen wat andersins onmoontlik behoort te wees.....

We started climbing the Andes once again, this time we planned to cheat a little bit and used the popular Inca medicine....some Coco leaves. Apparently this is how they survive the hectic altitudes and this keep their heart rates in tact, also it gives you extra stamina and energy. Mirth or not, this surely helped us on the gruelling 160km dirt road we started on. We climbed to a height of 4870metres, temperatures of only 2 degrees....but it was fun....until a flat at 70km to go and our daylight running out.