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December 2021, Patrick will cycle from Antofagasta to Cusco via the Atacama desert in Chile and the Titicaca lake.
After 25 km and 1100 height meters, de more and more dense fog, the small shoulder and the trucks and busses overtaking each other even in zones where it is not allowed made me decide to hitchhike. I want to fly back home to my children in economy or peconomy but not in a cooled coffin in the cargo.
Yesterday I arrived in Arequipa ( Peru ) after 24 hours flying and waiting in airports. Because my bycicle was again without a trace, I decided to visit colca canyon. This is the place to be for the largest condors in the world but clouds and fog made the condor almost invisible. Valeria could shoot a short video.
08/01/2022
The last few days I have spent in iquique. Descending a 10 % downhill with only the front brake was not pleasant at all. So my first goal was getting a new brake. It is a nice clean city, not because people are clean but a lot of other people are cleaning up the mess. A regrettable determination all over the world, clean countries have no other inhabitants they only have a bigger army of cleaners.
Tonight I will fly to Arequipa in Peru to continue the cycling because crossing the border over land is not allowed.
06/01/2022
Calama - Maria Elena. 107 km, 877 Hm
Maria Elena - almost Victoria 178 km, 457 Hm
Almost Victoria - Pozo monte 84 km, 258 Hm
3 days desert is not giving spectacular images, but day two to Victoria was unforeseen. I hoped to reach Victoria in 1 day but the sidewind is so strong that it is difficult to make speed but most of all dangerous due to the interaction with trucks. So 25 km before Victoria I was completely empty and decided to sleep next to the road. At midnight a car from Ruta 5 control stopped and when they asked me if everything is ok, I only answered wit Maria Elena the city where I started and he ran to his car to get some snacks and a bottle of coke. So tomorrow I will cycle to Iquique and there try to book a flight to Arequipa because border crossings over land between Chili and Peru are impossible due to covid.
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