We made it! We have just driven the length and width of Peru, through rainy season, over the Andes and through the Amazon jungle, in a mototaxi, in just 11 days. Our 3000km trip was exhilarating, scary, eye-oping, varied, exciting and just brilliant fun.
We had planned to travel 260km on day 11, stopping just short of the Sechura desert ready for an easy 12th day ride into Piura, but circumstances and adreneline got the better of us.
Having cleared the Andes for the final time (one of the most terrifying passes yet, with 10m visibility and buses/trucks rearing out of the gloom on all sides of the road) we then descended rapidly, seeing us in the desert just 45 mninutes after having been cold atop a rainy Amazon mountain. The contrast is like nowhere else we´ve been.
Once in the desert, we discovered that there were virtually no places to stay, and having seen a roadsign for "Piura 134km" there was no way we were going to stop.
In a tight group of 3 we convoyed towards the final destination, with a hail of massive bugs spattering us as they headed for our headlights.
We rolled into Piura at around 10pm local time, delighted at having made it.
And so it was done!
Well done Pelly (& Rich, who I haven't met).
ReplyDeleteGlad you made it in one piece, and what an adventure you guys have had! Rich - your description of Pelly is pretty much spot on and I'm sure he managed to both entertain and worry you along the way. But we wouldn't have him any other way.
Great bit of inspiration - I'll now try and get Jess to agree to our honeymoon being some outrageous, dangerous, challenging treck on a 2/3 wheeled machine. Wish me luck!
Big love! Jonny