Hotter than hades. We will roll tomorrow morning before dawn to avoid the heat and the traffic. Santiago is a great place. The people are very amable. They also think Chile, not Peru, is the place for Pisco Sour. We drank a killer 2000 Cab (details are not to hand but rest assured are properly noted). It was around 10 quid.
The bikes are all sorted and loaded, everything came through the flight okay, save for two cycling jerseys which it seems have sprouted legs and walked out of the hotel room. The heat is going to be an issue on this trip. And going north from here in the summer is like being in Arizona in the summer and heading south.
Once we start gaining altitude (not till we turn East from La Serena) presumably we´ll hit cooler climes. That will be an interesting run. Judging it on the map last night (granted we were full of vino tinto) we go from sea level to 4800 metres in one or two hundred kilometres. Above 3000 we´ll limit our altitude gain to 500 metres per day regardless of our condition or the distance.
Posted by Scott at February 18, 2005 09:35 PMGood luck!
Posted by: George at February 18, 2005 09:55 PMHave you started dancing in any clubs yet?
That’s great, you were able to update the site. I guess I can live vicariously through you again!
Dude, what an awsomely bonkers little man you are. Why couldn't you cycle down the side of the Thames like everybody else?
The very best of luck and remember the rules about drinking at high altitude -- its much cheaper