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Again a roadblock

Saturday, November 28th, 2009
Again a roadblock

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Potosi, Bolivia, november 28th (I guess) 2009

From Peru I entered Bolivia along lake Titicaca. Still at high altitude, so it´s cold and rainy season has started. Mostly it rains now in the afternoon, evening and night.

From La Paz I rode to Oruro but had to bypass a roadblock. Altough it rained we took the dirt roads. In the beginning all rocks and sand so no big problems. Then the mud started. No complaints, I only fell once and two times the bike got stuck in the mud but I managed to get out by myself. Then the dirt road ended …… Just had to go through the desert, once I got stuck and didn´t have the energy to pull the bike out so I needed a little push. We reached the road but it took 3 hours for a stretch of 10 km´s.

Tomorrow I head out from Potosi to Uyuni with 3 off road bikes. The road will be dirtroad. In Uyuni I have to make decison about crossing the salt desert to Chile, which is about 300 km´s. If the desert wil be wet it´s undoable, if it´s dry I’ll take a try.

´Urgente, urgente, un nuevo presidente´

Monday, November 23rd, 2009
´Urgente, urgente, un nuevo presidente´

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‘El ultimo macho del Peru’

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
'El ultimo macho del Peru'

Cusco, november 17th 2009

Translation follows as soon as possible,

jan gerben

Travel light

Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Travel light

Lima, Peru november 7th 2009

Been robbed in Lima, a guy broke into my hotelroom and stole computer, cellphone, wallet with spare money (100USD), helmet camera, cables, calculator for internet banking, box with spare parts (contactbreaker points, condensors and other smal parts), bag with clean clothes, Buck knife, card holder and other small stuff. He didn’t take my papers, leather jacket, helmet, boots and dirty laundry.

Been in a sad mood since, luckily Wallis is in Lima and pulls me through, also Auke & Marieke arrive on their XT’s. All this helps to get me focused on the road. Nad still, I’m lucky, health & bike are OK! Will go from here south, just with less stuff, well, that’s what travelling light is all about, right?