Hostal Sol de Selva [website] Tarapoto Peru,
12-10-09
Leaving the cool mountains behind
San Ignacio to Tarapoto
(7 cycle days; 1 rest days;
528km; 5991m)
San Ignacio to Tamborapa (71km; 626m)
Tamborapa to Bagua Grande (70km; 731m)
Bagua Grande to Pedro Ruiz (67km; 1228m)
Pedro Ruiz to km 69 (69km; 1664m)
km 69 Nueva Cajamarca (89km; 423m)
Nueva Cajamarca to Moyobamba (46km; 240m)
Moyobamba to Tarapoto (116km; 1079m)
A smooth feel beneath the
wheels
Up until today, we have had ochre red dirt and beachy
white sand. Beneath the wheels, it is now a bright pink
combination of these colours. The initially short 4
kilometre climb out of San Ignacio is followed by a
contrastingly long hand deadening 15 kilometre and 800
altimetre drop, due to the excessively rocky surface.
The drizzle numbs us even further, but luckily enough
it isn't cold. As we descend further, the warmer the
temperature becomes and by the time we have levelled
out, the sun is well and truly with us: we are now as
wet with sweat as we were earlier with rain...
