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FAREWELL TO A JOURNEY

This blog speaks of the last weeks of our south America cycling adventure. We were counting down the days on the bike and the nights in the tent with a feeling of dread.
The trip we looked forward to for so long has come to an end.

The night before we flew home I said to Paul, about our trip: `It is over!`. He wisely corrected me saying: `It is accomplished!`

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After the Punta Olimpica it was time for the other pass on the Huascaran circuit. Passo Llanganuco! The climb is quite steep and the surface is bad. It requires constant focus to find a cycleable line. Still, my spirit cannot be broken, this is the last long unpaved climb of this trip! I want to enjoy it intensely, even the suffering!

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In the evening, camping in the cabin at the laguna, we do the math and realise we`re `ahead of schedule`. We have a schedule now since in only two weeks from now we fly home. Since we`re ahead we can procrastinate without any problems. Therefore, the next morning we take our time to have breakfast in the sun on our own ‘terrace’. We to climb over the boulders around the lake and take pictures before we head down the donkey trail to go through the tunnel and start the long descent.

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Definitely one of the most beautiful places and `campsites` of our trip. Just before Punta Olimpica there is a laguna and a cabin that you can only reach over a narrow donkeytrail. It was a tiring day and we arrived as the sun had already set behind the mountains. To celebrate that we made it, we quickly took a photo in the cold of us together. The only place to pitch the tent was inside the hut. It just fit! Night falls quickly and we crawl into the down. What lucky people we are!! Punta Olimpica, and how!!

@santosbikesnl #samenmetschwalbe die stand hielden ondanks doorboring met een punaise!! En samen met de liefste @paulusdecrosskabouter ...