Riding Travel Log : Day 1 - 5 | Cali to Santa Rosa
Day 1 (28/1/12) Cali to Pasto
* After Popayan ride along ridge of the Andes
* The Andes - volcanic features with river flows in valley
* O/nite in Pasto
Day 2 Pasto to Otvalo
* Border crossing Colombia into Ecuador
* Before cross border visit Las Lajas Church. The church built between gorges.
* Border cross took 2 hrs. No charges. Colombian Custom (Aduana) helped me with a written statement to Ecuador Custom.
* Good, long winding road along ridge of the Andes
* Speedometer broke
* O/nite Otvalo
Day 3 Otvalo to Quito
* Visit Otvalo market. Many local stuff there.* Another long winding road towards Quito.
* O/nite at Secret Garden hostel in Quito old town
Day 4 Quito to El Bamba
* Long winding road
* Rain and foggy; limited visibility
* Many heavy vehicles
* Average height 1000m above sea level
* Cold
* O/nite El Bamba
Day 5 El Bamba to Santa Rosa
* Long winding road
* Heavy fog and rain
* Gravel road
* Took 2 and half hour to cover 70km!
* Very taxing ride
* O/nite Santa Rosa
1 comment:
Dato' its very tiring travel like that. But experience is gain not just sit down and hoping experience come.
Love to travel like that. Good job. :)
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