¡Hola!

Last night was a nightmare ... stomach completely upset, rest of the body also ... Yesterday night we had a nice dinner, Edson made an Peruvian meal, with some peppers in it, potatoes and vegetables, but I think that the peppers were not ok for my stomach, because in the middle of the night, it didn´t feel good and it had to leave the stomach ... nice when you are in the tent, in the middle of the night and it was completely dark outside ... I wish I could make it to get outside, but before I knew it it was already on the way out and ended in the tent ... Mmmmm .... luckily not inside the inner tent, but in the storage compartment of the tent .... this new problem I will solve next morning.

First try to get some sleep and try to calm down a bit, because my body was aching and not happy, and so was I. At around 7 in the morning I finally fell asleep but had to wake up, and organize my stuff to leave around 8, I was pretty late. Angry because a bad night and a body that has no energy left in it, I started to pack my stuff, and get something to eat. Finally at 8 I was almost ready, and everybody already had left camp, the truck was waiting for my luggage ... stresssss..... not good in the morning, so I was getting more and more pissed. I threw all my junk in the truck and left, hoping that I could make it this day. The ride seems to be beautiful, so I wanted to ride it anyway. Unpaved, going up and down along a river, so probably a beautifull scenery and road for cycling, and it was!! Because I left on my own, I was alone for the first kilometers, nice, so nobody would suffer from my mood issue. The ride was very nice and when time was passing by I got more and more happy, and started to enjoy the trip more and more. Still issues with the body, that was secondary to the magnificent nature around me. People are so friendly and nice, always smiling children and waving old man and woman that are working on the land, trying to make a living. It is really unbelievable how these people can live here, they have nothing, trying to sell stuff for very low prices, but still they are ok. When I got at the truck, there were lots of children around the truck and the tables of Didier and Filip, trying to get something to eat and get some candy. Of cause they already got plenty of food, but they kept asking for it, and convincing them that they need some more. After a short break I left lunch, and started the rest of the trip, still a lot of climbing and unpaved trouble ahead. This part of the day went fine, and before I knew it I reached bushcamp. This time it was along a river, with some kind of dam in it, so good for swimming. The water was great, and taking a dip after a dusty day feels great !! Dinner was pilaf with rice, and after dinner I crashed into bed. Bushcamp was ok, but the placed was terrorized by sandflies... unbelievable, I have never seen so many sandflies. We had to gear up in rain clothing to protect ourselfs against the bites. I was lucky I had only a couple of bites, but some legs of cyclists looked like they were completely eaten by these little carnivores, which are to small to feel, only when they start chewing of your flesh you will feel it ...

so far bushc(r)amp, tomorrow hotel again in Ayacucho !!