Peru

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He made the crossing.

"i am in peru--another long day riding. i am going to hit it hard again tomorrow and try to get out of the desert that i drove into. cannot write much more, as this f-ing keyboard is impossible."

The day before was more rain and looking for yet another fuel pump:

"just got into loja, ecuador, in the pouring rain again all day. but a good ride. met two germans on 650 bmws travelling north. real nice. talked on the side of the road in the pouring rain for 20 minutes. never got their names......anyway, peru tomorrow unless i wake up with a cold and it is still pouring rain.

i can´t believe it is still so cold there, although, it is getting to be cold where i am as well, and i rode a few mornings ago in what had to be below freezing. it was the morning, however, that i was feeling especially lousy, so much of the thought that would have normally went into the cold, went towards how lousy i was feeling and whether or not i was going to be able to ride for the next 6 hours."

Hopefully we'll get more stories soon. I'm not sure if he is camping in the cold or finding lodging elsewhere...

-- luludilly