There's a stretch of the Pan Am which is unsurfaced & resembles the moon more than a highway ...

we got lashed on whilst negotiating this rocky, muddy, moonscape being buzzed by HGVs

We took refuge in the first hotel after 90 mins of freezin cold rain at 3000m, but no heating or water & a bag of crisps for tea :)

Cuenca is pretty & a welcome sight

fiesta in Cuenca, involves throwing of lots of water ...

friendly marketeers, who subsequently soaked Scouse

school kid ritual, dunkin in the river at 3000m ...

fight the flabbers ...

street sellers of play pools ... what self respecting town doesn't have this service eh ?

our new wet weather gear ...

ooops, litres of pina colada :)

the end of strides

Friendly welder