May 26, 2014:
Woke up early hoping to catch the morning light however it was overcast with dark clouds. Oh well, I took my time and enjoyed a nice breakfast, included. Got on the trail at 8:00 am. The bus drivers were not exaggerating, it's a rough road. Lots of rocks, pot holes, washouts and more rocks. A perfect place to blow out a tire.

Forty minutes into it I had to take a break:
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It doesn't look that bad, but it is:
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That's what I came up and still climbing:
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I reached the summit! I must be half way:
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It was difficult just holding my breath to take a drink of water:
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The weather looks better on this side:
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That's what I've got to go down:
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Beautiful views, however the road is worse on this side and it's difficult to look at anything other than the trail. Stopping and getting moving again was not fun:
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Just about at the lakes and things are starting to level out some. I had to get as far over as I could and stop to let a minibus by and noticed this. I was starting to breath pretty good so I took a break:
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This sign cheered me up, Peru thanked me very much for visiting their park and wished me a happy journey. Thanks, actually the road wasn't that bad, the park is beautiful and I truly enjoyed myself:
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I stopped to take a photo of the lake and there was another vehicle pulled over. This little girl watched me ride up and then when I dismounted she started walking towards me with her hand out. I walked over to her, shook her hand. I asked her if I could take a photo of her and the moto and she light up, she took my hand and led me to my moto. She started to stand next to it however she let me pick her up and put her on the seat. She was so happy, waving and saying Ciao. Her parents must have taken a dozen photos of her. She was so adorable.
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Before entering Yungay I stopped for some water and just to enjoy the scenery. This lady walked by me, bare foot, said hello, she liked the moto and wished me a good journey and then said she had to get the bull out of the garden.
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Arrived in Yungay at 1:26pm, I had departed Yanama at 8:08am, 60 miles. I did stop often to rest but it was very slow going. Rode a few miles south of Yungay and stopped to wash the moto when I noticed that I had forgotten to return the keys to the hostal in Yanama, damn. Got it, I rode back to Yungay and found a minibus that was about to depart for Yanama and the driver said he would return the keys.