After a rather strenuous morning, we set off. A three-day dirt road route with no infrastructure. Did we do all our shopping in the rush? Tomte doesn't sleep for long during the day at the moment. Are we getting our miles in? Tomte has barely fallen asleep and we've only driven 5km when we come across a barrier with a passage for pedestrians which is too narrow for our bikes. There's no help for it. We unhook everything, lift the bikes and trailers over it. Of course, Tomte woke up. Shit, this is a good start. What are we actually doing here? First break. A few kilometres further on, I have a flat tire. Damn. Next break. We cook something. Tomte grabs the chilli bottle and suckles on it. Cries. What stress. Patching the tyre. Where the hell has the valve cap gone now???? We carry on. Tomte falls asleep. Peace and quiet. No traffic. Wonderful! We get really far. Much further than we thought. That feels good. The path is extremely steep and rugged in places. I am amazed at how Chris manages to get up there with the trailer. At some point we reach the top and drive through the crater of the super volcano Valles Caldera. The grass is straw-colored and golden. What a joy!
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