Friday 4th April 2025 Cuzco to Curahuasi
Ringo sorted out a lovely meal in an old Manor House, that’s has now been turned into a restaurant, great food and lovely staff made feel so welcome, well we are paying but still nice to see a smile.

We walked back through the cobbled streets of Cusco, thinking about a few lads from Aylesham and one from a way out place called Canterbury or as he likes to call it Blean, who has ever heard of that place, good luck to all the lads who are riding the Tour of Flanders, Steve Richards, Mark Tonks, Carl Whitehouse & the bloke from Blean, (Glen ride hard strong and fast!)

We started our own cobbled adventure, first down to the bank, then up through the twisty cobbled streets, very difficult start, Bingo go run off the road, ended up with a puncture going over a grilled cover over a drain. Traffic was horrendous, beeping cutting us up all the time, you just have to keep your line and pedal, easier said than done when you are going up a 12% climb, but we finally managed it, reconvened at the top, all shaken but not stirred, still in the outskirts of Cusco, through the market stalls and throngs of people, another 10 miles of this, then we are in the open countryside, brilliant.

Little ride up then a 30 mile descent, probably the clearest, traffic free descent I have ever done, incredible, swirling down the traffic free road at 35 MPH for an hour and half lovely, we all so enjoyed it, but all had a little inclination we will pay for this later, but enjoy it while you can.

Right at the bottom of the decent we stopped at a place Kunrnay I believe, not much to write home about the meal, Ringo got defeated by the boiled egg, (remember the struggle I had in the wind ) straight in there boiled egg king. Just a soup with chicken wings, Bingo ate all three, lucky him.

Just a 14 mile climb to do now, you always have to pay for them descents, first bit was pretty steep then just a steady climb, still difficult though just grinding out the steep miles, trying to look at the scenery to take your mind of the relentless strain on my poor little legs. Up and up we go again, there is next to no traffic, just us silly sods and a few farmers, looking at us in amazement. For once all three of us were quite close, really because you cant get much slower or you will slide down hill, thankfully as we came down the mountain the temperature rose, so the dogs just basking in the sun, not trying to eat us, thankfully.

Last 5 mile there was some steep sections, testing the tied bodies, finally made it to the outskirts of Curahuasi, Bingo was there first an secure three cans of beer from a Cafe come trye changing facility , nice cold beer and watch the guys work on the trucks, was so knackered I could have slept there, but Ringo pushed us on to the digs.

Good nights rest required and a Pizza meal and a few beers, in bed by 9, true athletes.