Friday 11th April 2025 San Bartolo to Lima
Nice meal last night, once again let the young gun sort the restaurant out, he never lets us down, worth the wait, which was not wasted, with liquid refreshments.

Ringo’s last day riding with us, we will miss him, nothing phases him, just casually gets on with the riding, possibly the exact opposite of his father, who is a bit of a drama queen I must say, but hey ho we are all different, be a strange old world if we wasn’t.

Of we go all a bit nervous as we know the road into Lima will be very busy, if not unbearable, as we get back on to the Pan Am Highway, we was not wrong, only 50 miles or so to do, but it was horrible, right from the start, traffic joining the highway from all angles, me just gripping my handle bars so tight made my arms ache. Making headway into the massive metropolises of Lima, with over 10 million inhabitants, a daunting prospect.

First we are heading for the district of San Borja, to visit the statue of Wingham’s, other famous son, William Miller (2 December 1795 Wingham Kent – 31 October 1861), better known as Guillermo Miller, was an English-born army officer and diplomat who served in the Peninsular War and the Spanish American wars of independence. There is a street in Wingham, England named after him and plaque, presented by the Peruvian government in 2006, is inside St. Mary’s Church.

The Statue is in a very nice area of the City, flanked by immaculate gardens and a vibrant university culture, after the photos and a nice chat to a Pervian gentleman who was well clued up on William Millers antics, he even went to visit some of his past haunts, we retired to a coffee shop, still had the heart of the City to go through, so a beer was out of the question, even for me.

All I can say about the next chapter through the bustling market streets of Lima, is I am glad it is over, how Ringo guided us the through the streets I will never know, going up one way streets the wrong way, just waving at the drivers with a cheery smile, scooting past the market stalls, selling everything and anything, it was nerve racking for an old git like me, that’s for sure. Was so pleased when we finally made it to the apartment, just relax.

Settle in the place, as we have a few days here and relax relax relax!!