Friday 18th April 2025 Nuevo Chimbote to Trujillo
We were heading to the same bar that gave us directions last night but got sidetracked by the noodles. In the end, we had to stop for a large plate of noodles and vegetables, or chicken in Bingo’s case. If they have it, we eat it! A few beers made it even better. On the way back to our place, we did a bit of shopping, sneaking in some chocolate while the quartermaster wasn’t looking.

The same morning routine: porridge before leaving, and I let Bingo have some chocolate, which made him happy. We hit the road just before 6, first finding an ATM, then getting onto the open road. It was a bit tricky this morning, but we navigated through the busy towns before and after Chimbote, managing to avoid the chaotic taxi and put-put drivers. I was relieved to finally be on the open road charging down the pacific highway, just as we like it, heading towards nowhere important just north, have few places in mind just see how the day rocks. First little break just as the sun is breaking through ” Restaurante Las Rocas” just after the Santa River, nice coffee and soft drink, set us up for the day.

On we go without a care in the world, living the ultimate dream, though I am sure we are being followed! not by a security car as was in China, this time it’s a sugar cane truck, been seeing the same truck for the last two days, you cant miss it, as it looks like a birds nest travelling along the road, dropping bits of sugar cane all over the place. it always stops just as we are having a break, then sneakily gets going again as we leave, playing mind games with us, tried to look in the cab, but it’s that high I cant see in to it, good fun though as we always overtake it going down hill, then he pulls up along side of us when we start climbing, staring at us through dark sun glasses, like some Eastern European spy years ago, just my mind playing games with me, but it’s always there!

Enough of the espionage / spy stuff get on with the riding, pushed on to San José, had a little lunch stop, both feeling good, so lets keep riding, only had about 14 mile to go, but we can always change that, which we did, do not want to make this all to easy, so had a beer, looked at the maps and decided to head towards Trujillo about 25 miles away, we will soon sort that out, just after we got going noticed the birds nest truck pulled over, when we went past it started going again, all very strange, but quite funny.

Just pushed on through the last 25 miles, bit of rolling hills, and the Pacific Ocean in the foreground, through a slight sea mist, one last little climb then a descent into the outskirts of Trujillo, Bingo has whatsapped a hotel, all good as we descend, overtaking the dammed sugar cane truck again, pull into the disco hotel, music blaring pool ready, its holiday time again, after nearly 90 miles we both need it.

They made us feel so welcomes, even going out to the local shop to get us some yogurt for the morning, nice relaxing evening, swim, few beers then eat! not checked where the birds nest truck is yet, leave that till the morning will add a bit of excitement.