I´ll make a list.
1- Getting in in the first place (Border faff) 26th Aug
2- Smashed Wingmirror/hostage drama 28th Aug
3- Burst front tyre on mountain pass 31st Aug
4- Dead batteries at Chan Chan 1st Sep
5- Stuck in the mud on track to Hatun Machay 3rd Sept
6- 2 flat inner rear tyres 3rd Sept
7- Truck fell off bottle jacks (twice!) while trying to fix the tyres 6th Sept
On top of all this I've not been acclimatising well. I whiled away 3 days at Hatun Machay 4300m waiting for my headache to go away (everyone else was managing) but just before it did, vomiting and Diarrhea kicked in, so I decided to cut my losses and return to town for some R&R. So far this has taken the form of a huge pizza, a shower, sunbathing and ice cream. mmmhmmm.
I plan to rejoin the others in a day or 2, but a decent curry and a full english breakfast are definitely on the menu before then!
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| Beach Engineering |
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| Getting involved |
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| The "Rock Forest" Hatun Machay |
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| Seb cutting loose on a 7a |
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| How to unstick a 14T truck... |
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| Placa Verde sector of Hatun Machay |
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| Oh sh!t |
Nice blog calum, cool keeping up with your big red bus adventures. Last 10 days sounds pretty difficult mate, hope you feel better soon. We were so grand july at altitute thought you'd be fine at 4300m, the body is a strange machine! Also nice one crushing 7a!
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