Tuesday, May 23, 2006
"The World's Most Dangerous Road"
This term is a little overrated, as the road through the Copper Canyon in Mexico has bigger drops off the edges and is steeper and rougher, but it lacks one thing: The volume of traffic and the amount of crashes!
I took the option of riding a bike back down the mountain rather than driving, and I got to beat up the rental bike on the trip!
After all, just because it is above 4000 meters and a little up hill and you've run out of pavement there is no reason to be in the van . . .
Did I say it gets a little narrow?
Just watch the first step; after that it gets easy.
The bottom: beer o'clock.
It took most of the day, and after we reached the bottom it was time for a quick beer. Then off to a Hotel/Restaurant for a shower and lunch. Then the drive up the 3000 meters and 130 Ks back to La Paz at 7 pm. I was really just happy that some other person was driving!
