San Antonio de Los Cobres, La Puna, Argentina. 15-6-2010

Odometer: 7484.4 miles

Altitude: 3878 meters

We got up early and left late for an excellent ride from Salta, up and over the pass at 4080 meters to San Antonio de Los Cobres. The road was very dusty and dirty. The wind wasn´t too bad. The sun was bright. The canyon was very impressive, full of beautiful colors. La Poderosa suffered a bit with altitude sickness, but not as much as Uncle Walter. Once there we found an excellent hostel, Hostal de Cielo. We unloaded the bikes a bit and headed out to see the Viaduct, a bridge that the train to the clouds uses en route to Chile. The sunset on the way back to San Antonio was spectacular as well. We parked our bikes in the dining room of the hostal, had a great dinner and went to bed early.

Tomorrow we head to La Qiaca, the last town in Argentina, for preparation into Bolivia.

Fun was had by all.

Uncle Walter

Happy Birthday Little One!!!!!!