December 5, 2018
Discretion is the better part of valour
We woke up early (but not as early as yesterday) and enjoyed a couple of peanut butter and banana wraps before packing up and heading out of beautiful Hacienda Yuncu - really, if you can, you should go there!
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We were both feeling better, but wanted to be cautious about our approach to today after yesterday's fiasco. Jim tells me that when he worked at a mill, earlier in his life, he had to work in a room that was very very hot, but at least then he could take a break. He said yesterday was worse for him than any day in that room! He had felt pretty dizzy whenever we stopped, which was a bit alarming to hear about the day after! So, we determined to take it slow heading down to Ticul and see what the options were for us from there.
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Taking is slow and stopping for a few little breaks along the way, we eventually made the 22 km to Ticul and found our way into the city centre and the Cafe "El Jardin" Restaurant. The lovely young lady who waited on us had no problem with us bringing the bikes right into the restaurant and she even spoke English - what a bonus for us!!! We enjoyed a plate of fruit and some toast.
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While there, we asked her if there was a collectivo that could take us to Santa Elena. The decision had been made on the ride down, given how weak we both were still feeling and the knowledge that a big hill awaited us just past Ticul. With the help of this guardian angel, a taxi driver showed up who would direct us to where the bus was ready to leave.
After a very quick ride through town, we made it to the station where it appeared they had held the bus for us! The little busses that go from town to town are like big vans and hold probably 12 people. We were able to put one bike in the storage under the bus, along with the panniers, but the other bike would not go. No problem! There was one bench seat open and they just put the bike there!
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The drive up and over the hill was quick and we were very happy with our decision. Watching out the window, we both acknowledged that there was no way on this day that we would have been able to get up and over.
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Once in Santa Elena, the driver dropped off the other passengers and delivered us directly to our hotel for the next three nights, The Pickled Onion. We have read many bike blogs of people cycling through this area and had seen numerous pictures of this place. It was one of our "must dos" on this trip and we were more than happy to arrive, no matter how we got there!
Today's ride: 22 km (14 miles)
Total: 94 km (58 miles)
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