Eventually, after losing nearly 1800 metres of height, it was time to begin the ascent back up again. Although the air is cool and crisp at these heights, I was soon sweating like a good un. Initially, the inclines were gentle, but they became more demanding as the road went up a series of switchbacks.

It was tough work at the end, but the town of Ibarra materialised sooner than I expected, which was great, as the clouds had started to darken. I took a room at a relatively expensive hotel at 17 dollars, which has hot water, wifi and included breakfast, as I really couldnt be bothered to cycle around finding somewhere else. As it turned out, i needed the access to the internet, as a prospective buyer for advertising space on my website became an actual buyer of advertising space, and i had to set the code up. 180 dollars for the year buys them a banner you can see in the top right hand corner for Booked.net. Have a travel related site you would like to advertise?? Just contact me !! This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it