Finally in Asuncion, headed home.

Finally flew into Asuncion after changing some flights.  Torrential downpour on what was meant to be the day of arrival for many teams.  Unfortunately, I doubt very much if anyone has made it past La Paz on a mototaxi yet.  Finally heading home after what has turned out to be a very dear 4 days on a mototaxi.

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Been in puno since lunch yesterday. Tried fixing up the bike but everything was closed for a bank holiday. Toured lake titicaca and saw the reed islands. Currently with 4 other groups trying to get more papers to get into bolivia while Nick services the bike. Argh!!!@

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Tried to make it further but it is too cold! Snow on the side of the road and very chilly. Will head down to puno tomorrow and spend the day waiting for our papers to arrive at 630. Currently we just ate Chinese food at 12000 ft and are off to bed in a indoor motel with the mototaxi parked in front of our door!

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on our way to puno. We will not make it tonight but are gunning for Santa Rosa which happens to be beyond the highest climb of the whole tri ** some text is missing **

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made it to cusco! Quick lunch then a stop at the ruins and off by 2 to head towards Puno. Ran into the 2 Brits and the Italian with a broken wheel, hope they have a speedy recovery! .

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way past this location about 3 hours from cusco in a cute town called curaho. Nick loved the drive today and wishes he had discovered the roads in Peru sooner! All is well with perused and abused!

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Left huancayo at 8 arrived in ayacucho at 715. Hoping for cusco by saturday late afternoon!

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arrived in ayacucho at 715 pm left huancayo this morning at 8 am. Hoping to make cusco by saturday afternoon!

In Group 2, itching to go

So there have already been some setbacks in the trip--we haven´t even left yet.  Paperwork for the mototaxis has taken longer than expected, and the first 16 of 60 teams will be leaving this morning, we hope.  We´re in the second group, which we hope will be able to leave this afternoon.

 **Please stay tuned for updates.  I´m not sure exactly how they will work yet, but I think that we will text our location and a quote to a certain number, and it will show up on a map and you can check our progress.  You have to figure out where in this website the right map is.  I don´t think it is here.**

 thanks for the support!  we met our goal thanks to my dad´s huge contribution and the unexpected but much appreciated donation from the original peruvian adventurer, colin´s mom!