Breakfast on the road - and interested mutts

Finally we got out of Salta and what a terrific ride. A winding, lush, mountain pass. Gentle inclines, long, slow descents, the road was winding and twisting around the sides of the mountain. We passed beautiful lakes, jungle like greenery (including a wonderful plant that coated tress making them gorilla arms). This road was the most fun to ride and I reckon a bike is the best way to see it.

Gorilla Arms

The campsite was 3km before the town, so a 70km day became a 77km day, going to and fro.
The campsite was almost empty, except for some scouts nearby who were rigging up ropes in the tree and later a group of tossers turned up to play their music at max volume, as is their wont in Argentina. They played the shitparade well into the night and then again in the morning.

A wee doggy (a brindle Jack Russel, a mild little thing) has taken to us and cuddled up with me in the evening, even though we haven't (and won't) feed her. I was sad to chuck her off the thermarest when it was bed time.

dist 77.53km
ride time 5:13:54
average 14.8kph
max 42.5kph
starting alti 1180
trip alti 644
max alti 1539