Monday, June 30, 2008

The Road to Salta - Part 9

Sunday 15th Monday 16th

We set off late to allow time for the sun to gain strength after a freezing night shivering for warmth. Well freezing for Dani and I. Michael, camped atop the coals of last night´s fire complains of being too warm in his tent, until we silence him with hostile stares....

A day of miles... endless tarmac.... pedals tick tock in time.



We pass buildings straight out of a Star Wars set in Santa Maria...



Time and mile pass... tick tock...



We descend. Trees absent at higher altitudes return to the landscape. The night is still freezing; so for warmth, we burn some of them.

Monday - We ride into Cafayate, another wine town at the entrance to stunning canyon country. We collect bottles from roadside artisans to fortify us against the cold of the coming night. Try before you buy reveals more sherry than wine and inner warmth at least for tonight is assured.



The road meanders sinuously....



Past awesome Martian rockscape... with names such as "Devil´s throat", "The Obelisk", "The Amphitheatre" and "The Toad"



At camp we witness a moonrise as the earth burns gold...



Climbing a small escarpment the river blazes crimson, as warmth and light drain from the day....



I descend and drain crimson warmth from a bottle of the strong stuff.... It´s another late night around the camp fire.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

When they build those big hublot replica numerals pit of tritium tubes. I know a lot of people find it honey or immature but it is a distinctive adaptation unique to Ball and creates massive amounts of legibility. Would have liked rolex replica sale store as well. I know they make solid replica watches and the company has a serious heritage but they remain a tainted brand to me. I also think many of their designs, like this watch, are a bit heavy handed and while they excel at legibility they lack rado replica sale and efficiency in design. I anticipate I learn a shocking and also highly entertaining figure, since I keep hearing from replica watches sale people and watchmakers how most customers is care to have the faintest idea. They just like the more complex look lent by the pushers and sub dials and all the fancy text. The watches store is so ridiculously over the top in its readouts and functionalities, it goes beyond the most stretched replica watches sale of utility in an impressive way, even by luxury watch standards.