I was back on Pan American Hwy with the semi-truck traffic.
That’s when I know I’m where I belong. We went through one roundabout and I
could swear I picked the wrong exit. Blanche recalculated and we kept going.
The road was good but I always had a feeling we were on the wrong road. Toward
the end I was driving on roads that were too narrow and there were no
semi-trucks. She tried to drag me down gravel field roads. I finally put my
foot down and wouldn’t drive them. There were black top roads paralleling the
gravel roads. She picked the gravel roads because it was a shorter faster
route. She worked me over pretty good today. If I ever get that feeling I’m on the
wrong road again, I have to trust that and go back and check the signs that I
picked the right road. Eventually, she got me back to the Pan American Hwy.
That was an adventure.
The story of my trip from Minnesota down to the tip of South America and back via motorcycle.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Long Ride - 15 February 2018
15 February 2018 – I woke up and knew I had not checked out
my route for today. According to Blanche, it would be a 180 Mile/300 Kilometer
ride, and all I have to do is follow the Pan American Hwy. I also needed to
find a hotel for the night in Tacna, Peru. I spent a bit of time hunting on the
internet and finally found a hotel I liked. It was Hotel Holiday Suites.
Everything perfect: wi-fi, good price and secure parking. I got the GPS
Coordinates figured out and written down. I was good to go after breakfast. I
was loaded and off before 10:00 a.m. Actually, a rather late start. Blanche
staggered around a bit but she eventually got me out of town.
From there on into Tacna, Peru I drove through a lot of
brown desert. I entered Tacna just at sun down and my trip odometer showing I
had driven 250+ Miles / 402+ Kilometers. Slightly more than the 180 miles / 300
Kilometers she predicted before I left this morning. I entered in my GPS coordinates
to take me to the Hotel Holiday Suites. Everything went well but when I arrived
at my destination there was no hotel. I’m near the hotel, but there was no
hotel to be seen. I’m pissed: I keep coming up short and not finding my hotels.
Rounding off the numbers in the decimal seconds must be affecting me finding
the hotels. I never did find Hotel Holiday Suites and ended up staying in Hostal
Montana Suites. It’s ok, but it’s not my first choice in where I wanted to
stay. I talked to Mary and bitched about Blanche being so annoying. I took the
night off and went and got something to eat.
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