The truth is not at the end of the Road but it is the road itself ….

The Panamericana is a long long road on 24000 km from Alaska to Ushuaia, following Western Coast of the 2 Americas (north and South) with some incursions in the Cordillera. Since Bogota , I am often of this road and I like it despite some very rude landscape. It is 9 meters wide with roadsides that can be very good and sometimes that do not exist at all! Buses and trucks accept cyclists on their road between the 2 white lanes if there is nobody in front, otherwise you must go away… Rearview mirror is very useful. I rode several hours during the night to reach a town but I assume it is not reasonable!

Many various people met along this road: some walking hours, penitent holding the cross, other cyclists (Martin and Wendy from Holland), trcusk which stop to let you go inside (forbidden by the internal rules!), small restaurants sometimes: Clémenté offered me the meal and I signed the Gold book reserved to Cyclists, Leon (81 yrs old) wanted to know everything about my trip and … keep my glasses! Lots of crosses on the roadsides to remind you that this road is full of dangers: beware sleeping and technical problems on vehicles after too many kms!

I am going to stay 2 days in Lima and before riding further south, I will take a few more Spanish lessons in a school!

When the moon separated from the Earth, she forgot to bring Sechura Desert with!  Small size (like Brittany ) but big empty space! In the North, no “corons” (sorry Pierre Bachelet!) but petrol sources and no plants, no herbs, only very dry floor. A few people try to survive here but in very difficult conditions.

A few cities too like Tularat with its air base equipped with old Sukhoy 17 aircrafts ans its Redemptor Christ which is dominating the whole city: it is the kingdom of Wind with plastic bags hung to leaf-less trees and electric cables.
I had 3 ways to bike across: East, West or Middle> I chose the middle, 250 km of huge loneliness with very strong front wind. I was told (even by Lauda, the young American who was giving lessons of environmental protection (thank you ) “There is nothing there, no eating places, no houses, nothing… » in fact yes, a few restaurants hidden in cabins and I even managed to sleep there!  Wind from South is present every day and I am starting being fed up with it. Climbing mountains, it is not easy but at least, you receive your award when you reach the top: clouds, spectacular scenery, the long downhill afterwards…. But fighting against the wind, it is very hard mentally and hearing the wind blowing is very tiring. Sometimes, I go bak in the opposite direction to realize how fun it would be if the Wind was blowing from the North
I have adopted the "Contador" posture with elbows on the handlebar bag, I increase speed with  3 -4 km/h but more muscle soreness. It will last about 2 months like this, I was told! August and September, I have to ride along the Pacific Ocean during 1000 km more; tonight I am at a distance of 800 km before Lima .

Ah! Yes we have already done 30000 km and Magic is still in a very good shape!  2 days ago, I met Matheus, a Brazilian who is WALKING ACCROSS South America ! With a 25 kg-bag and a banner! Thanks to him, I forgot the front wind during a few hours!