A little road leads all the way from Arequipa through the Salinas national park to Ouno at the Titicaca lake. It would be a pretty long way though and so we thought of instead take a daytrip with no luggage to a laguna in the Salinas NP. It turned out to be a great idea. First because the lake was really nice, and more importantly, we didn’t have any luggage with us: the road was a killer for being on the bikes.

In endless curves it ran up a mountain. The road was one of the dustiest roads I have ever been on. In the curves the dust was 20cm deep with loose rocks underneath. So if you didn’t have enough speed your front wheel would slide and bounce from one side to the other. The only safe way beside speed was foot peddling through (Christies “powerwalk”).

We were covered in dust. But it was also a road of fantastic views.

The next day we packed our bikes and took the main road to Puno. It was a great ride: good tarmac, a lot of Vacunas, Lamas and Alpacas, a wonderful landscape.

We enjoyed it a lot. It was very relaxing.

ON the way into Salani NP

Some nice view points

Road was pretty dusty

The Laguna Salinas and some smokey Volcanoe

I decided that one selfi would be enough. The running back and forth was just too much…

Great landscapes

The Misti.

Everything around the road was covered in thick dust.

Christy is fighting her way through the soft dust.

It is a combination of 20cm of powder and rolling rocks underneath. Very mean to motorbikers.

On the main road to Puna

Many animals on the way

Proofed by this sign.

Laguna Lagunillas

Somebody is selling some really warm clothing…

The road crosses through wonderful rock formations.

Family transport andean style

Now thats a cute road sign…