wild camp 2 - wild camp 3

21 March, 40 km, total 4379 km

This was a very nice ride in the mountains on ok gravel!
In the morning, we got an early start. And cold! down jackets and warm gloves on, but as soon as the sun hit our way it became nice and warm.

Not knowing if the river would be at reach during the day, we took some water from a smaller creek flowing down the mountain side. This is when we first met a chilean roadworker on his pick-up. After chatting some minutes, he said he would keep an eye on us the following two days. Just in case we would need some help getting over the pass. Nice guy!
We were waiting for a headache to show us we were approaching 4000 m over sea level, but, instead, we came to a sign telling us we had already climbed above that level. And we were still feeling totally alright. The training on Bolivia altiplano was still helping us.
We took more water from a creek. This was a good choice as we did not meet any more for the day.
The camp spot was surrounded by stunning mountains. We guessed we were at about 4300 m, were waiting us a cold night and took all our clothes on us. It proved to be the coldest night of the trip and we clutched to each other to hold the warmth.