{"id":2059,"date":"2001-09-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-09-08T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-south-america-en\/2001\/09\/09\/j11-9-9-2001\/"},"modified":"2001-09-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2001-09-08T22:00:00","slug":"j11-9-9-2001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-south-america-en\/2001\/09\/09\/j11-9-9-2001\/","title":{"rendered":"J11 &#8211; 9\/9\/2001"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size:  10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\" class=\"montitre\"><b>SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9<sup>th<\/sup>  \/ DAY 11<o:p>  <\/o:p>  <\/b>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size:  10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\">&nbsp;<o:p>   10km downhill toget to the bridge Pampas, we  cross the rio Pampas, then 65km uphill from 2030m to an altitude of 4200m where  we\u2019ll sleep tonight. Roller coaster day. Succession of climbs and descents  between 2000m and 4300m in altitude to Cusco. The stage is particularly  difficult. Today\u2019s words are: \u201c You must<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp;  <\/span>be really determined to manage that\u201d.Serge keeps thinking of his goal  RIO.<o:p>  <\/o:p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size:  10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\">It\u2019s 35\u00b0, it\u2019s boiling hot. Serge wears the  local hat, a red Bandana, wet on the inside to give him some freshness and to  protect him from the UV.He has sunburn on the left side of his neck. The  luminosity here is very strong and even when it\u2019s cold, we must protect  ourselves.<o:p>  <\/o:p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size:  10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\">Serge\u2019s just had a chat with English people on  a motorbike and in a four wheel-drive. They\u2019re travelling from Cape Horn to  Alaska, 25 000km. It\u2019s the kind of meeting which makes your day.<o:p>  <\/o:p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size:  10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\">Oppressive heat, flies and mosquitoes keep  pestering us, we easily get irritable.<o:p>  <\/o:p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<div id=\"galPhoto\">\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-south-america-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/11\/img_3437.jpg\" >&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-south-america-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/11\/img_3450.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-south-america-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/11\/img_3455.jpg\" >&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-south-america-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/11\/img_3457.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-south-america-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/11\/img_3488.jpg\" >&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-south-america-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/11\/img_3502.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-south-america-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/11\/img_3517.jpg\" >&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-south-america-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/11\/img_3557.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-south-america-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/11\/img_3524.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th \/ DAY 11 &nbsp; 10km downhill toget to the bridge Pampas, we cross the rio Pampas, then 65km uphill from 2030m to an altitude of 4200m where we\u2019ll sleep tonight. Roller coaster day. Succession of climbs and descents between 2000m and 4300m in altitude to Cusco. The stage is particularly difficult. 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