Having arrived in Arequipa and whilst searching out some accommodation, I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned to see a short plump guy with a big friendly smile. It turns out that he was to be our 'Mr Fixit'.
He pointed us in the direction of some accommodation which we did not actually stumble across until 2 days later, he sorted out Des a tour from Arequipa to Macchu Pichu, he found me a great mechanic for Daisy and actually took us their in a taxi and sorted out Des a peloqueria (or something like) to get his barnet cut.
The centre around Plasa de Armas is stunning.
Quaint, wonderful architecture, great food and the list goes on. We are staying in a small, old hotel that feels a bit like an oasis and is 'just what the doctor ordered'.
I took Daisy to the mechanic that we had found. Cesar collected me from the hotel and led the way to his workshop. The fact that he was not riding some Chinese putt putt but a Kawasaki ZZR600 gave me confidence that he was an experienced mechanic and did not sell bottled gas for a living.
He spent the first 10 minutes just shaking his head but had to stop for fear of it coming loose. Within 2 hours he had removed the dodgy, fire risk bodge wiring, reinstalled my original starter switch and tracked the problem to a connector that was not fully home and all for only 35 soles. On the way home I took Daisy for a wash to celebrate. So Cesar Mayorga tel 958118289 turned out to be a great find.
This is the view I get most evenings whilst skyping Silvana. I can think of worse views :-)
Good to see that you are still with us.some rest time during a major ride is always a good idea, as you are no doubt aware, but what happened to the coca leaves? I thought you had found the silver bullet viv a vis altitude sickness.Keep going my friend, we need more travel yarns.
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