OVERLAND JOURNAL FALL 201943food,jetlag,budgetaccommodation,cold showers,nightdriv-
ing,poorplanning,andgenerallackofprofessionalismfromtheir
guidescompletelyin stride.
Evenbetter,wemanagedto getthemto LaPazin timefortheir
onwardflight.Ourfirstoutingas aninternationaloverlandairport
shuttle and tour guiding service was a resounding success.Descendingfromover4,500metersatLaCumbre,aboveLa
Pazdownto 1,200metersat Coroicois popularwithmountainbik-
erswhodon’twanttopedaluphill,whichis probablythemostfun
waytoenjoythisroad.Thenumberssoundedimpressive,andthe
roadcertainlywas.
However,afterthenarrow,windingswitchbacksandtunnelsof
Peru,thislazyjungleroadseemedcharmingratherthanterrifying.
Theviewswere,ofcourse,spectacular;a perfect,scenicendtothe
journeybeforea hastyretreattoLaPazforanearly-morningflight.
We’repleased toreport thatBen’s parentsnotonlysurvived
their whirlwind tour but enjoyed it. They took the dodgy street