Coroico - Bolivia

At the bottom of the ride we were supposed to be staying in a relaxing paradise for 5 nights. The town is called Coroico. It is usually really warm and there is a swimming pool. Unfortunately it has been raining the whole time, and the low cloud covers the apparently amazing mountain views. We had left it to do all our washing here, so without dryers, we were lucky to have managed! Our trainers were also soaked and muddy from our mountain biking experience, so they got a wash in the shower, and spent a couple of nights in the sauna! My trainers didn´t fair too well from the sauna experience. One shrunk and the other started coming apart! They were a mess. I even resorted to using black thick electrical tape - very attractive! They had to get me through the next 5 days though, until I was able to throw them away, and get access to another pair. We paid more than usual for our room, and even got an upgrade because we were staying a while. It was plush. Two story, huge bathroom, lounge area with TV, a balcony with a hammock, and upstairs was the bedroom, TV and large opening windows. Shame about the weather! We did though meet up with a guy from Wales whom we had met before on the west coast of Australia, some 6 months earlier. Unexpectantly Ian had received an email from Luke saying he was not only in South America, but then Bolivia, and then that he and his group of friends where a day behind us. It was really nice to meet up with him for one night here, and then again in the jungle. That is one of the cool things about meeting people whilst traveling, and then sometimes having the opportunity of meeting up again; whether it be in the same country or another.