We had to cross two climbs that topped out at over 4100m on the first day out of Copacabana. Between the two, we crossed the lake on a rickety wooden ferry. Which felt okay when loaded with a couple of 4 x 4's and our bikes but I wouldn't have been very sure about, say a bus...
Came across a cluster of hotels 20 miles or so later, but since we hadn't reached our target of 50, we decided to ride onto the next town to crash there. Bit of a mistake. There was nowhere to stay. Neither there, or the next town, or in fact the next either. So as the sun set, we crept off the road to put the tent up.
The good news was that when we got up we were only 30 miles from La Paz. The traffic built steadily as we got closer to the capital. Not a problem, bar the collectivo drivers pulling in front of us at any moment to drop off a fare. Then an easy cruise down the Autopista into town and hopefully a decent night's sleep. Should be. The hotel has a strictly enforced curfew, of, oh 3am. Maybe not.
La Paz...
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