Miles Biked: Total bike miles about 827.72 miles (includes walking bike)
Miles Walked: Total walking miles about 128 miles (not including walking the bike)
Days of biking: 20 days
Location: Ecuador and Peru
Flight information
Total Expenses: ~= $3656.13 USD

Day 1, Saturday, November 15, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 0 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: about 10 miles
Daily elevation gain: 0 feet
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA to Quit, Ecuador
Points of interest:
1. My yellow cab on-line reservation was not valid.
2. Took the bus/ Max to PDX airport
3. Took an unmarked ride to Hotel from Quito airport.
Expenses: $41.50 US– Max, Tip to bagboy at Hotel, Taxi from Quito Airport to Quito, Hotel.
Accommodations: Slept at Sebastian Hotel in Quito, Ecuador

Day 2, Sunday, November 16, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 0 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: about 15 miles
Daily elevation gain: 0 feet
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Points of interest:
1. The equator and bus trip.
2. The old town area of Quito
3. Bike trail to bypass Quito old town
Expenses: $11.25 US– Transportation, food, Equator tourist area entry fee
Accommodations: Slept at Sebastian Hotel in Quito, Ecuador

Day 3, Monday, November 17, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 62.3 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: about 2 mile
Daily elevation gain: 2668 feet
Location: Quito, Ecuador to Latacunga, Ecuador
Points of interest:
1. Lots of traffic leaving Quito
2. Elevation of up to 11,534 vertical feet above sea level
3. Chased by 2 scary German Sheppard’s.
Expenses: $55.85 US– Motel, food
Accommodations: Slept at Hotel Llacta Cunga in Latacunga, Ecuador

Day 4, Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 63.93 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: about 3 miles
Daily elevation gain: 2220 feet
Location: Latacunga, Ecuador to Banos, Ecuador
Points of interest:
1. Missed bypass road for Ambato, had to go through the middle of town.
2. Met French cyclist on his way to Bolivia and beyond.
3. Parade with dancing in the streets.
Expenses: $40.00 US– Hotel
Accommodations: Slept at Monte Real Hostel in Banos, Ecuador

Day 5, Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 41.48 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: about 7 miles
Daily elevation gain: 1335 feet
Location: Banos, Ecuador to Puyo, Ecuador
Points of interest:
1. Bike ride to Amazon
2. Trail for bikes to bypass highway.
3. Hike to Pailon Del Diable falls.
4. I meet people the liven in Rainer, Oregon.
5, Hike to Banos Bellavista.
Expenses: $11.20 US– Transportation (Bus), food, Entry to Pailon Del Diable falls
Accommodations: Slept at Monte Real Hostel in Banos, Ecuador

Day 6, Thursday, November 20, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 35.89 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: about 9 miles
Daily elevation gain: 2481 feet
Location: Banos, Ecuador to Riobamba, Ecuador
Points of interest:
1. Top elevation for the day was 11,877 feet above sea level.
2. Heavy rain started after I checked into my hotel in Riobamba.
3. Could see snow covered mountains coming out of the clouds. Since I had been close to 12,000 feet without any sign of snow, these peaks had to be over 16,000 vertical feet.
Expenses: $32.37 US– Motel, food
Accommodations: Slept at Hotel Libertador in Riobamba, Ecuador

Day 7, Friday, November 21, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 67.16 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: 0 miles without bike
Daily elevation gain: 4723 feet
Location: Riobamba, Ecuador to Side of road between Riobamba and Guayaquil, Ecuador
Points of interest:
1. Could see snowcapped Mountain behind a church
2. Several mountain people with traditional Andean clothes
3. Took bus back to turn off to Guayaquil
4. I cycled over pass with a top elevation of 12,678 feet above sea level.
Expenses: $5.40 US– Transportation, Food
Accommodations: Slept on side of road between Riobamba and Guayaquil, Ecuador

Day 8, Saturday, November 22, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 66.05 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: 3 miles
Daily elevation gain: 758 feet
Location: Side of road between Riobamba and Guayaquil, Ecuador, to La Troncal, Ecuador
Points of interest:
1. Cold night sleeping on the side of the road with all my clothes on.
2. The Police stopped me and took photos of me with my bike.
3. Bought plan tickets and reserved a hotel for the Galapagos Islands.
Expenses: $820.88 US– Transportation Hotel, Food
Accommodations: Slept at Hotel Su Majestad in La Troncal, Ecuador

Day 9, Sunday, November 23, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 51.99 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: 9 mile
Daily elevation gain: 337 feet
Location: La Troncal, Ecuador to Guayaquil, Ecuador
Points of interest:
1. Found bus station and walked around it in Guayaquil.
2. Walked throughout the Malecon 2000 are in Guayaquil.
3. Took the 500 steps to the top of the light house near the Malecon 2000.
Expenses: $61.62 US– Motel, Food
Accommodations: Slept at Manso Boutique Guesthouse in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Day 10, Monday, November 24, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 6.4 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: about 5 miles
Daily elevation gain: 337 feet
Location: Guayaquil, Ecuador to Santa Cruz, Ecuador
Points of interest:
1. The iguanas were sleeping in tree at the Cathedral in Guayaquil
2. Charles Darwin research center in Puerto Ayora.
Expenses: $159.60 US– Food, traveling fee, transportation
Accommodations: Slept at Red Mangrove - AV. FLOREANA S/N Y CUCUVE, Santa Cruz, Ecuador 200101

Day 11, Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 7.19 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: about 7 miles
Daily elevation gain: 163 feet
Location: Santa Cruz, Ecuador
Points of interest:
1. Santa Marie Island where I saw iguanas, crabs, sea lions and exotic wild birds
2. Snorkeling with Sea turtles near Santa Marie Island.
3. Walking next to tortuous in an enclosure on Santa Maria Island.
Expenses: $92.60 US– Tour to Santa Maria Island, food
Accommodations: Slept at Red Mangrove - AV. FLOREANA S/N Y CUCUVE, Santa Cruz, Ecuador 200101

Day 12, Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 2.39 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: about 4 miles
Daily elevation gain: 763 feet
Location: Santa Cruz, Ecuador
Points of interest:
1. When we arrived at Isle Santa Isabela we toured the bay in a small boat were we say sting rays and penguins in the water.
2. Also saw Booby birds, sea iguanas and pelicans from the bay cruise.
3. Went on short hike were we saws in a water channel with sharks and iguanas in the rocks.
4. Saw lots of sea turtle and some fish while snorkeling.
5. Went on island walk to see Flamingoes in what looked like a fresh water lake and then walked to a turtle farm.
6. Walked around a Lagoon on Santa Cruise Island.
Expenses: $126.90 US– Isabela Island Tax, Tour to Isle Isabela, food, T-shirt
Accommodations: Slept at Red Mangrove - AV. FLOREANA S/N Y CUCUVE, Santa Cruz, Ecuador 200101

Day 13, Thursday, November 27, 2014, Thanksgiving day
Daily Bike Miles: 1.91 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: about 10 miles
Daily elevation gain: 67 feet
Location: Santa Cruz, Ecuador to Guayaquil, Ecuador, then onto bus headed to Piura, Peru
Points of interest:
1. Beach at Tortola bay on Isle Santa Cruz.
2. Was pulled aside to check my luggage at GPS airport.
3. Big bus terminal with multiple bus companies in Guayaquil,.
4. Very nice bus for trip from Guayaquil, Ecuador to Piura, Peru.
5. Using the bus made for the easiest border crossing I have ever done in a Latin American country
Expenses: $94.36 US – Transportation, food, Luggage fee, t-shirt
Accommodations: Slept on bus going from Guayaquil, Ecuador to Piura, Peru

Day 14, Friday, November 28, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 75.88 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: 0 mile
Daily elevation gain: 1309 feet
Location: Bus from Ecuador to Piura, Peru to covert south of Piura, Peru
Points of interest:
1. Had taxi drivers watch me assemble my bike and trailer before I cycled off from the bus station.
2. Cycling through the desert, got water from surveyors.
3. Had to sleep in a covert under highway.
Expenses: 11.5 PEN – Water and soda
Accommodations: Slept in a covert under the highway in the desert south of Piura, Peru

Day 15, Saturday, November 29, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 61.46 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: 1 mile
Daily elevation gain: 1090 feet
Location: South of Piura, Peru to Chiclayo, Peru
Points of interest:
1. The shoulder on the highway was not as good as the previous day.
2. Needed water and was given some by a road crew working on a highway covert.
3. Hit by a van in Chiclayo
Expenses: 136 PEN – Motel, food, tips
Accommodations: Slept at Hotel Aura in Chiclayo, Peru

Day 16, Sunday, November 30, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 62.94 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: about 4 miles
Daily elevation gain: 943 feet
Location: Chiclayo, Peru to Pacasmayo, Peru
Points of interest:
1. Talked with a man and his daughter for a while.
2. Was invited into a man’s house and we talked.
3. Charged by wild dogs in the desert.
4. Found a very nice inexpensive hotel on the walk way in front of the beach.
Expenses: 102 PEN – Motel, food, Walk on peer
Accommodations: Slept at La Seta Ion Gran Hotel in Pacasmayo, Peru

Day 17, Monday, December 1, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 99.89 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: 0 mile
Daily elevation gain: 1669 feet
Location: Pacasmayo, Peru to Huanchaco, Peru
Points of interest:
1. Neat big white long legged birds on beach near hotel.
2. Much further ride than expected to Huanchaco
3. Met cyclist that had started in Buenos Aries and cycled to Ussuilla and heading to Mexico. (Their blog is vagamondes.blogspot.com).
4. Arrived in Huanchaco after sunset.
Expenses: 95 PEN – Motel, food
Accommodations: Slept at Huanchaco international hotel in Huanchaco, Peru

Day 18, Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 24.37 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: about 6 mile
Daily elevation gain: 292 feet
Location: Huanchaco, Peru to Trujillo, Peru to bus headed to Lima, Peru
Points of interest:
1. Straw fishing boats at Huancayo, Peru beach.
2. The ruins at Chan Chan.
3. Taxi took me a long ways to non-functional bus terminal, then I took a Taxi back to functional bus station.
4. Nice bus to Lima from Trujillo, Peru
Expenses: $10.00 US + 185.50 PEN – Bus, food, tour, Chan Chan entry fee, Trujillo visitor guide
Accommodations: Slept at bus going from Trujillo, Peru to Lima, Peru

Day 19, Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 22.22 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: about 7 miles
Daily elevation gain: 121 feet
Location: Bus headed to Lima, Peru to Lima, Peru
Points of interest:
1. Almost hit a cart that cut me off.
2. Found nice bike trails in the Mariflower district of Lima
3. Most of the hotels in Mariflower had no rooms available.
4. took a city tour to historic part of Lima, neat buildings and parliament building.
5. Went through museum in a basement of a building in historic area. Lots of Jewelry and old ceramic.
6. In the old church there were thousands of human bones in the basement.
Expenses: $140.00 US + 152.5 PEN – Hotel, food, tour
Accommodations: Slept at Miraflores Pacifc Hotel (old name Airport Inn) in Lima (Miraflores district), Peru

Day 20, Thursday, December 4, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 37.47 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: about 8 miles
Daily elevation gain: 422 feet
Location: Lima, Peru
Points of interest:
1. Took tour of Pachacamac archeological area. They had a hairless dog there.
2. Took test ride to Lima International Airport from my hotel in Miraflores
3. Found some great Indian/ Inca Markets in Miraflores.
Expenses: $44.00 US + 96.45 PEN – Tour, food, Souvenirs
Accommodations: Slept at Miraflores Pacific Hotel (old name Airport Inn) in Lima (Miraflores district), Peru

Day 21, Friday, December 5, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 35.75 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: about 10 miles
Daily elevation gain: 366 feet
Location: Lima, Peru
Points of interest:
1. Long ride south, through Barranco district to Chorrillos district
2. I bought lots of souvenirs at Indian and Inca markets.
3. Cycled to airport from motel in Miraflores.
4. Changed clothes on road near airport.
Expenses: $30 US + 271.50 PEN – Souvenirs, food
Accommodations: Slept in airplane during flight from Lima, Peru to Portland, Oregon, USA

Day 22, Saturday, December 6, 2014
Daily Bike Miles: 1.05 miles
Approximate daily walking Miles: about 8 miles
Daily elevation gain: 0 feet
Location: Lima, Peru to Portland, Oregon, USA
Points of interest:
1. Empty seats next to me from Peru and from Salt lake City
2. Assembled bike and took max home.
Expenses: $2.5 US– Max (Train) ride home from airport.
Accommodations: Slept at home in Portland, Oregon