Trujillio to Lima Peru

We got up refreshed after an early night. Not much to tell you about today. We ripped across desert, desert and more desert type landscape.  Nothing but rocks and sand in every direction. Some of it was along the ocean. It was nice to roll at 80 MPH plus and we did just that. Not having to worry about mud holes, rocks and slippery surfaces. The only worry we had was cross winds and cops. So we cranked out 400 plus miles with only one problem….

We both learned along time ago to slow down when you enter local towns in the US. So we slow down when we come into to towns. Most of the time only to be passed by trucks/busses/cars/donkeys/goats/mototaxi’s while were doing the speed limit of 35 KPH (22 MPH!) Thats crazy slow when you have just been going 90MPH!

So we roll over this hill coming into town, both of us are slowing down and this cop comes running into the street waving his little red flashlight. (Like the ones they use to guide airplanes at the gate) So he waves Dan over to the shoulder and I follow him in. The cop is explaining Timmy is in the well again, We’re both wearing our helmets/earplugs etc. So Dan takes like 10 minutes to take off his gear while the cop is waving his arms and gesturing…Dan then starts explaining I don’t speak any Spanish. The cop continues his tirade. Takes Dans documents back to the truck. Where him and his partner discuss how much they can fleece these gringo's for….. Meanwhile another truck with a couple of cops in it are sitting close to us. One starts chatting up Dan in Spanish. “Its a serious violation to exceed the speed limited here in the desert.” He has to repeat his statement 3 or 4 times because buses and trucks are blasting past at twice the speed we were going… Dan says “no entiendo” “timmy fell in the well?” They get tired and drive off.  So the first copper comes back with his little clipboard and I’m thinking Dan is toast. He has yet to talk to me. I guess he didn’t catch me speeding. Dan was leading when we crested the hill.  So he starts out with a bunch more machine gun Spanish, pointing, gesturing and the like. Dan continues “no entiendo, no entiendo, no entiiendo” He then writes a number down on his clip board… 100.00 US! Says your not getting your passport back till you pay up! Dan says no no no, I don’t have have it and turns his pockets inside out…  In broken Spanish he asked him to see the radar…. The cops stalls and points to the number again. This goes on for about 15 minutes back and forth with the cop trying to explain what he did wrong. All the while Dan saying no entiendo….Then the cop all the sudden just does a 180. Asks in Spanish how we like Peru? In perfect Spanish Dan answer. Peru is muy bonita! gracias amigo! He then hands Dan his doc’s and says have a good trip….

Two miles later were doing 90 again…Talking about the fact we have visited 10 countries and not donated a dime to any law enforcement…. We are wearing out Teflon suits! We’re not the motobrothers they're looking for. With only 3 countries left hopefully our luck will hold….

Tomorrow we ride south.

Cheers!