Stage 9, Bahia Asunción – Villa Alberto Andrés Alvarado Arámburo, 1/28/2023

This was a long stage, little over 70 miles and on my heavy touring bike this can be a challenge. The weather was beautiful and the forecast called for mostly favorable wind and it indeed turned out that way
The dead sea areas with salt were very interesting. Towards the end of the ride I saw a bike race or an organized bike training ride. I wasn’t quite sure, there is a video at the end of this blog.
In Villa Alberto Andrés Alvarado Arámburo I checked into the same hotel as last time, and I even got the same room that I had last time.
I was worried about this stage because of its length and also because of the possibility of bad wind, but I made it and it was not so hard. 😀