We had had to have our bikes out of the restaurant by 7am, so we were up early again, but this appears to be a normal thing cause we go to bed early. We don't like to be out after dark to much. Anyways, we are off down the road with 120kms to Cusco. The first thing to greet us is more heavenly paved twists for about 1/2 hour, then road repairs due to many washouts from there winter weather. More twists, more little towns to slow down for and then before we knew it, Cusco. Wow, 375,000 population. We motored into town and the drivers are the usual crazy. Martina Had warned us that they have helped many people ship there bikes from here because of accidents, so we are on high alert. followed the road into Historic Central and parked to find a internet cafe. We needed to find the Norton Rats Pub because it is owned by and American biker that came down years ago and stayed. He is a mender of Horizons Unlimited and has been in contact with Adrienne. Funny thing, the internet cafe that we stopped at was 4 blocks from the Pub. The pub overlooks the Plaza De Armas central plaza and easy to find. We end up stopping to a a police where to park and he gives us a police escort to a hotel not a block away from the pub. We are here now. The Casa Grande Lodging is rustic, but has been updated. When one is so close to the center of everything, the prices always are reflected for the convenience. At the Hotel , there are 6 other bikes with riders from France, Brazil and Australia. We arrange to meet at the Norton Rats for 6pm. After beer and Hamburgers, Good conversation in English, Michael and I leave our follow travelers and head to the plaza to watch Halloween Fireworks. Our fireworks displays pail in comparison tho these. They shoot projectiles past the church into the air and massive explosions of light and sound, at t he same time they have these willow racks with fireworks attached going off with things going round and round and up and down and shapes and and and… Thats the day, good night.
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