Originally Posted by
John N
I love the ingenuity and capitalism of non "first world" countries. In the USA, the government would shut down the road and spend $100 million and 3 years to replace the road all while the entire time the locals are severely inconvenienced and definitely not allow the locals to do what the wonderful Columbians did with the pulley system, even if the cheated the tourist.
Hope that is the last of unpleasant surprises on your tour. Tailwinds, John
Definitely. I certainly appreciated the innovative solution. And the price was not unreasonable even if it may have been more than the locals paid.
Having said that, if the cable had snapped and dropped my bike 50m or on someone's head I may have ended-up with a different view on things! (One of my brake hoods did actually get bent in the process but I'm not sure how and it's still working fine).
I dare say it will not be the last unpleasant surprise on this kind of trip, but hopefully they all work out this well - thanks!