Farther
on down the road, I met up with an older German couple, who were doing the Ruta
del Vino by car. They asked if LP-111
rejoins LP-1 farther down (it does), and I had the man do a portrait photo for
me, while I practiced my rather rusty German speech.
Harvesting
Canary pine needles for fuel in a furnace, and also helps to reduce the natural
fire hazard a bit - fires here can be very destructive of the natural beauty.
Massive
downhill coming back - hard to believe you have climbed as much as the downhill
seems. And because it is on the main road, LP-1, it
is also quite fast – fabulous descent….
Most
of it has switchbacks (great practice!), and except for the last couple of
kilometers, is pretty much dead straight, before the turn-off back into
Puntagorda.....
The
route map, with elevation profile….
