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Today Carsten went to Santa Cruz and from there to Roque de los Muchachos and back. But I didn't want to sit in the car for so many hours, so I decided to go cycling again. I went to Los Llanos and from there up to Barros. There starts the road that goes down to the car park inside the caldera. For about three kilometres I biked down in many turns... slowly.. because three years ago I had a crash there.. There were some cars at the car park. It is the starting point for a walk inside the caldera to the coloured waterfall and the camping site. But I cycled upwards, for about 15 kilometres, until I reach the mirador Los Brecitos. Here the view is again very beautiful with a mix of clouds and sunshine. I met another biker and we stayed at a nice place above the car park for some time. From there I saw Los Llanos and Todoque where it was raining! When I cycled back down to the car bike there was a perfect rainbow inside the caldera. It looked so beautiful I had to stop several times! 🙂 Back at the car park I had to cycle up again three kilometres before being back in Los Llanos, that was really hard after the long break, but still this way was worth every kilometre 🙂

Today I decided to go cycling for a few hours. I started in Todoque and cycled up to the visitors center. From El Paso on there was such a storm! And the wind came from the front so cycling was really hard. There were also many clouds above the cumbre and it looked like rain... but nevertheless I continued. At the visitors center I turned to the road that leads to the Cumbrecita. To drive on this road by car you need a permit that can be obtained on the Internet or in the visitors center! There is a parking space at the end of the road, but it is only for 16 cars, so traffic on this road is limited and most people take a taxi. I cycled up the road for about 8km before reaching the car park. From there I continued for one kilometre until I reach the mirador de las chozas! This is a nice place with a view inside the caldera! I was completely alone there and stayed for about one hour before going back. This place is also a good starting point to go hiking inside the caldera.