Tacna Time

Definition. the act of spending time in a v small town (where there’s little to do), while waiting for conditions conducive to moving on.

Origin. Spending four days bored senseless in Tacna (Peru) while waiting to be contacted by Peruvian smugglers in 2013. Followed by another three days in Desguadero (Bolivia). Time mostly spent playing cards, drinking Picso, being stressed out of our (my) mind, and visiting every single shop, restaurant and street in said towns.

We arrived in Hornypillion yesterday morning thinking we’d buy tickets for today’s ferry when we got here… But today’s ferry was booked out. Ffs.

There was a 6pm ferry but it arrives at 10pm and there’s a two hr gravel rd ride on the other side, which we weren’t keen on in the dark at 4deg c.

Cue Tacna time.

So far we’ve done our washing, bought some spares for the trip ahead, done a nut and bolt on the bikes (made sure nothing is about to fall off), cooked some food, been scalded and frozen in 30sec intervals by the shower, lost a padlock and alarm fob (don’t ask), walked laps of the town, sat and watched the rain outside, played cards and of course, drank (drunk ?) Picso.

This is our tiny cabana in the middle of town, there’s a main room maybe 4x4m, a small bedroom and a tiny torture room (shower).

It’s not really Tacna time (too short a stint), but it was an unexpected delay.

Tomorrow we have the ferry at 10am that takes us through a Fjord, then a 10km ride and another short ferry to Caleta Gonzalo before we’re back on our own time.

Looking forward to making some miles soon.

xo