"Periodic breathing (Cheyne Stokes breathing, or PB) is common at high altitude and becomes more frequent with increasing altitude. Periodic breathing involves alternating periods of deep breathing and shallow breathing. Typically, three to five deep breaths will be followed by a couple of very shallow breaths or even a complete pause in breathing. A pause in breathing like this usually lasts around 5 to 15 seconds and is called an apnoea. Apnoeas may end with a gasp that sometimes wakes the individual or their sleeping companions! People may breathe this way for most of the night."
Scott and Lara were fine and slept no problems, I obviously need to stop holding my breath whilst a sleep. Terrific.
So once we got out of bed, we had a leisurely breakfast, did some washing (that is the line between the bikes) and read books. I decided to take a few pictures of the area and the offending trucks for proof.
Can you see the black exhaust fumes? Well imagine getting a face full of that each time every one passes you, then you have to contend with the dust it kicks up after that. Trucks are the enemy.
We passed the day in a lovely valley, reading, talking to the tour group and watching army trucks go by listening to Lara swearing under her breath at them. We had also found out that the camp chef had gone sick the night before and had to be evacuated straight away. The rest of the workers in the camp decided that they could cook. Needless to say, all three of us had dodgy stomachs that night and all could be seen sprinting across to the toilet bog role in hand and with a face of urgency.
Scott enjoying soaking up the sun and having a relaxing day. From here we had to plan the days a bit more carefully as there were no towns for two days of long cycling. The guy who was running the camp was a little surprised when we went and ordered another 18 bottles of water, what we thought would be enough for the two days it should take us to get to the next town.....
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