Por aquí de nuevo mi gente, luego de haber hecho la ultima publicación siento que es mas fácil continuar escribiendo y contando historias novedosas ya que de eso se tratan las aventuras. La que voy a relatar a continuación tiene fecha de 28 de enero del presente año.
I am again my people, after having made the last publication I feel that it is easier to continue writing and telling new stories since that is what adventures are all about. The one I am going to tell you about is dated January 28th of this year.
Adelso Rodriguez, es el protagonista de esta aventura, vive en Buenos Aires y es compañero de trabajo y amigo de mi hijo Andres Eduardo, llegó a Venezuela en el mes de Noviembre a pasar vacaciones con su familia, desde que nos vimos, me comentó que quería ir al pueblo de Choroni en bicicleta, al principio tuve mis dudas por la falta de entrenamiento, ya que se trata de una de las rutas mas exigente del parque Henry Pittier, pero recordé que es una persona con una voluntad férrea.
Adelso Rodriguez, is the protagonist of this adventure, he lives in Buenos Aires and is a co-worker and friend of my son Andres Eduardo, he came to Venezuela in November to spend vacations with his family, and since we met, he told me that he wanted to go to the town of Choroni by bicycle, at first I had my doubts because of the lack of training since it is one of the most demanding routes of Henry Pittier Park, but I remembered that he is a person with a strong will.
Fuimos a buscar a Claudia muy temprano, tuvimos la oportunidad de ver el amanecer, contemplar imágenes como esta nos emociona, adelante nos esperaban los compañeros: Richard, Jonathan y Tomas. Confieso que a mis amigos también les asaltó la duda que él pudiese llagar, pero...guarde silencio convencida del resultado.
We went to pick Claudia up very early, we had the opportunity to see the sunrise, to contemplate images as this one excites us, ahead of us our companions were waiting for us: Richard, Jonathan, and Tomas. I confess that my friends also had doubts that he could arrive, but... I kept silent convinced of the result.
Como íbamos de paseo a quedarnos en el pueblo de Choroni, no hubo prisa, todos atentos y ajustados a su ritmo y velocidad, fuimos avanzando hasta llegar a "Curucuruma", recargamos los termos de la deliciosa agua de la cascada y continuamos por una empinada subida unos pocos metros para llegar a "Curucurumita", justo allí nos alcanzó el esposo de Claudia con un exquisito desayuno de empanadas de diferentes rellenos y jugos naturales.
As we were going for a walk to stay in the town of Choroni, there was no hurry, everyone was attentive and adjusted at their pace and speed, we moved forward until we reached "Curucuruma ", we reloaded the thermos of the delicious water of the waterfall and continued up a steep climb a few meters to reach "Curucurumita ", just there we reached Claudia's husband with an exquisite breakfast of empanadas with different fillings and natural juices.
Con esa recarga energética continuamos por la empinada carretera, Jonathan se encargó de darle las indicaciones a Adelso para enfrentar el tramo mas exigente de esta ruta, paramos en la famosa "Danta" y seguimos a la "Dantica" las cuales representan las subidas mas fuertes. Justo allí (Danta) Por descuido dejé mis guantes en el muro de contención, me di cuenta cuando habíamos recorrido unos kilómetros, la opción de devolverme a buscarlos ni siquiera la pensé.
With that energy recharge we continued along the steep road, Jonathan was in charge of giving the indications to Adelso to face the most demanding stretch of this route, we stopped at the famous "Danta" and continued to the "Dantica" which represent the strongest climbs. Just there (Danta) I carelessly left my gloves on the retaining wall, I realized when we had gone a few kilometers, the option to return to look for them I did not even think.
Luego de superar las subidas mas pronunciadas llegamos a lo que llaman "la primera regresiva", nuevamente nos paramos y conocimos a un señor ciclista, le pedí que estuviese atento en el muro para recuperar los guantes. Al poco tiempo de estar alli, nos alcanzó Alfredo del team: tuquequesbike, él iba solo y se unió a nuestro grupo.
After overcoming the steepest climbs we reached what they call "the first downhill", again we stopped and met a gentleman cyclist, I asked him to be attentive on the wall to recover the gloves. Soon after we were there, Alfredo from the team: "tuquequesbike" caught up with us, he was riding alone and joined our group.
Continuamos subiendo hasta llegar a la "Cumbre de Choroni", todos estábamos contentos, Adelso había logrado superar la parte mas difícil de la carretera, devoramos las meriendas que quedaban, Tomas y Jonathan nos acompañaron hasta allí. Desde este punto, comienza el fuerte descenso, el clima cambió drasticamente, nos colocamos el cortaviento para protegernos del frío, se activó la adrenalina ante la bajada, la velocidad y las curvas cerradas.
We continued climbing until we reached the "Cumbre de Choroni", we were all happy, Adelso had managed to overcome the most difficult part of the road, and we devoured the remaining snacks, Tomas and Jonathan accompanied us there. From this point, the strong descent begins, and the weather changed drastically, we put on the windbreaker to protect us from the cold, the adrenaline was activated before the descent, the speed, and the sharp curves.
Es difícil no emocionarse y dejar que la gravedad haga el trabajo, pero la prudencia llama a bajar con cautela, hemos tenido como previsión cada cierto tiempo parar para que los frenos se enfríen, pero, a Adelso le fallaron y tuvo la precaución de bajarse de la bicicleta, con la buena fortuna que Alfredo cargaba herramientas y los repuestos necesarios para arreglar la avería.
It is difficult not to get excited and let gravity do the work, but prudence calls to descend with caution, we had the foresight to stop every so often to let the brakes cool down, but Adelso's brakes failed and he had the foresight to get off the bike, with the good fortune that Alfredo was carrying tools and spare parts needed to fix the breakdown.
Uno de los deseos de Adelso era bajar al "Dique" y meterse debajo de la cascada, nos desviamos de la vía principal para tomar el camino que conduce al sitio, mientras él bajaba las escaleras, Claudia, Richard, Alfredo y mi persona descendimos un poco mas para encontrarnos con un museo antiguo, era la planta eléctrica "Agua Viva" un lugar misterioso, cautivador y de una extraña belleza.
One of Adelso's wishes was to go down to the "Dique" and get under the waterfall, we turned off the main road to take the path that leads to the site, while he went down the stairs, Claudia, Richard, Alfredo and myself descended a little more to find an ancient museum, it was the power plant "Agua Viva" a mysterious, captivating and strangely beautiful place.
Al lado pasaba un riachuelo con pequeñas cascadas, Claudia y Richard se lanzaron a un pozo poco profundo, Alfredo y mi persona estábamos embelesados con las piezas antiguas y lo extraño del lugar. Estuvimos un rato para ir en búsqueda de nuestro amigo Adelso en el "Dique", bajamos el largo tramo de escaleras dejando las bicicletas de lado porque era difícil subirlas nuevamente.
Next to it there was a stream with small waterfalls, Claudia and Richard jumped into a shallow well, and Alfredo and I were enraptured with the old pieces and the strangeness of the place. We stayed a while to go in search of our friend Adelso in the "Dique", we went down the long flight of stairs leaving the bicycles aside because it was difficult to climb them again.
Estábamos fascinados con el paisaje, subimos por el callejón para tomar nuevamente la vía principal, aun nos faltaban unos kilómetros. Al rato estábamos celebrando por haber llegado a la
entrada del pueblo de Choroni, mas adelante nos esperaba "Guica" el esposo de Claudia con hidratacion y comida, pero hicimos el recorrido completo hasta playa grande antes de saciar el hambre y la sed.
We were fascinated by the scenery, so we went up the alley to take the main road again, we still had a few kilometers to go. After a while, we were celebrating having arrived at the entrance to the
Further ahead "Guica" Claudia's husband was waiting for us with hydration and food, but we made it to Playa Grande before quenching our hunger and thirst.
De regreso, camino a la posada nos detuvimos en la plaza del pueblo que se encuentra junto al mar, ya se notaba el cansancio de nuestro querido amigo, descansamos un rato y continuamos al sitio donde pasaríamos la noche, al llegar guardamos las bicicletas, nos duchamos para encontrarnos con una exquisita comida alrededor de la piscina, mientras brindamos por la determinación de todos especialmente la de Adelso.
On the way back, the way to the inn we stopped at the town square that is located by the sea, we could already notice the tiredness of our dear friend, so we rested for a while and continued to the place where we would spend the night when we arrived we put the bikes away, we took a shower to meet with an exquisite meal around the pool, while we toasted for the determination of all, especially Adelso.
Al otro día, luego del desayuno nos fuimos a explorar el pueblo, Richard lo conoce muy bien, caminamos por unos senderos para encontrarnos con paisajes y playas paradisíacas, subimos por las rocas para apreciar mejor la vista, esta parte de la historia, las fotos hablan por si solas.
The next day, after breakfast we went to explore the town, Richard knows it very well, we walked along some trails to find paradisiacal landscapes and beaches, and we climbed the rocks to better appreciate the view, this part of the story, the photos speak for themselves.
Recorrimos 62 kilómetros en una de las carreteras mas difíciles del estado Aragua-Venezuela acompañando a nuestro amigo, lo disfrutamos al máximo, él demostró que con determinación, voluntad y acción, se logra todo y se llega lejos, no tenia dudas que lo lograría. Adelso: te aplaudimos de pie, dejaste un sentimiento de admiración y respeto...Te estaremos esperando para una nueva aventura. Ahhh, se me olvidaba comentar, recuperé mis guantes.
We traveled 62 kilometers on one of the most difficult roads of the state of Aragua-Venezuela accompanying our friend, we enjoyed it to the maximum, he demonstrated that with determination, will, and action, everything is achieved and you get far, he did not doubt that he would make it. Adelso: we gave you a standing ovation, and you left a feeling of admiration and respect... We will be waiting for you for a new adventure. Ahhh, I forgot to comment, I recovered my gloves.
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