General Guemes

I was not sure what the traffic would be like on RN9; at least I was hoping it would be benign in comparison with the stretch from Jesus Maria to Villa del Totoral this past Monday.

It started off ok until San Jose de Metan, a place that seemed pleasant with many vendors of pottery products and other things.

Then I saw this sign

and (I am sure with no causal relationship to the presence of that sign) from there I was riding on a four-lane road with one lane for myself most of the time all the way to General Guemes.

I hugely enjoyed the rolling hills and views of surrounding mountains, which more than made up for some headwind.