Fortunately the road is still paved. After a lunch stop, we decide to continue another 50 km to the next road junction. Lo and behold, we benefit from a beautiful tailwind and it takes us just over 2 hours to do this section. We camp in an abandoned shed near the carabinero immigration post. Total distance 125 km.
Progress is great until about noon when the wind picks up.
By about 2 in the afternoon we have an oblique crosswind with gusts in excess of 80 km per hour. It is hard to walk in winds this strong. Our bikes get blown into the gravel at the side of the road several dozen times. I only get blown completely off my bike one time. Luckily, when you are biking at 5 km per hour, it is hard to get hurt too badly if you crash.