Blog: “Ruta de los Siete Lagos”
woollypigs San Carlos de Bariloche, Villa Traful, San Martin de los Andes -205Km (Total 1984km cycled) Highlights: Chocolate, Crema de Mani ice cream, Le Tandem, lakes, ash and volcanoes. To see…
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Blog: “Dry? No dry?”
Coyhaique, Villa Manihuales, Puerto Puyuhuapi, La Junta, Villa Saint Lucia, Chaiten, Puerto Montt – 263km (Total 1734km cycled) Highlights: Very cold rain, well-deserved tarmac, long rides, Casa de Ciclistas, message…
Blog: “Down that dusty road”
Cochrane, Puerto Tranquilo, Villa Cerro Castillo, Coyhaique – 220km (Total 1343Km cycled) Highlights: Very rough ‘corrugated’ ripio, great weather, tailwinds, beautiful long climb and descent, no broken spokes, hitting tarmac…
Blog: “La Carretera Austral, Chile”
Villa o’Higgins, Puerto Yungay, Cochrane – 220km (Total 1016Km cycled Highlights: Stunning views, tough hills, our first 1000km, hot water and hospitality from Manuel from the ferry. Click here to…
Blog: “On the road again!”
Puerto Natales, El Calafate, El Chalten, Villa o’Higgins – 85km (Total 790Km cycled) Highlights : The fork finally arrived, we met some great people who kept us sane while waiting,…
Blog: “Drop Hide Lose”
We knew that shipping stuff to South America was surrounded by horror stores: parcels lost, returned to sender, and the inevitable long wait. We prepared ourselves for a long wait,…
Blog: Weather beaten
Puerto Natales, Torres del Paine, Puerto Natales 8km (Total 705Km cycled) Highlights: Rain, snow, hail, wind, stunning views of Los Cuernos in Torres del Paine, Peli’s pannier plays hide and…
Blog: “Battling with Mother Nature, and a wheely annoying surprise”
Porvenir, Punta Arenas, Puerto Natales 30th Jan – 4th Feb 2012. 60Km (Total 690Km cycled) Highlights: Steak, wind, broken spokes, veggie curry, cake and meeting other cycle tourers. Click here…
Blog: “The Fuegian Road Less Travelled”
Rio Grande, Bellavista, Cameron, Porvenir 21/01/2012 – 30/01/2012. 322Km (Total 619Km cycled) Highlights: leaving Rio Grande, the flight of the condors, wind, guanacos, Chilean border crossing, wind, illegal garlic, epic…
Blog: “Leaving Ushuaia”
Ushuaia – Tolhuin – Rio Grande, 14/01/2012 – 17/01/2012. 297Km (Total 297Km cycled) Highlights: great views over Ushuaia as we left; our first passport control; wild camping and tasty camp…