It’s amazing how quickly things change. I woke up in El Chalten, in the mountains, to drizzle. It would probably rain all day. By nightfall I was in a place that receives only 20mm of rain per year. I had been considering a day off in El Chalten, but listening to the rain I decided [...]
Entries from January 28th, 2010
The hard way back to Argentina
January 28th, 2010 · Comments Off · Bike Touring
I’m back in Argentina, after one of the more interesting border crossings I’ve done. I’ve crossed many, many borders now, and usually the fun and games come with the customs formalities. But this time customs on both sides were very quick, and the fun was the physical crossing. The ferry leaves from about 8km out [...]
Villa O’Higgins
January 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off · Bike Touring
I’ll keep this brief, because the Internet connection is flaky, but I’ve made it to Villa O’Higgins, at the end of the Carretera Austral. A few good days travelling down from Cochrane, on some very quiet roads. At one point I needed to catch a ferry, from Puerto Yungay to Rio Bravo. I had seen [...]
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That’s more like it
January 19th, 2010 · Comments Off · Bike Touring
Things have been going much better the last few days – I’m in Cochrane, the last major (2,000+) people town on the Carretera Austral, less than 250km from the end. This part of the Carretera Austral has a different climate, much drier than a little bit north, but with manageable amounts of wind. There’s still [...]
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Drying out
January 12th, 2010 · Comments Off · Bike Touring
I’m back in Chile, and have just completed my first week on the Carretera Austral, riding to Coyhaique. It’s been an interesting week, covering all the main bases of riding here – rain, shocking roads, spectacular scenery, plenty of cyclists, and the odd mechanical failure. From Trevelin I went back across the border to Chile, [...]
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