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San Pedro de Atacama - Bus Terminal, Chile ‐ Mar 7, 2019

81.9 km

We had planned to stay over night but I was under distress from altitude sickness so we went to San Pedro de Atacama.

+6

Toconao
El Tatio Geyser Field ‐ Mar 9, 2019

124.1 km

We were going to spend the night here but I was in distress from altitude sickness.

El Tatio Geysers

El Tatio Geysers

Just 10km from the Bolivian border and an altitude of 4320m makes it the highest and 3rd largest geyser field in the world with 80 some Geyser holes. El Tatio Geysers We walked and strolled thru the f...
Calama ‐ Mar 4, 2019

378.1 km

After an earth quake scare we decided to head back South to the desert

+3
Iquique

487.5 km

Rented a car in Antofagasta to drive in the desert

+2

Humberstone ghosttown

+4

Iquique Chile

Iquique

Drive to Iquique. So interesting while we used to plan for a 50 - 70 km day we now looked at a500 km day because we had a truck. The drive was v. Interesting and the best way for me to describe it wou...
Antofagasta

2 478.3 km

Flew north to see the desert

Antofagasta

We arrived safely and rented a truck. So nice to load everything in a vehicle and drive. After driving down a few one way streets the wrong way we found our hotel and jimmied the truck into the minisc...
Balmaceda

66.4 km

Balmaceda airport

Balmaceda Airport

That is the departure list. The airport opens at 9am and closes at 5pm. There were 2 gates and one waiting area.
Coyhaique ‐ Feb 21, 2019

41.5 km

Hostel in Coyhaique

+3

Agrocamping to Coyhaique

It was a great ride over some bumpy and wash boards roads. This was a long, steep and loose gravel road. Brutal.
Agro camping de Donn Noe ‐ Feb 19, 2019

31.4 km

Agro camping De Don Now on iOverlander. Extreme wind and she let us put our tent beside the building for protection.

+3

Villa Mañihuales to Don Noe Agrocamping

Mañihuales to Don Noe Agrocamping

We continue down the Carreterra Austral to a 5 site "camp ground". Which by the looks of things doubles as a sheep pasture. There was a small sign and we were now getting used to opening a gate and as...
Villa Mañihuales

85.9 km

Lovely hostel.

+3

Gravel Road to Villa Mañihuales

Hidden gravel road in the forest to Mañiguales

We started out the day in the rain and stopped around 12 noon to change out of wet clothes and spread the tent out to dry - in the sun- which took maybe a half hour! There were many spectacular sites...
Hidden gravel road in the forest ‐ Feb 18, 2019

60.4 km

A tough climb and a rainy night here in the gravel

UnCampground to Gravel Road

Un Campground to Hidden gravel road in the forest

We left our lovely Lakeside site and you know it's going to be steep when Google maps shows you a series of squiggles. And it was steep and rocky and dusty and washboard and I walked most... well... A...
Un Campground on lake ‐ Feb 17, 2019

31.7 km

Defunct campground on the lake. Lovely site but no services

La Junta To Campground

Villa St Lucia to in Campground

There were no services here. No water but there was an excellent glacial lake that we fillets water from. This had been a beautiful camp site with water tape and toilet facilities. Unfortunately, thre...
La Junta ‐ Feb 16, 2019

66.7 km

A lovely ride on the Carreterra Austral
Villa Santa Lucía

79.4 km

A tough ride through almost 80km of ripio

+3

Futaluefú to Villa Santa Lucia

Futaluefú to Villa Santa Lucia
Futaleufú

33.4 km
Futaluefú, Argentina ‐ Feb 13, 2019

48.8 km

+2

Trevelin, Argentina to Futulaufú, Chile

Trevelin, Argentina to Futulaufú, Chile

Back into Chile! We did have to cycle on 35km of ripio. Thankfully it was mostly downhill! We reached the Argentinian customs. A small out post in the middle of no where
Camping Chatay, Trevelin ‐ Feb 12, 2019

57.8 km

Camping in Reveling after not being able to get money

+3

Parque to Trevelin

Parque Alerces to Trevelin

We enjoyed the beautiful country side thru the park and were very happy to reach the asphalto. After camping in the
Alerces Parque ‐ Feb 10, 2019

18.2 km

The next camp ground along the park.

Parque Alerces, Rio Arrayanes

We moved along a short distance to the next campsite to see if we could find an Alerces tree. Apparently they were all cut down for lumber and construction. There are a few left in the park. One solo...
Alerces Parque, Tres Bahai ‐ Feb 9, 2019

61.3 km

Parque Nacional Alerces -stayed at Tres Baha'is. Lovely campsite but 1.5km from the road.

+11

Epuyén to Parque Alerces

Epuyén to Parque Nacional Alerces, Tres Bahais

We left Epuyén at around 8, and started into a steady climb. This seems to be a thing. By steady climb I mean 4% for approximately 10km. We had to get up into the step.
Epuyen ‐ Feb 8, 2019

38.7 km

Easy day but looking forward to a big hill tomorrow

El Bolsón to Epuyen

Bikepacking El Bolsón to Epuyen
El Bolsón ‐ Feb 5, 2019

53.2 km

Tough first part of the day 10+km uphill... But we were rewarded with about 15km of downhill!

+2

Rio Villegas to El Bolsón

El Bolsón cabaña

El Bolsón

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Río Villegas

Lovely camp ground

+6

Bariloche to Rio Villegas

Bariloche to Rio Villegas

Bariloche to Rio Villegas

Bikepacking is one of those things that you have to get enjoyment from the little things. We are not the type of travelers who make a list of the touristy things and tick then off of our list. We get...
San Carlos de Bariloche ‐ Feb 2, 2019

68.5 km

So nice to be on asphalt after 2 days of tough ripio

+4

Confluenca to Bariloche

Italia Inn Bariloche

Confluenca to San Carlos de Bariloche

A hot but great day for a bike ride. We left our cozy site at the confluence of the 2 rivers and headed toward Bariloche. [youtube=MrAGSzf_61I] The Italia Inn
-40.724645, -71.091778 ‐ Feb 1, 2019

47.4 km

Very difficult ride. Tough terrain and the road conditions varied from compacted gravel to loose gravel, sand and washboard.

+2

Lago Melequina to Cofluencia

Lago Meliquina to Confluenca

Lago Melequina to Confluenca

[youtube=v9MjsOV8Fq4] W although it seemed like a short day, just 45km it was going to be a tough day because of the conditions. Lots of hills and tough road conditions would take its toll.
Villa Lago Meliquina ‐ Jan 31, 2019

41.1 km

+2

San Martin de los Andes to Lago Melequina

We left San Martin de los Andes and has a 18km constant up hill ride to get out of the lake Valley. Interesting to see this sign which says Take care loose livestock. Zone of Mapuche pasture. We did s...
San Martin de los Andes ‐ Jan 29, 2019

189.6 km

Decided to go over some roads and visit San Martin de los Andes

+3

Putting our bikes together after a bus trip

From Villa Pehuenia to San Martin de los Andes

We decided to skip some dusty gravel roads and go on a bus. The bad news was the bus left at 5am and with 2 large parcels each and a 200 m hike to get to the bus stop we decided on a 3.30am alarm. I'm...
-38.890114, -71.135611 ‐ Jan 24, 2019

15.6 km
Subida al cráter del Volcán Batea Mahuida ‐ Jan 26, 2019

20.5 km

Cycled to the crater. Took us almost 2.5 hours to get there but 4o minutes to get back.

+4

Crater Batea Mahuida

Day off

What do we do on an "off" day? Well, go for a bike ride of course. We took an approx 20km ride to see the local volcanic crater. Amazing. It was a steady up hill climb for around 2+hours. Then about a...
Hostel Andinos ‐ Jan 24, 2019
-38.890123, -71.135629

25.6 km

Although it says 25.6km it took us a good part of the day because of crossing from Chile into Argentina.

+3

Ilcalma to Villa Pehuenia

Ilcalma, Chile to Villa Pehuenia, Argentina

Ilcalma, Chile to Pehuenia, Argentia

[youtube=KW1Th86pUa0]
Lonquimay, Chile

40.5 km

Started as an excellent ride that turned into an in hill struggle in the blazing sun. But we made it!

+8

Melipeuco to Ilcalma

From Melipeuco to Ilcalma

Melipeuco to Icalma

So long Volcano Lliama. It was nice to be in your presence. But we must head out and get our tourist visa cards renewed. Not sure what happens if you over stay your 90 days and we really don't want to...
Melipeuco ‐ Jan 22, 2019

32.9 km

Easy day today because we are anticipating a tough day tomorrow

+4

Cunco to Melipeuco

Cunco to Melipeuco

A great day and perfect conditions for a bike ride. Bonus that we had a 10km/he tail wind. In anticipation of a hard day tomorrow we decided on a short day today. The scenery was beautiful. Check out...
Cunco ‐ Jan 21, 2019

58 km

+3

Cunco Number 2

Petrufquén to Cunco

Petufquén to Cunco A great ride to Cunco. The last 10km was very hot. We now know why there is siesta time in Chile from 1pm till 3pm. The Sun is very hot. So hot in fact that Bob had circular shaped...
Pitrufquén
Arauco 565 ‐ Jan 19, 2019

Spanish lessons

Leaving Pucón after 2wks of Spanish lessons

We decided that understanding people would be a great idea. So we enrolled ourselves in 2 weeks of Spanish lessons. Now with our new found knowledge we have to start taking with people. Our teacher Ma...
Mehuín ‐ Jan 1, 2019

spent the day at the beach. What better way to spend January 1st 2019

Beach Day

January 1st - Beach Day

We found having a car liberating and what would be a full day ride can easily be done in about an hour or so. We packed up and headed to the beach in Mehuin, on the Pacific Coast. It was a beautiful s...
Villarrica ‐ Dec 27, 2018

Hiking in Huerquehue National Park

Getting there is half the fun. It's true that a rental car can go anywhere! Once again you would think that the trailhead of a national park would be easily accessible by car and once again we were no...

Happy New Year!

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Pucón
Villarrica National Park

Visiting Volcan Villarrica with Summit Chile Climbing Volcan Villarrica

+3

Hike to Los Lagos

+3

29th December - 5 waterfalls Villarrica National Park

There is so much to see here. I think Xander was so happy to be able to get up and put on a t-shirt, shorts and sandals rather than having to put on pants, boots, shirt, hoodie, winter coat, hat, glov...

27 December - climbing Volcano Villarrica

It was an early start. Even though I made a decision not to make the climb to the top of Volcan Villarrica I still got up with the birds (and the neighbors rooster) to send them, Xander and Bob, on th...
Pucón

32.1 km

arrive at summit chile at 7am
Villarrica ‐ Jan 5, 2019

+3

5 waterfalls
Villarrica ‐ Dec 21, 2018

24.9 km

Merry Christmas Staying at Cabaña y Volcano in Villarrica

Pucon to Villarrica

Xander Arrives

Xander Arrives There is nothing like having someone meet you at an airport or meeting someone at an airport. That's the way I felt when I saw Xander come thru this glass doors. So happy he made it thr...

Getting to Villarrica

It was a short ride. Just along the coast of Lago Villarrica. But man was it stressful. What started out with a pleasant bike lane turned into a no shoulder drop off next to a very busy highway. I swe...
Pucón

37.3 km

Hostel EmaLaquen

Carerrehue to Pucon

Carerrehue to Pucon

Whata treat after riding on ripio for the last week days. Easy riding on a paved shoulder. As we got closer to Pucon the traffic did get more intense and there was a totally different vibe in this tow...
Curarrehue ‐ Dec 19, 2018

59 km

+3

Rio Blanco to Carerrehue

+2

Termas to Carerrehue

Rio Blanco to Carerrehue

A tough day. We decided on a early start. We climbed out of the thermal baths and noticed some fellow travelers with pack packs waiting at the side of the (main) un-named road. You know you are travel...
Quililche ‐ Dec 18, 2018

40.6 km

Stayed one night Termas de San Sebastian del Rio Blanco

+3

Cunco to Termas del Rio Blanco

Cunco to Terms del Rio Blanco

Day 1 shredded tire All that lava rock and some did a number on my tire. We decided to head back into Cunco, get the tire fixed and spend another night at the "dome".
Puerto Puma ‐ Dec 19, 2018
Cunco ‐ Dec 17, 2018

33.1 km

Staying at the domes

+3

Getting the tire fixed

+3

Conguillio to Cunco dome

Conguillio to Cunco

16 December Conguillio to Cunco Lava Fields. That's what we rode our bikes through all morning. The Conguillio park is situated high in the mountains and it was cool, there was Frost, at night. We de...
Melipeuco

60.1 km

Park National Conguillio

+4

National park

Caracautin to park National Coguillio

15 December 2018 Caracautin to park Nacional Conguillio It may have been what we though was going to be a short ride (40km) but man was it tough. There was a slight up hill all day and the last 6km wa...
Curacautín ‐ Dec 13, 2018

64.4 km

Epu Pewen Hostel
Calle Muco Chureo

59.6 km

Camping El Saucalito

+2

Nueva Imperial to El Saucalito camping

+2

Camping El Saucalito

Nuevo Imperial to El Saucalito Camping

Nueva Imperial to camping Sausalito Tuesday Dec 11 2018 Left Nueva Imperial after a solid restful sleep in what we affectionately called "the bird house". This was because of the many Sparrows nesting...
Nueva Imperial ‐ Dec 8, 2018

+2

Puerto DOMINGUEZ to Nueva Imperial

Puerto DOMINGUEZ to Nuevo Imperial

Decided to stay on the main highway. But, we HAD to stop when I heard the sound of the auctioneer. It is an undeniable sound in any language. There were cattle, pigs, sheep and of course......... Hors...
Nueva Imperial
Carahue
Puerto Domínguez

+4

Nueva Tolten to Puerto DOMINGUEZ

Nueva Tolten Puerto DOMINGUEZ

Camping in Puerto DOMINGUEZ The first thing we had to do was find the place. It was up, up, up and then a step down. Which means a wickedly steep getting out in the morning!
Nueva Toltén

La Papas Hospedaje

+3

Nueva Tolten

Mariquina to Nueva Tolten

The Day started out hot. And we were sweating early in the morning. I checked the temperature on my "on board computer" and it read 34C. No wonder we were hot. And this was at 10am! We kept on going a...
Mehuín

Lunch
Mariquina ‐ Dec 7, 2018

Mancera to San Jose de la Mariquin

A great day for a ride. We hopped on the ferry, which arrived at EXACTLY 8am and arrived at Neibla just before the bus arrived at the terminal. It was close and Bob got shouted at by the ferry captain...
Valdivia

Return to Neibla
Corral

+7

Valdivia to Isla Mancera

Valdivia to Isla Mancera

More signage required 5 Dec 2018 Wednesday We decided to visit Isla Manceraa. A small island of the cost of Niebla. We wanted to see the forts, fuerte, in Niebla so we dec
Corral

Camping at Anna Ricco
Corral

Ferry to Mancera
Valdivia
Valdivia ‐ Dec 3, 2018

Hostel Aries Buenos

+7

La Union to Valdivia

La Union to Valdivia

Closing the gate We packed up our kit and headed for the locked security gate. We said goodbye to our companion "Courage" (pronounced Coorahhee), a German wire hair pointer and his buddy, a doberman....
La Unión ‐ Dec 1, 2018

Camping Pescara y Caza

Orsorno to La Union

A lovely ride and mostly flat. We started out on Ruta 5. Bonus is that there is a 6foot shoulder. The bad news is that it is busy and there are many trucks. We exited the highway and headed to Trafun...
Trafún
Osorno

+7

Orsorno

Orsorno

Orsorno is a happening spot. This is a main hub for the buses and there is a large bus station and loads of vendors outside the bus station going for some trade. People with barbeques, as Bob says oil...
Osorno ‐ Nov 29, 2018

+5

Puerto Octay to Orsono

Puerto Octay to Orsorno

A great day for a bike ride After climbing out of Puerto Octay most of the day seemed to be quite flat and on good pavement. There was even a paved shoulder. It was slightly over cast and temperatures...
Puerto Octay ‐ Nov 28, 2018

Camping El Molino

+3

Ensanada to Puerto Octay

Ensanada to Puerto Octay

Flat as a Pancake Or at least that's what Bob lead me to believe! Not! We biked around the beautiful lake Llanquehue. Up and down. Down into the river valleys tha
Ensenada

Camping in Ensanada Cabaños Barlovento

+5

Cochamo to Ensenada

Cochamo to Ensanada

A Beautiful Ride It started out on a gravel road and finished off with a beautiful pavement road. Along the way we met a couple of German cyclists who were making their way to Ushuaia. We stopped and...
Cochamó ‐ Nov 25, 2018

Hostel La Ollita

Llaguepe to Cochamo

We made it to Cochamó. A beautiful spot. Look on the map it is on a fjord with views of Vulcàn Culbuco. We walked down the street and the children playing in the school year are oblivious to the beaut...
Llaguepe

Camped at Hospedeje Carreterra Austral Juan

+3

Hornopiren to Llaguepe

We hopped on our bikes and though it would be an easy ride to Llaguepe. Well... it wasn't. The pavement ended and the main road Hwy 7, the Carretera Austral, went straight up and over a gigantic hill....
Hualaihué ‐ Nov 23, 2018

Pichikal Ruka Cabaña
Hornopirén

Hornopiern by boat

Caleta Gonzalos and Hornopiren

Caleta Gonzalos to Hornopiren

We sailed at 3. The boat was smooth and we arrived at around 8pm looking for our contact Melanie. We had booked a Cabaña for 2 nights and we were looking forward to a couple of days rest. Our cabaña a...
Caleta Gonzalo

Wind rain and washed out roads

+6

Lago Blanco to Caleta Gonzalo

Lago Blanco to Caleta Gonzalos

21 Nov Time to move At 5am we donned our head lamps, broke camp and packed up tent and panniers, including the things that fell off our make shift clothes line into the dirt and headed up to the safet...
Lago Blanco

Camping Lago Blanco

+3

Chaiten to Lago Blanco

20 Nov 2018 Left Chaiten We left Chaiten in a steady drizzle and decided because it was a short ride 50km that we would head out. Hwy 7 the famous Careaustral. The unfortunate part was that the rain a...
Chaitén, Chile

By boat to Chaiten
Quellón ‐ Nov 17, 2018

+3

Quellon

+3

Castro to Quellón

Quellon

It seems that so much of traveling is waiting. This morning or job number one was getting our tickets to the ferry for Chaiten. We tried on line to purchase tickets but that was a no-go. NavierAustral...

Castro to Quellón

Early Up Getting an early start is important. We were up at 6am and on the road at 7am. The idea is that there is less traffic and fewer trucks on the road then. The Day started slightly overcast and...
Castro ‐ Nov 15, 2018
Dalcahue

+2

Los Manzanos

Ancud to Castro

14 Nov Our first rain day This area of Chiloé is known for its rain and records shows it get 2.2 m of rain a year. We experienced some of that. It was rainy and windy but thankfully the wind was with...
Dalcahue

Eco Turismo Los Manzanos Rented cabin
Ancud ‐ Nov 12, 2018

+3

+6

Puerto Varas to Chacoa
Chacao
Pargua - Punta Coronel

Puerto Varas to Puerto Montt and Pargua and Chacao

Peurto Varas Day 2 Shopping Hardware store. This was an experience. Bob wanted to purchase a 4mm hex driver. How do you say 4mm hex screw driver in Spanish? Thank goodness for Google translate. And he...
Port Montt
Puerto Varas ‐ Nov 9, 2018

Small cabaña/hostel
Puerto Varas ‐ Nov 8, 2018

Puerto Varas by bicycle

Petrohue to Puerto Varas

Leaving Peulla at 4pm left us in Petrohue at around 6.30 pm. And with few options in the area we opted to set up camp and make an early start of it the following morning. We wild camped in the CONAF s...
Petrohué

Petrohue

Peulla to Petrohue

Bikes on the ferry Ferry terminal Peulla
Puerto Varas ‐ Nov 6, 2018

Peulla Hotel

+6

Peulla to Petrohue

+6

Peurto p in Argentina to peurto Puella in Chile

Bariloche Argentina to Peulla, Chile

Rather than ride our bikes along Ruta 40 which is a major trucking route we decided to take a road less traveled, by trucks for sure. This involved bike(25km), boat (1hour), bike (3km), boat (15 min),...
-41.079276, -71.807699, Argentina
-41.045292, -71.799406
-41.043627, -71.800804

Bike to next ferry port
-41.023427, -71.815338

Ferry portion
-41.052042, -71.531296

Taking the ferry bike ferry bike to Chile
San Carlos de Bariloche ‐ Nov 4, 2018

By bus to San Carlos de Bariloche

Tres Lagos to Bariloche

+7

Tres Lagos to San Carlos de Bariloche

Tres Lagos to San Carlos de Bariloche

3 Nov 2018 Decided on the bus Packed up our bikes so they could be transported by bus. Then we took them to the bus stop/Lavanderia. The bus

Bariloche

Arriving in Bariloche was an adventure. We were supposed to arrive in Bariloche at about 8.30pm leaving us a little Twilight to find our way around town. What really happened was that the bus was appr...
Tres Lagos ‐ Nov 2, 2018

Return to tres Lagos
-49.403676, -71.519852 ‐ Oct 31, 2018

Tres Lagos

Tres Lagos, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Tres Lagos - tres Lagos

Happy Halloween At least it started out that way. Leaving Tres Lagos at 8.00 was a good thing. After a light breakfast downed with hot tea we made our way to the beginning (end?) Of Ruta 40. Th
Tres Lagos ‐ Oct 30, 2018

Hostel for the night

Decided on Taking the Bus

We have bought our bus tickets to Bariloche, further north. Our Original Plan Our original plan was to bike the entirety of Chile, but have decided that busing it may make more sense. So... We will ta...

Abandoned Restaurant to Tres Lagos

Had our breakfast on the side of the road. Restaurant in Tres Lagos Bob on the street in Tres Lagos
Tres Lagos ‐ Oct 29, 2018

+2

Restaurant to Tres Lagos
Abandoned Restaurant

El Calafate to Abandoned Restaurant

+6

Perito Merano Glacier

El Calafate to Abandoned Restaurant

El Calafate to Abandoned Restaurant

29 Oct 2018 El Calafate to Luz Divina It sounds like a lovely place and you can see the dot on the map. Luz Divina. The sad truth is that Luz Divina is a collection of derilect buildings being used by...
El Calafate ‐ Oct 28, 2018

Rode by bike. Stayed in El Calafate apt.

El Calafate

Went to see Perito Merano glacier. [youtube=QrjHMKZtDx8]

Estancion to El Calafate

Aftera warm night in Sebastian's well used mattresses we packed up and headed into El Calafate. [youtube=1CNSWCp-ovU]
Old Estancion ‐ Oct 23, 2018

Got invited into Sebastien Casa for the night

+3

Old police station to Sabastiens Estancion

Police Station to Estancion

As we were looking for a place to pitch our tent a man came over to us and invited us into his house and showed us a room. Simple. 2 mattresses on the floor With the likelihood of rain
-50.618539, -71.375313
Old police station

+5

Abandoned Hotel to Old police station

Abandoned Hotel to the Old police station

Ruta 40 was a difficult ride with many stones and hills. We decided to pitch the tent at the back of the Abandoned police station. Apparently it had been open but now it's locked. We pitched our tent...
Abandoned Hotel ‐ Oct 22, 2018

Abandoned Hotel

+4

P. Natales to Abandoned Hotel

Puerto Natales to the Abandoned Hotel

We left Puerto Natales well rested and fully stocked. There are few grocery stores in the hinterland of South America and we bought plenty of dried soups and pasta to keep us fueled. Our big concern w...
Cerro Castillo, Chile

Celebrating the horse. Had lunch at the bus station
Puerto Bories ‐ Oct 21, 2018

Taking excursion to visit a glacier

+11

Excusion to the Glacier
Natales ‐ Oct 19, 2018

Peurto Natales excursion to the Glacier

Excusion to the Glacier

Wild Camping For The Night to Puerto Natales

We found our camping spot thanks to the iOverlander app and we set up our tent on a grassy knoll beside the road. You can see the road in the background. Ducks Birds And Traffic There is a tranquil La...
En route to Puerto Natales ‐ Oct 18, 2018

This was an I Overlander site. -55.00 -72.00 approximately. A level knoll beside the road.

+5

Beside the Lake with no Name

Ville Tehuelches to Wild Camping spot

We had an Early start from the bus shelter. And we're unsure how far we could ride. We now know the wind and road conditions play a huge part in our daily kilometers. Not that it's a race but sometime...
Laguna Blanca ‐ Oct 17, 2018

Villa tehuelches staying at the bus shelter

+7

Villa Tehuelches

Rio Verde to Villa Tehuelches Oct 17

An Early Start we got up early for an Early start a head of the wind. The first part of the day was excellent and we had good weather and wind. An interesting sculpture and some beautiful vistas. Also...
Río Verde

Stayed over night in an el Refugio

+6

Rio Verde

Punta Arenas to El Refugio Oct 16

We started out hopeful fresh of a couple of days rest we started out hopeful to get to a campsite near Rio Verde. The wind was against us and we clicked on around 40km and called it a night in a clean...
Punta Arenas ‐ Oct 15, 2018

Kidding the for of the Indian in the park.
Punta Arenas ‐ Oct 14, 2018

Ferry from Porviner to Punta Arenas

+2

Made it to the mainland

After a lovely relaxing evening at El Refugio in Porviner we packed up our gear and headed to the ferry terminal. Just 5km outside of town it was a pleasant ride. Bob did have to shout at a couple of...
Porvenir

Traveled by Car to Porviner

We decided to hitch a ride with the Restaurant owner and his family from San Sebastian to Porviner. Times like this I wish I knew or at least understood more Spanish. There were 6 of us in the cab of...
Porvenir

Traveled by camionette with 4 Chileans, and 3 Dachshund s(Cannel, Moka, Romeo).
-53.319527, -68.672224 ‐ Oct 12, 2018

+4

Dan Lalo

Patagonia head wind

We decided to stay put for a day and take shelter in a small cafe/cabaña. We had been walking and walking and walking against a relentless head wind and decided to back track to the cafe and see if th...

Rio Grande to San Sebastian

Oct 11 2018 Rio Grande to San Sebastian It started out as such a hopeful day. Breakfast of bread and croissants. So much For my laying off my wheat. And then heading out from the link hotel. Our bags...
Rio Grande, Argentina ‐ Oct 10, 2018

Apart link hotel

Day 5 -Rest Day

We decided to take a day and have a test day in Rio Grande. Did some laundry and stretched our legs by waking around town. Rio Grande is a sprawling town with what appears to be little planning. You w...

Bike day 4 - just about lost it.

Stats from Lago yahuin to Rio Grande Ave speed - 13.5 kph Max speed - 50.2 kph Distance - 93.2 km We started our day after a cool night in the tent at the abandoned shell of a hotel. The road to Rio G...
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Defunct hotel by Lago yehuin

Tolhuin to Abandoned Derelict defunct Hotel

Stats Ave Speed - 11.3 kph Max Speed - 41.8 kph Dist - 69.5 km We started our day after a warm night at a lovely BnB. We finished the day in a Derelict abandoned hotel grounds that, quite possible, wa...
Tolhuin ‐ Oct 8, 2018

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Abandoned Cabaña to Tohuin

Dist- 56km Max speed 53.4 kph Average speed 12.8kph We left the abandon cabin after a cool night (we wore our down coats for sleeping). We had put down the drop sheet then our sleeping pads, bags, bla...
Monseñor Fagnano 567 ‐ Oct 5, 2018

Good Morning Ushuaia!

Today we put our bikes together and did some running around. Got a phone card Breakfast out Bought groceries Sent some post cards from the end of the world! FYI I sent 5 postcards. We bought 5 cards f...
Aeropuerto Internacional de Ushuaia Malvinas Argentinas, Argentina ‐ Oct 5, 2018

Made it to the Airport - part 5

We made it. Yippee! We landed in the dark but could see the promise of mountains and snow. We did notice the ground crew were wearing coats, hats, and gloves. See our bikes on the conveyor in Ushuaia....

Buenos Aires, Argentina ‐ Oct 4, 2018

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Made it to the Airport Part 4

We had in un-eventful flight to Buenos Aires. And our bikes arrived safely. Then passed through security. Then Wham! CHAOS. Flights cancelled
Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil ‐ Oct 3, 2018

Made it to the Airport Part 3

Arrived in Sao Paulo. A great 9 hour flight. They served a breakfast, scrambled eggs, tea coffee, fruit, "muffin". We didn't know what was going to happen when we got off the plane in Sao Paulo. We...
Dulles, Washington, United States ‐ Oct 3, 2018

Made It to the airport part two

We got safely to Dulles and then the wheels came off the bus so to speak. Our connecting flight from Dulles to Sao Paolo was delayed 10 hours. This means instead of hustling our butts to our connecti...
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, Canada ‐ Oct 2, 2018

Made It To The Airport - Part 1

After two comfortable nights at a friend's house, thank you Dave and Kelly, we managed to get some rest and got our panniers packed. Checked luggage Our two large panniers and one small Pannier were c...
Ottawa ‐ Sep 17, 2018

Bikebacking training - training for our bikepacking trip to South America

One Week Before Departure

I will be heading off to the dentist this morning for a final check up before we head out on our South American tour. Nothing like a good teeth cleaning to get you in the mood for a bike tour. We are...
Chester ‐ Sep 17, 2018
70 Grammercy Park ‐ Jun 2, 2018

Moved to Ottawa.

1 week before

Packing our bikes for South America 2018 bikepaking adventure

4 Weeks till we Head Out on Our Adventure

It is becoming real really fast. Our Excursion Today was spent packing up and donating clothes and household items. You see, four months ago we sold our farm of 30 years. What to Keep and Wha
3491 Hunt Line Road ‐ Jun 1, 2018

Sold Our Farm and moved to a town home in Ottawa

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