Ushuaia, Argentina to Puerto Natales, Chile 15 Nov 2014 – 24 Nov 2014 Next stop, Porvenir I will not hide that we felt nostalgic when we rode out of Ushuaia that morning. A countdown had begun and it was now…
Ushuaia, here we come
El Calafate, Argentina to Ushuaia, Argentina 11 Nov 2014 to 14 Nov 2014 It’s not about the destination It’s about the journey. Yet when we finally found that Ushuaia was merely days away, we had a hard time stopping to…
Wicked winds
Paso Roballos, Argentina to El Calafate, Argentina November 6 2014 – November 10, 2014 Drying out in the wind We were so happy to leave the persistent rains of southern Chile. Until we realised that by crossing the Andes into…
Chilean Ferries
Carretera Austral We first heard of the Carretera Austral from a fellow traveler in Nicaragua. Intrigued we started digging out information and learned that this name designed the section of road connecting Puerto Montt in Southern Chile to Villa O’Higgins.…
The sensational Southern Highway
Puerto Montt, Chile to Paso Roballos, Argentina November 1 2014 – November 6, 2014 Three ferries in one day We set off very early that Saturday morning, fully waterproof in our yellow fisherman’s suits, ready for the inevitable downpour that…
The last sanctuary of civilization
Valparaiso, Chile to Puerto Montt, Chile October 16 2014 – October 31, 2014 A piscina to behold As is our wont, we took the scenic route from Valparaiso to Santiago, and found ourselves in Quintay, a dainty little beach town…
Cruising between desert and sea
San Pedro de Atacama to Valparaiso, Chile October 4 2014 – October 16, 2014 A dry start It’s hard to overestimate how long Chile is. You can look at a map, you can see the numbers, but until you’re eating…
The most remote place on earth
Uyuni, Bolivia to San Pedro de Atacama, Chile Sep 30, 2014 – Oct 2, 2014 No hay gasolina, the return One of our concerns leaving Uyuni that morning was fuel. The route we had planned would take us first through…
El Camino de La Muerte
A bit of context By the time we reached La Paz in Bolivia we had already ridden on some rather impressive roads. Most of them gloriously unknown, a few affectionately nicknamed to reflect their perceived lethality. None though seem to…
Adventures on the altiplano
Isla del Sol, Bolivia to Uyuni, Bolivia Sep 21, 2014 – Sep 30, 2014 A high altitude encounter At the Bolivian border we bumped into two lovely and incredibly enthusiastic Chilean ladies doing a speedy 10day 3000km loop on a…