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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Cusco, Peru to Copacabana, Bolivia Sep 13, 2014 – Sep 21, 2014 Wolf on rails After a few relaxing days playing with baby llamas and drinking mate de coca in Cusco, the Zebra and I were ready to climb Machu…
Quito, Ecuador to Vilcabamba, Ecuador Aug 7, 2014 – Aug 21, 2014 Blasé After almost 2 months having a jolly good time rolling up and down Colombia’s cordilleras, we were not quite prepared for Ecuador. First, we had taken a…
Lima, Peru to Cusco, Peru Sep 3, 2014 – Sep 13, 2014 Miraflores We were not particularly stoked about going to Lima. I had already been there in 2011 and had not been moved by the charms of this coastal…
Jaen, Peru to Yungay, Peru Aug 21, 2014 – Aug 29, 2014 Respecting lunchtime After several hours of riding dusty roads, we reached the tiny border post nestled in the mountains right at lunch time. What’s the big deal you…