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January 15th, 2012 | Argentina

Let the record reflect….

…that at 8.15 pm, today the 15th of January 2012, a determined man, and his eager machine, reached “Fin del Mundo”, The End of the World…!!

USHUAIA…!!

Yet another dream realised, another milestone reached on the Gypsy Biker World Tour…!!

We've made it…!! The Gypsy Biker and the Big Fella, a proud moment […]

January 14th, 2012 | Argentina

Almost Blown Away on the Ride to Punta Arenas…

“Fin del Mundo”, is just one ride away…!!

But it could have been a world away if the wind that tormented me for most of the ride had got it’s wicked way…!!

As we cleared El Calafate, Gi-Gi gleefully advised that we had a mere 1000 km to go before reaching Ushuaia… As […]

January 13th, 2012 | Argentina

“Hanging” in El Calafate….

After our difficult time out on the road the previous day, my Argentinian friends were ready to hit the road again…

Breakfasts like this, I can work with….!!

El Calafate has a long and proud history, which tourists and Argentinians alike come to explore…

I thought they might want to have […]

January 11th, 2012 | Argentina

Hard Ride to El Chalten…

"Excuse me waiter, but do you really think this is enough meat for four growing boys…??"

Will somebody please remind me what the hell I am doing down here….!!!

Pablo has a "side stand incident"….

We took a 430 km round trip to another section of the Glacier National park today, […]

January 9th, 2012 | Argentina

El Calafate and the Perito Moreno Glacier…

One of the main reasons people come to El Calafate, is to visit the Glacier National Park… There are at least seven major glaciers that lie on the western shores of Lagos Argentino and Lagos Viedma…

We spent our first morning in El Calafate, trying to sort out my Sim card, handing our laundry in […]

January 8th, 2012 | Argentina

El Calafate at Last…!!

As usual, my eyelids opened at dawn’s crack…!! It felt as though I had fallen asleep just minutes before…

My Companeros were still dead to the world, and no amount of floorboard-squeak changed their status…

They lay where they fell…!! Tres Machos slumbered on as I packed and loaded the Big Fella…

Making […]