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January 5th, 2012 | Argentina

San Carlos de Bariloche to Rio Mayo….

This is the updated version of my ride from San Carlos de Bariloche to Rio Mayo…

For the most part, the buildings in El Bolson were either drab concrete or painted plain white, except for this little establishment, that stood out…!!

When I left the hostel in Bariloche, I mentioned to the people […]

January 5th, 2012 | Argentina

“Let’s make a deal…!!”

For the longest time, months on end in fact, I have been dreading the high winds that blow down in this part of the world… They know no season, and are part and parcel of what makes Patagonia the bleak and windswept place it is almost always described as…

Heading south to Esquel […]

January 5th, 2012 | Argentina

Leaving Bariloche…

After spending a full day in the resort town of San Carlos de Bariloche, tramping the main street to buy supplies, getting a Sim card for my phone, and sampling the chocolate that this town in very famous for, I sat on the balcony of the Hotel and watched the people far below me on […]

January 3rd, 2012 | Argentina

Sooooo… What did you guys do today…??

Returning unwanted gifts…?? Planning on spending your last few days of holiday productively before getting back to work next week…??

Ah, well….!! Sorry for you…!!

The Big Fella and I had another interesting day to say the least…!! We crossed over from Chile into Argentina…. The 85th country on our little tour…!!

Took just 8 […]

January 2nd, 2012 | Chile

Pucon: Gateway to the Cordillera de los Andes….

After a quick breakfast, Michel and I were ready to leave Santiago, albeit in opposite directions…

Ready to start the next leg of our respective journeys…

Sitting in the early morning traffic of Santiago de Chile…

We made tentative arrangements to meet up again in either Peru, Ecuador or Bolivia, and […]

January 1st, 2012 | Chile

Feliz Ano Nuevo amigos…

My posting about our New Year’s Eve dinner and after party will have to wait a few days…!! I have just enjoyed a farewell dinner with my good friend Michel Jongens and Brita, who will be riding as far north tomorrow as I will be riding south… By tomorrow evening, we will be 1 500 […]