Tuesday, March 24 We slept in until 9:30 am, and after the usual breakfast of bread, jam and coffee hit the road. The black cat came by to wish us bon viaje and was rewarded with left over chicken milanesa we specifically saved for him from last night’s dinner. We were recommended by a few […]
Wednesday, March 25 Last night we decided to spend two nights in El Calafate in order to visit the glacier and do some bike maintenance today. As planned, we slept in until we were feeling guilty about wasting away the day, and after a cup of coffee at the hostel we got on the road […]
Sunday, March 29 – Slacker Day # 1 After 140 days, 16,895 miles and 13 countries we had finally reached the end of the world, or to be correct, the southernmost city in the world accessible by road. It’s hard to believe that only 750 miles separate us from Antarctica. After reaching Ushuaia there was […]
Monday, March 6 We had an unpleasantly hot night in our stuffy and windowless room aggravated by a feeling of anxiety for things to be resolved today. We were not sure if we would have to stay another night in Rivadavia, but we were absolutely sure it would not be in this hotel. We packed […]
Tuesday, April 7 After the last two days of stress and worry we decided that a sleep in was in order and didn’t get out of bed before 10 am. Looking out the window, we were greeted by bright sunshine, clear blue skies and pretty green trees lining the main street of the town. After […]
Wednesday, April 8 We didn’t sleep well last night worrying about the bikes parked outside which, even though we received permission, for the sake of morning convenience we decided not to park in the hostel’s kitchen. It was an early morning for us, but getting up was easy, as my excitement for the penguins was […]
Saturday, April 11 We woke up around 9:30 am looking forward to a nice breakfast. We were told that one of the brothers, Vicente, during his youth worked as a cook at an American diner and learned to make mean eggs. This was the subject of numerous witty jokes at last night’s dinner, and we […]
Sunday, April 12 We woke up around 10 am thinking we would have another full day at the Estancia and head to Buenos Aires on Monday. At breakfast Fernando told us that the Estancia staff was getting the Sunday evening off, so we would be leaving in the afternoon. We had to rethink our plan […]
Tuesday, April 14 We woke up early today and caught a ride with Fernando and Adela to downtown Buenos Aires (BA). Our main objective for today was to get information on shipping the bikes to Houston. We’ve done prior research and identified two shipping companies that handle motorcycle air freight, so we planned on visiting […]
Friday, April 17 After spending a full day at the cargo terminal yesterday, our plan for today was to reward ourselves with some fun tourist activities. We had planned to visit MALBA (Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires), the rose garden, and do some shopping. We slept in till 10 am and skipped breakfast […]