Tuesday, March 17 Since this was going to be a long day’s ride, we awoke early and were on the road by 8:30. We were also trying to make it to the penguin sanctuary on the Islotes de Puñihuil, a rocky outcropping of islands on the Pacific coast west of Ancud. Two species of penguin, […]
Wednesday, March 18 When we were planning this trip, reaching the town of Bariloche represented to us the arrival at the final leg of our adventure – the remote and beautiful region of Patagonia. We have heard many good things about this town and decided to spend two nights here, using today to rest and […]
Thursday, March 19 We got up at 7:30 am knowing that we had a long day ahead of us as we were crossing back into Chile. We realized that we had no Chilean money and the travel book mentioned that there are no ATMs in the 500 km stretch of the Carretera Austral, so after […]
Monday, March 23 Since we had somewhat of a late night last night, it was hard to pull ourselves out of bed earlier than 8:30 am this morning. We ate a healthy breakfast of yogurt and fruit we purchased yesterday and were on the road before by 9:30 am. The border crossing was fast and […]
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 […]
Thursday, March 26 We made another one of our famous early starts and enjoyed the standard south South American breakfast we so love, fortified with yogurts and fruits we bought at the store. Once we were packed, we rode around town to a few locations that had been recommended to us where we might find […]
Saturday, March 28 We woke up earlier than usual for us as we wanted to be early to arrive for our 9 am ferry to Porvenir. The owner of our hostel was up and engaged us in cheerful conversation. The breakfast was better than usual, having a good selection of juices and cereals in addition […]
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 […]
Friday, April 3 We left Ushuaia with almost a weightless feeling. It was a dark, gray morning with a damp chill in the air, but for the first time in a long time, we were going north instead of south. The race against winter south was over, but it felt like we’d almost tied mother […]