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To Know Forty. Or no to Forty? These questions perplex me.
/1 Comment/in Argentina, South America, Travelogue /by allanIn looking at the map I figured taking Ruta 40 to El Calafate via Rio Mayo to Tres Lagos would take me 3 to 4 days. By crossing the South American continent to the Atlantic side then riding south to Comandante Piedrabuena, I could shave one or two days from this estimate. I’d ride 80 […]
Hippie. Yippie. El Bolson Is Right On!
/0 Comments/in Argentina, South America, Travelogue /by allanJust a few short hours south of Bariloce sits the small town of El Bolson. Once a mecca for Argentinean hippies it has the notoriety of being the first to stake a claim as a “nuclear free” zone and ecological municipality. Intrigued I figured a later start and short ride for a night in this […]
Puerta Veras to San Carlos de la Bariloce
/0 Comments/in Argentina, Chile, South America, Travelogue /by allanThe winds of change didn’t blow my way last night as this morning I woke to more rain. I had to get away from this lake and its magnetism for moisture. I packed my gear in a slow drizzle and headed North. In Osorno I would head east toward Entre Lagos and then over the […]
Rain Rituals in Southern Chile
/1 Comment/in Chile, South America, Travelogue /by allanMy hopes to rise this morning to the massive volcano and tamed reflection rippling in the lake were lost as the obscuring clouds that prevented my views yesterday turned out to be my nemesis today. The tiny hospedaje served me perhaps the best breakfast I’ve had in South America. Steaming quiche with vegetables, cheese, sliced […]
Púcon to Frutillar – Chasing Volcanos.
/2 Comments/in Chile, South America, Travelogue /by allanSince hanging with Cristian and my days in Santiago I’ve been trying to solidly my plan and route south. Since planning this journey well over 3 years ago my dream was to make it to all 7 continents. The far reaching and hardest to get to lays just a few days by boat over rough […]
Lovely Púcon and Rider Rendezvous
/3 Comments/in Chile, South America, Travelogue /by allanStopping for gas at a service station on the primary route south toward Puerto Montt, I drew the usual crowd of curiosity seekers, each with their own individual gasps of wonder, fear and envy when I shared with them where I was from where I was going. Of course, they were all armed with recommendations […]
Santiago to Pucon
/2 Comments/in Chile, South America, Travelogue /by allanHanging in Santiago has its benefits. There’s good food, drink and all the modern conveniences of home. You can even brush teeth and drink with tap water and throw toilet paper into the toilets. When walking cars actually stop and give pedestrians the right of way. But beyond these simple appreciations, Cristian is a veritable […]