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Day 3 - Glacier National Park - El Chalten
... Everest next year. Throughout the trek, we stopped and took photos of the different viewpoint of the mountains and lakes surrounding us. It was absolutely breathtaking and so surreal that I was here. I was very much in awe and it felt like a million miles from London. Most of the trek seemed to be ok and didn't find it that challenging until we stopped by the stream for water and we got closer to the mountain. It looked so steep and the guide was explaining the next part of ...
Torres del Paine and Fitzroy Massif
... who had done Choquequirao and Ausangate treks with us this year and was heading to the same place us as but in a few days’ time. Small world! As we approached the Torres del Paine National park, the weather cleared to reveal the most amazing sight – all the "towers" almost cloud free – I’ve heard of people spending 2 weeks here and not seeing anything, so after calling in at the National park headquarters to pay our entrances, we ...
Down but not out in Chubut.
Sonia and her team at Motoaventura sorted out the bikes so we should now be good until the end of the trip. As well as an oil service new tyres and waterproof boots for JB his wallet had also arrived from Iquique. Easiest border crossing yet on the paso Cardinal Samore between Chile and Argentina. Well organised, very friendly and most importantly - quick. A coach load of Argentines were going through and we had pats on the back, photos taken and loads of 'Buen ...
Leaving Bariloche for El Chalten
... longest and straightest roads you can picture, the distance to the horizon only defined by the occasional car with lights streaking sideways, entering into the mirage that the road becomes.
The crossing into Argentina initially had brought an immediate change to the scenery, as other border crossings have - a real definition, in this case, to the end of Chile and the start of new territory. In the same way that the mountains gave way to scrub ...
17-hour drive in icy Patagonia
... We follow the coast South of Comodoro Rivadavia and watch the sun set on the beaches of Patagonia.
Around 11pm we reach our destination (Puerto San Julian) almost 17 hours after leaving Bariloche. What an incredibly long day: 1.850km (1,150 miles) covered - the record of this 11-month journey! We are both stoked and relieved. It's way past bedtime and the cabaña's comfortable bed holds the promise of a restful sleep.
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