Monday 6 March 2023 – 365Km Today I am riding the 365Km from Bariloche to Futaleufe. This is a long day with a good measure of gravel roads that were relatively straightforward. A fall in the middle of nowhere can have serious implications, the rider and or bike can break and easily end the trip, […]
A visit to a Swiss village in Patagonia
5 March 2023 – 65Km Not far from Bariloche there is a Swiss village, Colonia Suiza, the village has some chalets built by Swiss pioneers from the past. The village has a lot of souvenir shops and lamb being cooked over an open wood fire. You see this kind of cooking all over Patagonia, lambs […]
Argentina, the Swiss Architecture of Bariloche
Saturday 4 March 2023 – 409Km Today I cross the border into Argentina, crossing the border is relatively straight forward, lots of looking at and stamping passport, bike papers and other pieces of paper on both sides. Some for exiting Chile, others to enter Argentina. Approaching the border I experience my first stretch of gravel, […]
South to Patagonia, and an active volcano
Friday 3 March 2023 – 231Km The day started with 139Km of motorway before heading North East on good tarmac roads to the town of Villarrica. An easy ride to reacquaint myself with riding in South America. Villarrica sits on the shore of Villarrica Lake and is overlooked by Villarrica Volcano, the volcano is one […]
Today I collect the bike
2 March 2023 Before I collect the bike a chance to walk into Osorno and see what the town has to offer. In the centre there is a church built of concrete, from what I was reading it looks like it was built in the 70’s to replace one that was burnt down. Sitting outside […]
Was my arrival in Chile less eventful?
1 March 2023 Well, no is the answer The plane arrived at Santiago pretty much on time, despite this It quickly became evident that I was not going to catch my next internal flight to Puerto Montt. Getting through passport control took an eternity, despite people letting me go in front of them once I […]
The boarding pass is not for this flight!
28 February 2023 The train and tube to Heathrow was uneventful, as was the flight to Madrid, at this point things started to get interesting. I had one and half hours to get to the gate for my flight to Santiago in Chile, a gentle walk down to the gate and join the queue at […]
Patagonia here I come
Tuesday 28 February 2023 I was last in South America at the end of 2018. Since then we had a pandemic which stopped all adventure travel for a long time, far too long for my liking. For this adventure I am going to spend time in Chile and Argentina, their borders are open and whilst […]