Hello everyone, I’m doing my best to keep the posts coming, but I’m sure it will come as no surprise to you if I tell you that the infrastructure / Internet here in Argentina is not exactly a Tier 4 platform. In fact, sometimes there is no Internet access at all. In fact, that was […]
Date: 11/16/2014 Sunday Starting Location: Perito Merino, Argentina Ending Location: Estancia La Angostura, Patagonia Argentina Mileage Today: 204.4 Mileage Total: 1025.8 miles Leaving Perito Merino We left Perito Merino at exactly 8:30 AM, immediately after a breakfast that could only be described as “carbohydrate rich”. The trip to the Estancia is about 300 Km, and […]
Date: 11/15/2014 Saturday Starting Location: Esquel, Argentina Ending Location: Perito Merino, Argentina Mileage Today: 338 Miles (A very long day) Mileage Total: 821.4 miles Esquel Departure I’ve tried to show our morning departures from the helmet cam. So, in keeping with that tradition, you’ll see this morning’s video below. The parking area had quite a […]
Date: 11/14/2014 Starting Location: Bariloche, Argentina Ending Location: Esquel, Argentina Mileage Today: 180.9 Miles 291.1 Kilometers Mileage Total: 450 miles Kilometers Total: 929 EoD Odometer Reading: 13,834 Leaving Bariloche We left Bariloche, and headed towards Esquel. The day was scheduled to be about 200 miles, but when all was said and done, it was just […]
Date: 11/13/2014 Starting Location: Bariloche, Argentina Ending Location: Bariloche, Argentina Mileage Today: 181 Miles (291.1Km) Mileage Total: 482 miles Kilometers Total: 776 EoD Odometer Reading: 13834.9 A beautiful day in Bariloche We spent the day in Bariloche, and over the course of the day, we managed to take care of laundry, buying our picnic lunch […]
Date: 11/12/2014 Starting Location: Pucon, Chile Ending Location: Bariloche, Argentina Mileage Today: 234 Miles (377 Km) Mileage Total: 301 miles EoD Odometer Reading: 13,543 The morning departure It was an early morning in Pucon, rising at 5:00 in order to get packed, get a little breakfast, get the truck loaded and ready to leave by […]
Date: 11/11/2014 Starting Location: Pucon, Chile Ending Location: Pucon, Chile Mileage Today: 67 Miles (108 Km) Mileage Total: 67 miles Kilometers Total: 108 EoD Odometer Reading: 13165 Today’s Events: Practice ride and a trip to the volcano Tinkering with the bike… Well, yesterday’s adventure with the motorcycle illuminated a number of things about me, about […]
Date: 11/10/2014 Starting Location: Santiago, Chile Ending Location: Pucon, Chile Today’s Events: The initial tour briefing Last night at 6PM we all gathered on the 17th (top) floor of the hotel and spent about 90 minutes signing forms and learning more about the trip. That’s where we met Eduardo, our guide for this trip. Eduardo […]
Ride Summary Sunday November 10, 2014 No riding today. Just tourista things done on this fine day… A Stranger in a Strange Land Did you ever get that feeling that you’re from a land, which is far, far away from the place that you are in that moment. Well, this strange feeling can come over […]
Today’s Stat’s Date: 11/08/2014 Starting Location: Santiago, Chile Ending Location: Santiago Chile Today’s Events: Detailed Below Life here in Santiago… After a shower, and a quick update to the ‘Blog, I finally headed to bed at 11 PM local time. Santiago is two hours earlier than EST, or 5 hours earlier than PST. So, let […]