Al Fin Del Mundo
With heavy hearts and a not-as-strong-as-we-expected-it-to-be tailwind we left El Chalten. Nevertheless, as the owner of the smallest chainring I struggled to keep up with …
South America
The O’Higgins shuffle and El Chaltén
As I write this, we are way, way behind on this blog! Lack of decent internet, a broken camera, international travel and a hectic schedule …
Mont San Lorenzo and the end of the Carretera
We’ve been fortunate enough to experience the Andes from the tropical humidity of Colombia to the barren altiplano of Bolivia. Seeing how the landscape and …
The not-so-fast and furioso: Parc Patagonia, but not the way we’d planned
The themes for this blogpost are thwarted ambition and serendipity. We’d been given a tip from a couple further along that the Valle del Avilés …
Cerro Castillo – Las Horquetas hike
A day and a half of riding out of Coyhaique along the Carretera brought us to Villa Cerro Castillo. This small village sits in the …
Which way to the Beech? Trevelin to Coyhaique via Paso Las Pampas
‘Which bits are you looking forward to next?’ my brother asked the last time we spoke on the phone. I replied that I’ve learned not …
Patagonia Beer Trail & Parc Los Alerces
It was difficult to tear ourselves away from Hostel El Descanso after just 1 day. It’s aptly named – just a very peaceful place to …
Southbound once more
After plenty of type 1 fun and the delay of waiting for our new water filter, we were content to be back on the road. …
Villarica Traverse
When life gives you lemons…make snowballs. Scratching around for something to do in the Pucon area whilst we waited for our replacement Steripen to arrive, …
Type 1 fun
This blog update comes to you from Curarrehue, a small roadside town in the touristy Rio Pucón valley. We find ourselves in a bit of …