Buenos Aires, Argentina

Oct 29, 2009

Days 85-104 8th-27th Ushuaia - Buenos AiresThe Journey Continues NorthI wish it was the end of the road in Ushuaia, unfortunately I still had another 3000km's to reach Buenos Aires where the bike and myself will be flown back to Australia.The trip north had taken just over six days to cover and I was happy to have reached Buenos Aires. The reason for the rapid approach to BA was that the clutch had started to slip way back in Peru. Not sure ...

Ushuaia, Argentina

Oct 8, 2009

Days 83 & 84 5th & 7th October (Ushuaia) ArgentinaEnd of the Road...Can't believe I have actually made it to Ushuaia, the most southern city in the world. It has taken me just under three months to travel from almost the top of the world to the bottom.The last day to reach Ushuaia was a big one. Over 600KM's was covered which involved exiting Argentina, entering Chile, exit Chile and re-enter Argentina. Also had to cross the Magellan s...

Rio Gallegos, Argentina

Oct 7, 2009

Days 80-82 3rd-5th October (Gobernador Gregores-El Calafate-Rio Gallegos) ArgentinaRuta 40 Con't & Patagonia WindAfter finding some great accommodation from a local who stopped next to me I was back on Ruta 40. The days are extremely cold, averaging about 0 in the morning and about 6 deg during the day. It didn't take long before I dropped the bike. Riding around a corner the wind pushed me towards the edge of the road where deep gravel a...

San Carlos Bariloche, Argentina

Oct 7, 2009

Day's 76-79 29th-2nd October (San Carlos Bariloche-Esquel-Perito Merino) Argentina12th Country Crossing & Ruta 40Getting closer to the end now. The border crossing went smooth and the Argentine mountains and lakes looks beautiful. My first night spent in Argentina was at San Carlos Bariloche which turned out to be a snow ski village. I have noticed that Chile and Argentina look a lot more European to their northern neighbors, both people a...

Osorno, Chile

Oct 4, 2009

Days 71-75 24th-28th (Antifagasto-Caldera-La Serena-Ranagua-Orsorno) Chile3000 Km,s in Five Day'sIt's my eleventh country and one to go. The top half of Chile is all desert, namely the Atacama that has no rain at all and it looks like it. As soon as I crossed the border I noticed the difference with living standards compared to Peru. I didn't relies how expensive Chile was and my first night accommodation proved that. I have had a bad run late...