15 December 2012, Banquil del Norte, Mendoza Provence, Argentina. The day started so well. We could hear silence; a rare thing, as the relentless wind which had been with us for nearly two weeks finally abated. We were the only guests of a little municiple camping area. Hard-baked earth formed our bed, someone had thoughtfully …
14 December 2012. I think this has been the worst day yet, as Dave said, “From start to finish…..” We got ourselves into this and are determined to run ourselves out; but wow, this relentless beating wind just doesn’t stop. We stayed on the only patch of grass in Barrancas (the canyons) Neuquen Province, Argentina, …
unfortunately a glitch with our Satellite phone provider has meant we have been cut off, silenced, muted, quelled, cessated, smothered. Hoorah we hear you say! Peace at least. Reather disappointing for us but nevermind, whilst we work out how to resolve the issue (which means we need to be sent a new SIM card to …
[start] We left our friends Rafa and Loli in Llao Llao, near to Bariloche a couple of days ago. They had kindly stored some of our gear, including water filters etc for the north and now have our southern gear too. We can often find showers and water, but what we can’t always find are …
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How a day can change your perspective. Yesterday we arrived running through the traffic and hustle into Bariloche. We had pre-arranged a meeting with a friend of a friend to facilitate media and education as we have so little time to pass through places. To explain how this works a little, basically we contact a …
Chile is dead, long live Argentina!! Of course we are sorry to leave the cool conditions we know well, but it does give us a chance to clean out the bags and get rid of a lot of our gear for surviving a bitterly cold Patagonian winter living in a tent! Noticeably the conditions are …
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[start] Update from the road: 12 November 2012 “Lago Todo Los Santos” Just leaving Chile this second, Argentina awaits !!! Adios y Gracias todos nuestro amigos Chilenos!!! nos encanta este lugar y nos vemos!! [end]
Finally we have arrived into Pto. Montt after more than 100 days on the road and having been the first people ever to have run the Carretera Austral in its entirety! We arrived in the central square the Plaza de Armas this morning and held an interview with TV station VTV. This was really fun …
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[start] Update from the road: 30 October 2012 “Cascadas Escondidas” Campsite, Parque Pumalin, Carretera Austral, Chile. Puerto Montt: 150km north. Nearing the end of the Carretera Austral. Arrived into Chaiten, a town on the Pacific coast, a couple of days ago. In 2008, Volcan Chaiten erupted spewing ash all over the town and surrounding forest …
Thanks Klymit for providing us with comfort in a very small packet! We are using the Inertia XL mat to sleep on and we seriously love them. Top tip is to slip a foam mat underneath to protect it and extended the number of seasons by a couple!