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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When we were planning the expedition, Dave spent hours researching possible methods for “lumping” all our gear. Oh to run, light, without a load! In reality, this would just not be possible. In Patagonia for example, we often
We´re aiming to speak to over 1000 students and teachers along the 5000mileproject route about the expedition and its “raison d´etre”: “running for South America´s wild places and wildlife” We present in Spanish as best we can; we´re constantly
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14the November 2012 Llao Llao, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina We crossed the border into Argentina last night; from the temperate rainforests of Chile into the rain-shadow on the other side of the Andes. We found a field which appeared public….hmm… turned out not to be and while eating Dave’s spaghetti and garlic concoction the frantic owners, …
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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]
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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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We have just arrived into Puerto Montt. Never has anyone been so pleased to arrive into this port-side city!! It is not a notoriously beautiful city, but for us it marks the end of the Carretera Austral and the end of the southern leg of our expedition. The Carretera Austral- Chile’s spectacular Patagonian road– will …
While the musty smells of Autumn thread through the tree trunks of the Northern Hemisphere and golden leaves crunch underfoot, here in the Southern Hemisphere signs of Spring are becoming more and more evident. One of the strongest is her smell. Spring hangs thick on the late evening air or rises from the sodden foliage after heavy …