Upon leaving Chilecito I followed ruta 40 north through more inhospitable land, passing Londres (yes London) amongst other places. The Argentine version is somewhat smaller than the English one. One particular desolate valley showed up on my map as being part of the 2014 Dakar rally. Thankfully I had a gorgeous tailwind so was soon across […]
I left Mendoza by the back door. I did something I have a phobia against, I went back the way I came. Mainly to avoid a climb up to 3,000m. Heading south out of Mendoza, I picked up Ruta 7 which climbs to Uspallata via Potrerillos. At Uspallata you can go west across to Chile. […]
I left Loncopué and headed out on the ripio to El Hueco and El Cholar before taking a break in Chos Malal. I then took the road less travelled via Laguna Trumen and down to Barancas. From there I went via Bardas Blancas on to Malargue. Passing through El Sosneado I took what is sign posted as […]
Leaving San Martin de los Andes, I continued on Ruta 40 until Junin de los Andes. Then heading directly north towards Alumine. Following the Rio Alumine all the way up to the Lago of the same name. At the Lago I headed for Pino Hachado right by the border with Chile before descending back to the dry Pampa […]
I arrived at Quellón on the Isla de Chiloe from Chaiten. I continued north on the island to Ancud and then back to the mainland. The route then took me through Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas, around the Volcan Osorno and out of Chile via the Paso Cardenel Antonio Samore. Once back in Argentina I cycled from […]
Leaving Coyhaique the Carretera Austral wound further north on a mixture of seriously bad ripio and an increasingly greater amount of tarmac (asphalt). There are plenty of road works ongoing which accounts for the condition of the road. I continued as far as Chaitén whereupon I’m about to get a ferry west to the Isla […]
This was the start of the Carretera Austral for me. Back in Chile, I left Villa O’Higgins and headed north through Cochrane and on to Coyhaique.
A contrast in landscapes. The flat pampa from El Calafate to El Chalten, Argentina, followed by the mountain scenery on the way to Candelario Mancilla, Chile.
A collection of photos taken on my ride from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales in Chile and then into Argentina to El Calafate via Dorotea, Rio Turbio, Tapi Aike and El Cerrito.
Photos from Rio Grande to the Argentine and Chilean border posts of San Sebastian and west to Porvenir.