Mar 062015
 
Photos: Quellón, Chile to San Martin los Andes, Argentina

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 […]

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Jan 292015
 
A Bumpy Ride

I was dearly hoping that upon leaving Villa O’Higgins, the trip would change.  That it would morph into my idealised version I had dreamt about. I no longer wanted to experience the dread of waking up to the sound of the wind howling past the tent.  In hindsight, what I had hoped for South America was my ride […]

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Jan 012015
 
A Slow Penance

I arrived in Punta Arenas, toasty warm, after a two and a half hour ferry crossing from Porvenir. Wanting nothing more than somewhere to rest for a few nights, I went to a hostel that had been recommended by another cyclist.  They had no beds but I could camp in the garden.  Bugger. It was the worst camp spot of the […]

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