The Navigator here.
Tomorrow morning we’ll board the ferry to Buenos Aires to start our journey home. We’re both ready to be home for a while. So – time to review our journey of the last 5 months.
3 countries and 7,000 km of pedalling. Narrow roads, dirt roads, wide roads, motorways. A couple of bus rides, a train journey, several short ferry crossings, a minibus tour, a 4-night ferry journey and a 6-day flight delay. The Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Beagle Channel. Camps, bus shelters, hostels, hotels, and a house. Sun, plenty of wind, and a little rain. Sheep and cattle, top fruit and vines, soya and wheat. Beaches, rivers, lakes, glaciers, pampa, and mountains. Tanned and weatherbeaten, baked and chilled. 32 books read, several more in progress. 4 currencies, 3 ‘phone SIMs.
It’s taking a little while to digest. What follows are some highlights.
A gift of dessert from a lovely restaurant owner
Volcanoes – plenty of them, and some of them pretty lively!
Fabulous sculpture.
Carretera Austral
Carretera Austral
Artistic inspiration
Cyclist friends in Pico Truncado
Pampa
Road not quite coping
5* Bus Shelter
Yes, 1 day…
The end of a project
Penguins, Ushuaia
Torres del Paine
The ‘Evangelistas’, and the long ferry ride
A caravan towed by a bicycle
Rio Negro
New rolling stock on the Bahía Blanca line
Sunrise from the train – Buenos Aires province
Colonia del Sacramento
A real house for a while
The new circular bridge at Laguna del Garson
Wind
¡Hasta la proxima!
Have again really enjoyed reading about your travels this winter (summer?) Thanks for sharing
You’re welcome, Brian. Good to know you enjoy our ramblings!
Love it
Will be nice to be home