Thursday, January 16th Distance – 354km This is it, just 300 or so clicks of pavement left to go, getting us back to the KTM dealer, Roland Spawater, in Temuco. Martyn was supposed to be up and out early for his 1000 clicks back to Santiago. We are flying the…
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Wednesday, January 15th Distance – 165km, 50% ripio Ferry – 30 minutes Some of the lads were up and about early and sorted breakfast for us. Martyn, Simon, and I were moving a little slower. George had got Martyn a cool, little iPhone speaker for Christmas. We’d spent a late…
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Tuesday, January 14th Distance – 75km, 100% ripio Ferries – 30 minutes, 4 hour In this area of Los Lagos, the Carretera Austral becomes discontinuous and your transportation becomes bi-modal. There are sections of road connected by ferries. Today, we have two ferry rides to enjoy, a short one of…
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Monday, January 13th Distance – 197km, 80% ripio Unlike yesterday, we got a pretty quick start out of Puyuhuapi after an unusual breakfast. The cabana made a porridge of barley an apples along with homemade bread and the ever present coffee. We made our way north along the Carretera Austral…
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While we were touring Patagonia, we had one motorcycle that ended up with a bad battery. It had basically been installed incorrectly and shaken itself to bits. The KTM 990 is not easy to bump start on flat ground. This video shows how we got it started out in the…
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Sunday, January 12th Distance – 96KM, 90% ripio We got a slow start out of Cisnes. The concept that there are no stores, restaurants, or petrol stations open on a Sunday morning is quite foreign – Nosotros somos los extranjeros. Still, it gives us time to chill and relax on…
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Friday, January 10th Distance – 193KM, 100% ripio Given that Martyn cannot get down here until later in the day, we head off to see the local glacier. However, we don’t get off without a hiccup. Rob’s bike, will once again not start. The leads are checked but they are…
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Saturday, January 11th Distance – 447KM 70% gravel Heading back north from Tranquillo was nowhere near as exciting as our trip down. The weather was great but that pushed lots of dust up in the air. We were also a lot more disciplined about keeping everyone in view at all…
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Thursday, January 9th Distance – 0KM After yesterday’s excitement and the need to reconnect with Martyn and George, no one is really on the mood to ride. We decide to head out to the Catedral de Marmol (Marble Cathederals), a local attraction that is reached by boat. First order of…
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Wednesday, January 8th Distance – 237km Leaving Coihaique our trip could not have been going any better. The weather was great, maybe a little overcast. The roads were beautifully paved. Our route took us out of town and into the mountains. It was a little chilly up at the top…