January 5th Mileage – 416 km The cabañas we stopped in Villa La Angostura seemed to be run by a crazy Argentinian cat/dog lady. The next morning all bikes evidenced a cat’s close attention. Cat prints on the seat. The culprit shows herself as we loaded the bikes. Inquisitive cat. Where…
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January 4th Distance – 349km A few weeks ago, I saw pictures of Martyn and George out for a ride. The caption said something along the lines of. “Out practicing for our Patagonia ride”. There the two of them were, riding a dry river bed. I expressed my concern and…
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January 3rd Distance – Santiago to Temuco 680km as the crow flies. – Temuco to Pucon 120km all paved. Travel Time – 4 hours to Temuco – 90 minutes to Pucon Easy flight out of Santiago down to Temuco. Odd seeing the mountains to the left and flying south. Beautiful…
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January 2nd Distance – 0 Travel time – 0 Santiago, Chile The genesis of this trip started about a year ago when MacBean called Martyn and asked him to set up the trip. Martyn and Mac became riding buddies over 30 years ago while in school. I’ve known Mac even…
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January 1st 2014 Mileage – 5493 as the crow flies Travel time – ~20 hours door to door Today was a day of contrasts and tedium, 32F and snow leaving Denver. Baggage loading – Denver International Three airport lounges and three flights later, I arrived in Santiago, Chile with temperatures…
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The first leg on any trip is to get past the dog who doesn’t want you to leave.
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Danielle and Kevin get down to the business of solving puzzles. Posted with Blogsy
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Lexi has learned to eat from a fork. Here she is eating breakfast on Christmas morning. Posted with Blogsy
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Dinner with friends Appetizers and drinks before dinner. Posted with Blogsy
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Viewing Starfire from Labonte’s. It’s hard to believe that this is December. The only clue is the snow making. Lunch with the Steclac’s. We caught up with the Steclac’s for lunch at Labonte’s. The last time we saw them Josh was heading off to school. Posted with Blogsy