January 7th Distance – 318km It is hard to believe that we are almost a week into the trip. After a fantastic breakfast at the hotel, we had to stop by and see the monument erected by the local people to Pinochet. Apparently, he is quite revered locally for driving…

January 6th Distance – 204KM, 90% gravel The clouds over the pass should have been a warning that the day would not be the clean sailing as we’d had to date. Clouds over the Andes. Just as we started to roll away, Rob realized he had a flat. Everyone had…

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…

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…