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…

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…