As always when bikepacking, time passes incredibly quickly and so it comes that it’s already been five weeks since we set off northwards from O’Higgins at the southern end of the Carretera Austral. The Carretera Austral is a 1200 kilometre long road in southern Chile and pretty much the only one down here :D. It…
Third Week – El Calafate to O´Higgins
On Monday, we have our first really good tailwind on asphalt. We set off in the direction of El Chaltén. We pass through a very dry landscape – steppe with few non-dried plants and the occasional beautiful blue river. Shade is rare and we are glad to find a roof over our heads at lunchtime…
Second Week – Lago Porteño to El Calafate
On Monday, we take the first break of the tour. It’s supposed to be cloudy all day and raining a lot – not exactly the best weather for driving through a national park where you mainly want to look at mountains. We use the day to sleep in, write in our diaries, write a blog…
First week on the bike – Ushuaia to Puerto Natales
And the first 10 days on the bike are already over. After a few days in Ushuaia, which we used for shopping and a bit of sightseeing, we finally set off on Friday. The first few kilometers were cycled in the “wrong direction” to the Tierra del Fuego National Park and the southernmost post office…
Vamos al América del Sur
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything on this (or any) blog. I actually wanted to change that with the bike tour to the North Cape last year, but posting updates on Instagram was always exhausting enough in the evenings. For this tour, however, I’ve decided to at least post a short update…