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- Day 216
- Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 9:53 PM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 85 m
ChileEstero Coihueco38°43’57” S 72°37’12” W
Tune up day
February 1, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
As we had scheduled time at a local bike shop for tune ups, opt to just stay another night. Visit local market and get nice fresh fish and veg for dinner.
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- Day 215
- Wednesday, January 31, 2024
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 86 m
- ChileEstero Coihueco38°43’57” S 72°37’11” W
Temuco
January 31, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Though the day starts with a steep uphill, riding is enjoyable as we cruise through the farmland. Arrive in temuco and find Argentinian style ice cream. Quite tasty. Warm showers host Lea welcomes usRead more
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- Day 214
- Tuesday, January 30, 2024
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 36 m
- ChileGalvarino38°24’45” S 72°46’46” W
Rio Quillen
January 30, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Leave our little troll hovel under the bridge and amazingly head almost due south. See first glimpses of Villarica volcano. Big down into a gorge but sadly can’t get to the water. Climb back out andRead more
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- Day 213
- Monday, January 29, 2024
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 90 m
- ChileSanta Catalina37°59’13” S 72°49’16” W
Transition day
January 29, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
A windy start with still more construction. After town of Anglol, we enter rolling hills amongst the forest. Much nicer riding and scenery. Set up by tiny river under a bridge. Still swimmable.
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- Day 212
- Sunday, January 28, 2024
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 57 m
- ChileRenaico37°40’13” S 72°35’27” W
Rio Renaico
January 28, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
A nice 30 mile decline has us zigging across the country again. Leave the Andes behind and head towards to coast range. Pass through Los Angeles, managing not to lose much time. Lots of constructionRead more
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- Day 211
- Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 6:53 PM
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 302 m
- ChileTucapel37°18’7” S 71°57’58” W
Rio Laja
January 27, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Continued along road with limited shoulder though traffic slightly less. Terrain is more rolling and grain fields give way to pine trees. Nice Mountain views though the haze continues. Lunch stop on aRead more
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- Day 210
- Friday, January 26, 2024
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 176 m
- ChilePilluco36°54’4” S 72°5’33” W
Rio Diguilan
January 26, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Slower start but make good time to Chillan. But like usual lose lots of time in cities. Eventually get ourselves out and head out on very busy road with no shoulders. Make to Pueblo Seco, get food andRead more
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- Day 209
- Thursday, January 25, 2024
- ☁️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 214 m
- ChileRomeral36°30’14” S 71°51’8” W
River crossings and camping
January 25, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
With an aspirational goal of 60 miles set off early. Great pace until hit unpaved section. And I paved means tough going. First water crossing was kind of fun. Then hit the dry stream bed and two moreRead more
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- Day 208
- Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 10:44 PM
- 🌙 25 °C
- Altitude: 161 m
- ChileCopihue36°5’38” S 71°47’36” W
Straightening the route
January 24, 2024 in Chile ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Get an early start as it’s predicted to be hot. Bumpy start but cruise along a dedicated bike path to Linares. Manage to get replacement rack relatively quickly. Stock up on emergency food andRead more
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- Day 207
- Tuesday, January 23, 2024
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 228 m
- ChilePanimávida35°45’52” S 71°22’37” W
Rest day
January 23, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Stay in place to relax and do some organizing. Go on a little walkabout and get stopped by a gang of cows. Meager dinner of emergency food though Doug miraculously rustles up a zucchini.
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- Day 206
- Monday, January 22, 2024
- ☀️ 33 °C
- Altitude: 223 m
- ChilePanimávida35°45’53” S 71°22’37” W
Into the Precordillera
January 22, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Nice bike path out of Talca. I continue to be surprised by the cycling infrastructure here. Make good time until get caught up in a town. Continue on to Panamavida and enjoy ice cream in the square.Read more
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- Day 205
- Sunday, January 21, 2024
- ☀️ 33 °C
- Altitude: 85 m
- ChileTalca35°25’29” S 71°39’34” W
Heat is a thing
January 21, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
No straight line to get where we are going. Leave lush green valley and head into arid desert. Make it over hill and back to valley by Ruta 5. No other direct route so follow winding road to Talca. SoRead more
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- Day 204
- Saturday, January 20, 2024
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 71 m
- ChileVilla Prat35°5’5” S 71°37’31” W
River valley
January 20, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Bit of an up coming out of our campground. Make our way through a few towns and then ride along Rio Mataquito. Few north/south roads so have to go west to go south. Turn away from the Andes. Plan toRead more
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- Day 203
- Friday, January 19, 2024
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 291 m
- ChileCerro Quinta34°47’4” S 71°8’17” W
Fertile valley
January 19, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Quick ride through grapes to get to museum in San Fernando. Turns out that Uruguayan plane crashed due east of this town. Nice museum which includes exhibit on their rescue. Meander along countrysideRead more
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- Day 202
- Thursday, January 18, 2024
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 89 m
- ChileTalca35°25’46” S 71°39’28” W
It gets smoother
January 18, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
A lovely ride into wine country. Grapes, peaches, corn and many other produce surrounds us. Turn towards the mountain and camp by river.
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- Day 201
- Wednesday, January 17, 2024
- ☁️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 428 m
- ChileChanqueahue34°25’20” S 70°48’11” W
A rocky start
January 17, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Get a nice early start and find ourselves on dedicated bike paths out of Santiago. Mountains on both sides of us and grapes alongside. Two flat tires slow us down resulting in big climb during hottestRead more
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- Day 200
- Tuesday, January 16, 2024
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 428 m
- ChileChanqueahue34°25’20” S 70°48’11” W
Santiago
January 16, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Day spent in Santiago. Check out the many markets, main square, Cathedral and Museum of History. Quite toasty.
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- Day 199
- Monday, January 15, 2024
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 428 m
- ChileChanqueahue34°25’20” S 70°48’11” W
Hola Chile
January 15, 2024 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
A mere 15 hours and we are in Chile. Fly over the Andes. Gather our boxes and assemble ourselves in the airport. Not a terrible ride to our apartment. Get clean and go for a meander. Dinner of craftRead more
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- Day 198
- Sunday, January 14, 2024
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Altitude: 618 m
SpainMadrid–Barajas Airport40°29’27” N 3°35’30” W
Adios España
January 14, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Successfully managed to pack everything into our 4 boxes. Fortunately our host had access to to a car big enough take us and our stuff to the airport. Long wait in line but easily checked everythingRead more
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- Day 197
- Saturday, January 13, 2024
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Altitude: 684 m
- SpainCanillas40°28’12” N 3°38’3” W
Packing
January 13, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Day spent packing. Added adventure of needing new wheels for Doug’s bike as hub axles are broken. And of course it’s a Saturday, late in the day - this bike stores are closed. Decathlon comesRead more
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- Day 196
- Friday, January 12, 2024
- ☀️ 7 °C
- Altitude: 684 m
- SpainCanillas40°28’12” N 3°38’3” W
Another step closer
January 12, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Very cold morning 32F. Chilly ride through chaotic streets of Madrid to our warm showers hosts - Jesus and Dace. Settle in and plan our next steps. Doug disappears for a 4 hour haircut. Get bikeRead more
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- Day 195
- Thursday, January 11, 2024
- ☀️ 8 °C
- Altitude: 665 m
- SpainPlaza de Vazguez de Mella40°25’19” N 3°41’51” W
Loonnng train ride
January 11, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Quick ride to the train station and board our train to Madrid. Zoom past green countryside. Almost 8 hours later we arrive in Madrid. Head for the Cats Hostel (again).
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- Day 194
- Wednesday, January 10, 2024
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- SpainAlameda de Hercules37°23’55” N 5°59’30” W
Sevilla
January 10, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
A nice return to Sevilla - visiting parts of the city we had not seen last time. A walk along the canal, Flamenco museum and of course - food.
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- Day 193
- Tuesday, January 9, 2024
- ☁️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- SpainAlameda de Hercules37°23’55” N 5°59’30” W
A rainy day
January 9, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Dragged ourselves away from the 15 cats and nice stove and rode to Jerez. Though heavy rain at times, it was dry most of the time. Sandy ride through park. Opted to hop on the train and go to Sevilla.
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- Day 192
- Monday, January 8, 2024
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 25 m
- SpainLaguna de la Paja36°23’46” N 6°7’44” W
Pine forests and more coast
January 8, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
It’s amazing what 3.4 million € will buy - an incredible bike path up a mountain and through a pine forest. More surfing towns and made our way to our warm showers host- Claudia. Nice eveningRead more