Lago Puyehue
2024年2月8日, チリ ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Chilly morning. Uphill does help to warm us up. Day stays cloudy, unfortunately minimizing our views. Road is well paved and quiet. Make it to town of Entre Lagos. Too chilly to even out toes in.
Lago Llanquihue
2024年2月9日, チリ ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Cloudy and windy start. Head wind persists unfortunately. Fortunately road is well paved. Sun eventually breaks through revealing volcanos. Little walk on the beach and finally manage to again go intoもっと詳しく
In the shadows of volcanos
2024年2月10日, チリ ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Day dawned much nicer than it had for a few days - sunny and calm. Lovely ride on a protected path, up and down the lake side. Stop for kuchen as we round the corner of the lake. Tremendous views ofもっと詳しく
Puerto Montt
2024年2月11日, チリ ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
After almost 4 weeks and 1000 miles, we have made it to our first milestone in Chile - the start of the Careterra Austral. Short day of riding in mist and spent time collecting what we need for theもっと詳しく
Ferry Day
2024年2月12日, チリ ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Catch the noon ferry heading for Chaitén. Nice day for a cruise though a bit choppy. Lovely mountain vistas. In to port rather late but quickly find a campsite.
On to the Carreterra
2024年2月13日, チリ ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Chilly morning in our crowded campground. Stop by the stores in Chaitén before heading south. Headwind slows us down but that allows more time to take in the views. A new peak around every corner. Noもっと詳しく
Up and over we go
2024年2月14日, チリ ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
A long and steep climb to start our day. Heats up quickly! Nice cruise down except for a few sections of ripio (nasty rocky road). Arrive in small town and stop for cake and groceries. Continue up butもっと詳しく
Onward
2024年2月15日, チリ ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Left our lovely beach and continued our journey southward. Scenery doesn’t disappoint. Camp is small campground by lovely little stream.
Two days in one
2024年2月16日, チリ ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Beautiful morning as we wound our way up and around Lago Risapatron. Winding and rolling all the way to Puyuhuapi. Arrive just as store is closing for siesta time so kill a few hours. Unfortunatelyもっと詳しく
Hanging glacier
2024年2月17日, チリ ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Slept in and waited for rain to stop. Walked to Queulat park and hiked up to see the Hanging Glacier. Absolutely beautiful.
Our first gravel challenge
2024年2月18日, チリ ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We were dreading today as we had been warned about how hard it was to - 2000 ft up and on unpaved road. All that was true but it wasn’t that bad. Especially as down was paved and scenery was mindもっと詳しく
Lakes and more peaks
2024年2月19日, チリ ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Sunny day and a nice uphill to start us off. Arrived in Villa Amengual but not much to it. Pulled together some breakfast with amazing views. Soaring peaks all around us. Very green! Arrive in Villaもっと詳しく
Racing against the rain
2024年2月20日, チリ ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Cloudy morning and rain is forecasted so move along quickly. Ride the river valley along a busy road. Actually enjoy a bit of a tailwind. Last climb includes a tunnel and cobblestones but cruise onもっと詳しく
Rest (and shop)
2024年2月21日, チリ ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Day spent wandering around and getting needed supplies for the next leg of our adventure. Planning, organizing and cooking! Lovely steak dinner.
More of the same
2024年2月22日, チリ ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Chilly day but stayed warm in our hostel. Ventured out for some more supplies. Tomorrow we ride on!
Cerro Castillo
2024年2月23日, チリ ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Left our cozy hostel, heading south and into a cross wind. Busy road, weaving amongst brown mesas. Wind shifts to a tailwind but still chilly. Long climb into Cerro Castillo park. Stop at campgroundもっと詳しく
DOWN to Rio Ibanez
2024年2月24日, チリ ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
A very chilly start to our day. The frost on the tent and icicles in the water bottles suggested we were close to 0 C. Sun makes an appearance allowing us to get moving. A very gradual and long uphillもっと詳しく
@&$)!? Ripio
2024年2月25日, チリ ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Within a few minutes of leaving our campground we hit the ripio - gravel roads would be our future for over 300 miles. It was a rough start - very rocky and loose and hilly. Tough to enjoy scenery asもっと詳しく
A very long day
2024年2月26日, チリ ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
A bit of rain keeps us moving quickly in the morning providing a nice early start. The clouds provide a nice contrast to the mountains. Road has improved a bit as we finish our climb and head down theもっと詳しく
Recovery
2024年2月27日, チリ ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Spent the day recovering, reading and for Doug trying to repair his tubes and tire. Stroll around amongst the brief rain showers.
Lakes and peaks
2024年2月28日, チリ ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Split up as Doug awaited new tubes. Hilly and isolated, as we wound along beautiful lake. Nice campsite tucked in amongst a gorge.
The fun continues
2024年2月29日, チリ ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Start with a big up that takes forever as the ripio is loose and washboard. Make it to Puerto Bertrand for lunch and then pass La Confluencia - joining of two rivers. Find a sheltered wild camp andもっと詳しく
Short and sweet
2024年3月1日, チリ ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Though only 18 miles to Cochrane the road and hills made for a challenging day. Doug did find a fox friend. Day is clear but chilly as we start climbing. Just when it seems too much we get someもっと詳しく
A day at camp
2024年3月2日, チリ ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Spent the day doing bike maintenance and gathering supplies for the next 5 days.
Fall is in the air
2024年3月3日, チリ ⋅ 🌫 9 °C
We had a nice surprise to start our day - asphalt for 4 miles including a hill. Though the morning clouds parted, there remained a fall-like chill in the air. Continue along rivers and lakes. A longもっと詳しく