Onward
15 de fevereiro de 2024, Chile ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Left our lovely beach and continued our journey southward. Scenery doesn’t disappoint. Camp is small campground by lovely little stream.
Up and over we go
14 de fevereiro de 2024, Chile ⋅ 🌙 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 butLeia mais
On to the Carreterra
13 de fevereiro de 2024, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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. NoLeia mais
Ferry Day
12 de fevereiro de 2024, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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.
Puerto Montt
11 de fevereiro de 2024, Chile ⋅ ☁️ 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 theLeia mais
In the shadows of volcanos
10 de fevereiro de 2024, Chile ⋅ 🌙 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 ofLeia mais
Lago Llanquihue
9 de fevereiro de 2024, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 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 intoLeia mais
Lago Puyehue
8 de fevereiro de 2024, Chile ⋅ ☁️ 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 Ranco
7 de fevereiro de 2024, Chile ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
The sun reappears thankfully. Do a quick bit on Ruta 5 to move us along. Move over to quieter road amongst lots of livestock. Wind kicks up - not in our favor. Cross Rio Bueno and then downhill toLeia mais
When it rains … it pours
6 de fevereiro de 2024, Chile ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
With a rain storm forecasted get an early start to try and beat the rain. Which we did mostly. Arrive in Los Lagos just as the rain begins. Ponder our options over cake. Find a nice pension for cheap.
Circuito de siete lagos
5 de fevereiro de 2024, Chile ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
With legs still sore from our hike climb away from Lago Villarica and onto the circuit of 7 lakes. First up - lago Calafquen and busy little town of Lincan Ray. Empanadas and strudel lunch in theLeia mais
Beach day
4 de fevereiro de 2024, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Yesterdays hike really took a toll on our quads. Opted to spend another day in Villarrica and enjoy the lake. Did very little besides sit by the lake under an umbrella. An evening stroll to findLeia mais
Hike: San Sebastian
3 de fevereiro de 2024, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Up early to catch buses to take us into Parque Huerquehue. Set off on a hike up and up! First through forests of monkey puzzle trees and the clam bowing almost straight up the side of the mountain.Leia mais
Villarica
2 de fevereiro de 2024, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Woke to a cloudy and misty day, but warm. Mist ended but clouds remained. With a few exceptions, road along very busy roads as we headed to the very popular lago Villarrica. The clouds briefly openedLeia mais
Tune up day
1 de fevereiro de 2024, 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.
Temuco
31 de janeiro de 2024, 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 usLeia mais
Rio Quillen
30 de janeiro de 2024, 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 andLeia mais
Transition day
29 de janeiro de 2024, 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.
Rio Renaico
28 de janeiro de 2024, 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 constructionLeia mais
Rio Laja
27 de janeiro de 2024, 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 aLeia mais
Rio Diguilan
26 de janeiro de 2024, 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 andLeia mais
River crossings and camping
25 de janeiro de 2024, 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 moreLeia mais
Straightening the route
24 de janeiro de 2024, 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 andLeia mais
Rest day
23 de janeiro de 2024, 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.
Into the Precordillera
22 de janeiro de 2024, 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.Leia mais