Day 1: Ushuaia

After 18 hours in a plane and 14 hours on an airport we finaly arive on Tiera del Fuego. It was the roughest landing we've ever experienced. Flying trough the clouds catching glimpses of the mountainsRead more
Day 3: first day of cycling

First day of cycling. We did 74 km and found an amazing place to camp with a french couple who is roughly doing the same route as we do.
Day 4: windy day

Today we did 109 km. Wind came out every direction. Starting in the back during lunch it was from the right and ending in the face. But when our leggs were hurting we could stay in an old abondendRead more
Day 5: Crosswinds all day long

The first day of real patagonian winds. But the last 10 km we had tailwind to the good care of graciela.
Day 6: Good leggs but grazy winds again

After the good care of Graciela the leggs felt great. But the mix of cross and headwind got us. After 61 km we met up with the french couple and got a place to camp at a sheep farm. Tomorrow we willRead more
Day 7: diner at Maria Jose

After pending 9 hours on the bike and doing only 60 km we arived at jose's farm. He welcomed us and cooked diner. Some sheep meat with rice. Great day again! Hopefully the wind will be less tomorow.
Day 8: Dusty gravel roads

After a really good breakfast it was time to say goodbye to Maria Jose. Into the headwinds again. We turned into a quiet gravel road to get away from the trucks. But it turned out to be a dusty road.Read more
Day 9: finally some asphalt

After 5 days on the road without any towns we finaly arrived in porvenir. Just in time for our dwindling water and food suplies. Now finally a nice shower. Tomorow wr take the ferry to punta arenas.
Day 12: chilling with backpackers

2 nights in a hostel. Exchanging stories with some fellow travelers.
Day 13: North again

Nothing along the road. Not even a farm to camp. So it's time for some stealth camping again.
Day 14: Missed the border crossing.

Left, right, front and back. Wind was everywhere today. We missed the intended bordercrossing into Argentina. So we decided to take the next one. Found an open gate. So thats were we camp today.
There are no easy days in Patagonia.

Wind hill's and rain. What started at an easy day turned out to be a really hard day. But made it to Argentina. 110 km and 1050 hm.
Day 16: A perfect day on the road

Blue sky and wind in the back on the legendary Ruta 40. Leggs still hurting from yesterday, but made some good progress. Spotted some wildlife today: flamingo's,foxes,ostrich like birds and otherRead more
Day 17: Gravelgrinding Ruta 40

After the great day yesterday we needed to cover 60 km of bad gravel road. We met a french guy wo helped us do the last 20 km. We decided to camp near a service station at the crossing with the newRead more
Day 18: 100 kph winds

Yesterday we were warned by a German guy that today would be 100 kph winds and that we shouldn't go. But we and Johan, a french guy we met the day before, gave it a try. The wind was the worst that weRead more
Day 19: We beat the wind

Got up at 5 to be in El Calafate. We did the 42 km in 2 hours. Being in a town on 8 in the morning on a sunday it was hard to find a place for coffee. Now it is time for a hostel.
Day 21: Hiding out with Butch Cassidy.

After seeing the glaciers in El Calafate we set out for El Chalten. Acompanied by Johan the french guy we made good progress. We stoped at the hotel where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid hid afterRead more
Day 22: Casa di ciclista de flor

We stayed for 3 nights at the casa di ciclista. Was great fun. We cooked dinner for 30 hungry cyclist and dit some hiking.
Day 24: crossing the border.

Day one of the bordercrossing into Chile. We left the casa di ciclista with 2 german cyclist. It was only 40 km of gravel road to the boarding place of the ferry. After the crossing we camped at aRead more
Day 25: we made it!

The crossing into chile was hard. 3 hours of hike a bike and pushing the bikes trough streams and up the mountain. The downhill was a steep loose gravel road wich made it hard to go downhill. 2 hoursRead more
Day 28: First day on the carretera

Setting out of Villa O'Higgins we were followed by a dog. She waited for us at the store and just ran along for the whole 70 km.
Day 29: Climbing with nice views

Only 30 km done and it was time for lunch. At the ferry our travel companion said goodbye to us afyer 100 km of running next to us. Afyer the ferry it was time for some climbing. The views wereRead more
Day 30: Washboards

We started the day with some sightseeing and the search for bread in Tortel. It is a cool small town. Only 13 years ago it was connected to the rest of chile by road. It is situated at the base of aRead more
Day 31: 1 month down a lot to go

First month is already over. So today we took it easy and did some laundry and looked back at the last month. The last 4 days have been incredibly warm. But that's probably gonna change. Some rain isRead more
Day 32: Why do the shops open at 10?

The day started with rain. But since we had to wait for the shop to open at 10 that didn't really matter because it was raining in the morning. So after sleeping in till 10 and having breakfast weRead more