Day 70: Sleeping on a volcano
18 Mart 2016, Şili ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Yesterday Johan came to visit us in Pucon. So we celebrated with a bbq with beer and a lot of really bad jokes. It was a lot of fun to see him again after more than a month. Today we went to vulcano.Okumaya devam et
Day 71: Back in Pucon
20 Mart 2016, Şili ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Just a small stop in Pucon to recover from the bulcano before we set of north again.
Day 73: Being a backpacker for a day.
22 Mart 2016, Şili ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
Yesterday we made the most difficult dicision so far. After climbin the vulcano our knees started acting up again. On top of that it just became autumn here. We didn't make the kilometers that weOkumaya devam et
Day 77: Valpariso
26 Mart 2016, Şili ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The last couple of days we spend in santiago. Having fun going to parties and enjoying the city. Everybody we talked to said Valpariso is a really good to see so we decided to go. We left most of ourOkumaya devam et
Day 79: Saying goodbye
28 Mart 2016, Şili ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Back in Santiago to pick up our stuff to get the bus to La Serena. Saying goodbye to our friend in Santiago. It feels like home here so going is kind off a sad feeling. We couldn't find a taxi thatOkumaya devam et
Day 81: Hopefully last bus in a while
1 Nisan 2016, Şili ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Another sleeples night in a bus. at 5:45 in the morning we arived at the bus station in La Serena. We build up our bikes in the terminal and got some air for the tires at the gas station. At theOkumaya devam et
Day 83: Into the Andes.
1 Nisan 2016, Şili ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Setting out of La Serena we were really happy to be back on the bike. But also kinda nervous. This would be the first high Andes pass. So making a lot of jokes and singing aong we covered groundOkumaya devam et
Day 84: Altitude starts to kick in
2 Nisan 2016, Şili ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Slowly the pass starts to get steeper. Today we made 75 km with 1700 meters of climbing. We decided to camp at an altitude around 2700 meters for mostly sybolic reasons. The higest we have ever beenOkumaya devam et
Day 85: Altitude sickness
3 Nisan 2016, Şili ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We have long looked out for this day. Today we will get higher than we have ever been on a bike. But we are a bit scared as well. Can our bodies handle the altitude. From here it is all ripio to theOkumaya devam et
Day 86: Longest day
4 Nisan 2016, Arjantin ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Waking up at 4000 meters. Feeling like a hangover with weights on all limbs. Outside it is 1°C with terible wind. We feel like just laying down wait for somebody to rescue us. Somehow we found theOkumaya devam et
Day 87: Down, Down, Down we go.
5 Nisan 2016, Arjantin ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We couldn't quite believe we made it to the top yesterday. But sleeping at 3000m made us able to recover a bit. Headeache was gone and the legs felt a littlebit better. Today we only had to go downOkumaya devam et
Day 88: This is why we came here.
6 Nisan 2016, Arjantin ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Sleeping in till 9:30 and packing our stuff relaxed. We started cycling around 11. The sun was shining it was 28 °C and the asfalt was kinda good. So today was pure joy. Sometimes we need a reallyOkumaya devam et
Day 90: Racing North
8 Nisan 2016, Arjantin ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Having survived the high pass we set out for our last section in Argentina before hoping back to Chile. The comming days we will do the 800 km section to Cafayate. We started strong trough aOkumaya devam et
Day 91: Bring your own swimming hole
9 Nisan 2016, Arjantin ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Setting out of our sanbox campingspot we soon relized that the big downhill was over. The first 20 km were slightly uphill. But just enough to make it hard. After 40 km we decided it was time for aOkumaya devam et
Day 92: Just like France.
10 Nisan 2016, Arjantin ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
We woke up in a cloud. The rain hasn't stoped during the night. So we put on our wett clothes and set out again. Going downhill with rain is the best way to get soaked in no time. So after 55 km weOkumaya devam et
Day 93: In line for the ATM
11 Nisan 2016, Arjantin ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Yesterday we spend our last pesos on a steak. So this morning we had to find a working ATM. In Argentina that is easier said than done. Last night we walked all 8 ATMs of the city without getting anyOkumaya devam et
Day 94: Flat as a dubbeltje.
12 Nisan 2016, Arjantin ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
A rather uneventfull day on the bike. The weather cleared a bit so we made our 100k as planned. Tomorow wil hopefully be the last day on these boring straight roads.
Day 95: Sweat and thermal bath
13 Nisan 2016, Arjantin ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We woke up with sun shining on our tent. It has been a long time since that happend. So we set out on this hot day. In the first town we crossed a french guy on a bike. He has been riding solo formOkumaya devam et
Day 96: grazy wind, nowind, grazy wind
14 Nisan 2016, Arjantin ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Today concisted out of 3 parts. We set out from our campsite to find out that we had a crazy headwind. So the first 40 km we fought this crazy wind uphill. After the 40 km the wind completelyOkumaya devam et
Day 97: We can smell the wine.
15 Nisan 2016, Arjantin ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
The last day before getting to Cafayate. Hot again but we managed to cover the kilometers quickly. Meeting 2 spannish and 1 British guy. They gave us some local liquor from Cafayate. Luckely we onlyOkumaya devam et
Day 101: Windy suprise
19 Nisan 2016, Arjantin ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Three restdays in Cafayate because Bob decided to get sick on the 2nd restday. But with all the winetastings and barbecues it was time to get back on the bike again. Next stop is Salta but it willOkumaya devam et
Day 102: Salta Resuply.
21 Nisan 2016, Arjantin ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Today we have a fast pitstop in Salta. We booked a hostel to make our stay as efficient as posible. From here we will start climbing again. In 3 days to 3800 meters. So things will get though again.Okumaya devam et
Day 103: Getting some altitude.
21 Nisan 2016, Arjantin ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Today is the first day of our seccond crossing trough the Andes. First we tried to get ninos wheel fixed and some suplies to build our spare stove since our stove is acting up. So we left at 2 andOkumaya devam et
Day 104: Climbing slowely.
22 Nisan 2016, Arjantin ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Today we set out maximum altitude to 3100 meters. This is to let our bodies adapt to the altitude and hopefully prevent altitude sickness. So we set out relaxed and made some progress early on. AfterOkumaya devam et
Day 105: Abra Blanka 4080
23 Nisan 2016, Arjantin ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
The goal for today was 60 km and making it to 3800 meters. Little did we know that there was a 4100 meter high pass in between. The wind made it a really though day. But tomorow we will rest and letOkumaya devam et