Month: January 2011
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Day 110 – 1,040 km in One Day (Puerto Montt, Chile)
Today we rode 1,040 km which is a record day in terms of distance. During the trip, we had to gas up 3 times. Half way, we had lunch in Los Angeles…even sounds funny. Routes taken: 5 Miles ridden: 650 miles (1,040 km)
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Day 109 – 2dn Relaxing Day in Santiago (Santiago, Chile)
Today we visited Concha y Torro winery – the biggest in South America and 4th in the world. It is listed on NYMEX and Santiago Stock Exchange. . This winery is famous for its Casillero del Diablo wines, which comes from an ancient story of ghost living in the winery cellar. . Man on the…
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Day 108 – Relaxing Day in the Capital (Santiago, Chile)
We slept in till 9am today and went to drop off our laundry at a local Lavanderia. . We also had to drop off Gintaras’ motorcycle jacket to the tailor for zipper replacement as it was jammed and had to be forced open a few days ago. Later in the morning, we went to the…
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Day 107 – Welcome Back to Chile again, Burning Bus (Santiago, Chile)
In the morning, we picked up our bikes from a BMW dealership in Mendoza. Our tires were replaced with new ones and each bike received an oil change and a change of the air filter. We departed towards Santiago, Chile straight from the dealership. It felt good to ride the nicely washed motorcycles with brand…
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Day 106 – Wineries and olive oil plant (Mendoza, Argentina)
We took a tour visiting the plant producing olive oil. It was very interesting to see all the equipment (some of which was quite old) used in olive oil production. We were taught to differentiate the different types of olive oil. This portion of the tour was very educational. In the second half of the…