Category: Chile
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Day 120 – Continuous Strong Winds (Punta Arenas, Chile)
We left El Calafate at 8am and had to fight strong winds coming from the right side for 8 hours until we reached Punta Arenas. At border with Chile, Vadim went through Rio Turbio point whereas Gintaras went through a different point a few miles further down the road. Miraculously, we both reunited at the…
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Day 118 – Emotionally and Physically Exhausted – Gintaras falling off the bike, Vadim Covered in Hot Asphalt (Estancia La Angostura, Argentina)
We crossed into Argentina around noon today and rode all day down Ruta 40, which is all gravel (in many case the rocks were almost the size of a fist). . It was extremely windy. At times, we felt our helmets would be ripped off our heads by wind. The gravel road was tough, especially…
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Day 117 – Beautiful but Exhausting Day (Puerto Guadal, Chile)
In the morning, we spent 4 hours at the mechanic shop trying to fix the rear mud flap on Vadim’s motorcycle. . A metal part holding it broke off along with the screw. The mud flap broke off from the vibrations from all the bumpy roads we had to take. . The mechanic fabricated…
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Day 116 – Beautiful ride, cold, rain, hail, exhausted (Coyhaique, Chile)
We left Futaleufu at 8am. It was cloudy as we started on the gravel road. . The natures was beautiful – windy road with green trees, waterfalls, rivers, lakes, and very few cars. In about an hour it started raining and the temperature dropped to 48F. It continued raining and raining and raining. The road…
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Day 115 – River Rafting (Futaleufu, Chile)
Vadim rode his motorcycle in the morning around Futaleufu and Gintaras spent his time on Skype with a friend. At 2:30pm we went to on Futaleufu River to river raft. This is the 3rd best river in the world for water rafting. We rode 45 minutes up the river and received a 10-minute training. There were…