Vanessa and Jon completed a yearlong tour of South America and Eastern Europe in 2017. It was a mixture of cycling, hikes and other travels.
Day 1 Villa Telhuelch to Rio Verde ‘Ass first’, as one would say. Yes, we are doing some of our cycle route in reverse. ‘Confusing’ I hear you say. Well, we had a few days to kill before busing back … Continued
In Patagonia the wind notoriously blows from the west. The only question is how hard? The next section of our ride from Rio Grande to Punta Arenas was from east to west and therefore was ‘full of wind’. Day 1 … Continued
Day 1 – Ushuaia to Lago Escondida When there’s an up there”s always a down…we used to think this before cycling in Patagonia. Today was the first day of our 2 month cycle. We left early as we were both … Continued
Ok….we’ve arrived! It only took three flights, two bus transfers (to the wrong terminals) and 2 hours sleep in the last two days. At Usuaia airport we panicked as we watched some baggage handler chucking our bike boxes like sacks … Continued
Bikes are all packed. Only two days to go until we head off. Thanks Rick and Claire for your advice and help. Another big thanks to Simon for setting this blog up for us….. We will miss our amazing friends! … Continued