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Cycling through the streets of Buenos Aries is a joy. Architecture overwhelms you visually at every turn. When it doesn’t the street art brings the streets to life. It is clearly difficult for many in Argentina today in a place that reminds citizens and visitors of their history with monuments, cemeteries, and signs. Coffee houses,restaurants,…
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Ushuaia bustles with all types of travellers; Argentinians on their summer vacation, backpackers, motorcyclists, and cyclists, all checking out the Fin del Mundo, alongside Antarctic bound folk on cruise ships. The place reminds me of a mash-up of the BC Westcoast with the Alberta Rockies. The treeless alpine is never far away. Neither is rain,…
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After a lazy domingo in Ushuaia and a morning of logistics(locate bike box, confirm flights, etc) I headed west to the end(or beginning) of the Pan American Highway. The Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego is beautiful and reminds me very much of British Columbia. A nice day of riding smooth dirt roads that the park…
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Late start after taking a break from wild camping. Cross winds for the first 80 km turned to tail winds for a speedy finale to the day. Grasslands slowly show more green and colour.
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Rolled into Rio Gallegos after a relatively quick descent from Esparanza. Definitely not a tourist town. Military presence, past and present, is pronounced with many monuments to battles, commanders, and lives lost. Continued on to Lago Azur for the night.
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A wind fuelled ride east out of El Chalten took me quickly to Rute 40. I will head now towards the Atlantic coast via Esperanza. Timing will all depend on how much the wind will help or hinder.
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