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Thanks and some general notes

Where to start?

The Preparation: Research and wedding

The Preparation: "Shakedown" mini tour

The Proposed Route

The Gear: Comments and thoughts

The Gear: The Bikes

The Gear: Camping and clothing

The Gear: Spares, Tools and Miscellaneous

Test run and final preparation

The Departure: Not so grand

London-Sao Paolo-Buenos Aires

Bussing to Bariloche: Super comfy busses and a baptism of fire.

Bariloche - Colonia Suiza: Chico Circuit

Colonia Suiza- Villa Mascardi: Loving the lakes

Villa Mascardi - El Bolson: Hills and hippies

El Bolson- somewhere short of Cholila: Miscalculations and midirections.

Hospedaje - Parque Nationale Los Alerces: Meat, Music and Marijuana

PNLA - Trevelin: Lovely Lagos

Trevelin - Futaleufu: Crossing into Chile

Futaleufu: A day off, and random thoughts on Argentina

Futeleufu - Lago Yelcho: Wild camping at the lake

Lago Yelcho: A lazy day at the lake

Lago Yelcho to La Junta: Joining the Carreterra Austral

La Junta - Parque Nacional Quelat

PNQ - Near Villa Amengual: Climbing into the clouds

Near Villa Amengual - near Manihaules: Wild camping

Near Manihuales - Coyhaique: A city in the wilderness

Coyhaique: A day off in the big city

Coyhaique - Villa Cerro Castillo: How the wind turns.

Villa Cerro Castillo: Fiesta time

Villa Castillo Cerro - Chile Chico: Crossing Lago General Carrera

Chile Chico - near Mallin Grande: Engage low gear

Near Mallin Grande - Puerto Guadal: Rollin´on the Ripio

Puerto Guadal: Jet boating and the Leones Glacier

Puerto Guadal - Rio Tranquilo: A last minute detour

Rio Tranquilo - Puerto Bertrand: The Catedral de Marmol

Puerto Bertrand - Cochrane: Leapfrogging with the Chileans

Parque Nacional Tomanga: Hunting the Heumel

Cochrane: Its name was Leon

Cochrane - middle of nowhere: Heading into the remote south

Middle of nowhere - Caleta Tortel: "Under the boardwalk, down by the seeeeaaa..."

Caleta Tortel - South of Rio Bravo: It keeps the dust down....

South of Rio Bravo - Villa O´Higgins: The end of the road

Villa O Higgins: The waiting game - and a big party!

Villa O Higgins - Lago del Desierto: The great crossing

Lago del Desierto - El Chalten: Back to civilisation

El Chalten: Waiting for the Sun

El Chalten: Weathers better, I´m not.

El Chalten: Condors at last.

El Chalten - Punto del Lago: Mighty, Mystical Mount Fitzroy

Punto Del Lago - Lago Argentino: A fickle wind

Lago Argentino - North of Tapi Aiki: The early bird gets the kilometers

North of Tapi Aiki - North of Rio Turbio: A long day into the wind

North of Rio Turbio - Puerto Natales: Back into Chile

The Torres del Paine "W" Day 1: Glacier Gray

The Torres del Paine "W", Day 2: The Valle del Frances

The Torres del Paine "W", Day 3: Las Torres del Paine

Back to Puerto Natales

Puerto Natales: Day off

Puerto Natales - Villa Tehuelches: A most interesting day and a most hospitable town

Villa Tehuelches = Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas - Porvenir: Across the Straits of Magellan

Porvenir - San Sebastian: Icy winds in the Land of Fire

San Sebastian - Rio Grande: Cruising along the Atlantic

Rio Grande - Tolhuin: Panaderia "La Union"

Tolhuin - Near Ushaia: Into the mountains.

Wild camp to Bahia Lapatia: Cycling to the End of the World

Bahia Lapatia - Ushuaia: Heading north to the southern most city in the world

Ushuaia: Cruising the Beagle Channel

Ushuaia: A day of culture and refinement

Ushuaia: "Admin" day

Ushuaia - Puerto Natales: A protracted bus journey

Perito Merino Glacier: A hell of a day trip

Puerto Natales: All aboard, in a bit.

Navimag Ferry day 1: "Pining for the fjords!"

Navimag Ferry day 2: Decrepit Eden

Navimag Ferry day 3: Bingo!

Puerto Montt - Linao: Myths and Religion

Linao - Tocoihue: Land of the short, sharp hill

Tocoihue - Achao: "As jy dom is, moet jy kak!"

Achao - Ancud: Dolphins for breakfast

Ancud = Puerto Varas: Ruta Cinco, rhymes with Stinko

Puero Varas - Rio Bueno: Putting in the miles on the Panamerican

Rio Bueno - Panguipulli: To the Volcanoes

Random Snaps: A page of random photos, appropos of nothing in particular.

Shrines

Panguipulli - Pucon: Jaded legs and a long shortcut

Pucon: Pouring in Pucon

Pucon: Las Cuevas Volcanicas

Pucon - Chinay Campsite, Parque Nacional Villarica: Volcanic hopes extinguished, off to the hot springs!

Chinay Campsite to Lago Pellalaifa: The decadence continues.

Lago Pellalaifa - San Martin de Los Andes: Over the Andes

San Martin de Los Andes: A day off, and some disquieting news

San Martin de los Andes - Lago Falkner: Knocked off in the rain

Lag Falkner - Villa La Angostura: Drowning by degrees in the seven lakes.

Villa La Angostura - Bariloche: It ends with a whimper, not with a bang.

Bariloche: Full Circle

Epilogue: Back in Blighty

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