As the bottom of the South American continent narrows it dissolves into a group of islands, and that is where […]
Archive for February 2015
Riding back into Argentina
From Chile Chico we ride just a few miles to the border with Argentina to cross back in and start […]
Chileno Rodeo – Jineteada
Growing up in South Dakota almost guarantees you some exposure to farm animals, agriculture and a western way of life […]
Chile’s Carretera Austral – Part 3
After a few days we move further south toward Cochrane. Our ride takes us along the southwest shore of the […]
Chile’s Carretera Austral – Part 2
As we move further south we ride through some construction zones. I have mixed feelings about the road paving going […]
Chile’s Carretera Austral – Part 1
After a few days on Chiloe we take a ferry from Castro to Chaiten over on the mainland. The Carretera […]
Chiloe
The ferry from Puerto Montt and the mainland of Chile only takes about 45 minutes, just enough time to get […]
Running out of land in southern Chile, almost time for a boat
Just west of Valdivia is a small town, Niebla, out on the coast where we stop to see the shore and […]
Valdivia, Chile
Still staying in the Lake District, we head west to the coast and plan to stop at Valdivia for a […]
The Lake District of Chile
It’s only about 45 miles from the border to Pucon, the town where we intend to stay tonight. Pucon rests […]
Sturgis Chick 