On Wednesday 12th February we had a lazy start with slightly sore heads. We loaded up our bikes in Coyhaique’s … Continue reading 13. Coyhaique to Cerro Castillo

On Saturday 8th February we bid farewell to the farm campsite livestock and great ibis, and set off east up … Continue reading 12. Villa Amengual to Coyhaique: Birthdays, shrines & bike shop rescue.

On Wednesday 5th February we bid Puyuhuapi farewell and set off south along the Canal, soon basking in glorious sunshine. … Continue reading 11. Queulat Park and Pass

From Los Avellanos camping it was an easy 4 km to La Junta, a village adjacent to the Carretera, where … Continue reading 10. Puyuhuapi: rain and rainforest

Having pumped up Hannah’s rear tyre fully the night before, we awoke on Lago Yelcho to find it half deflated. … Continue reading 9. Onto the Carretera Austral

On Sunday 26th January it was time to move on, and we hit the road south to start tackling the … Continue reading 8. Hola Chile! Wine and White Water

On Friday morning, thoroughly rested, we left camping Bahia Rosales and trundled south along the east shore of lago Futalaufken, … Continue reading 7. Trevelin rodeo, cake and wine

We left Hostel Mapu Pieke with warm wishes from the owner and departed Cholila southwest, quickly encountering our first ripio … Continue reading 6. Los Alerces National Park

We left El Bolson by 10am on Saturday 18th January, rejoined Ruta 40 and climbed steadily out of town. After … Continue reading 5. El Bolson to Cholila