Carretera Austral, the final part; Coyhaique – Futaleufu

When we left Coyhaique, it was raining a little bit, but the temperature was good for cycling. Fortunately it didn’t rain for long and the temperature remained very nice. We were still cycling on tarmac, so it went very well. Also because most of the route was flat or went downhill. A few small hills, but nothing special. All in all a wonderful day of cycling! Continue reading

Torres del Paine

After having doubted for a while longer, we decided to leave the warm hostal in Puerto Natales and get back on our bikes again to go to the National Park Torres del Paine. After a few miles we met 4 other cyclists with whom we exchanged some information about the route. After a while we left the tarmac and came on a gravel road to the National Park. Continue reading

The battle with the wind

When we got on our bikes, the wind was indeed very favorable. It was storming, but we had tailwind so it was great. We flew over the road. But after about 20 miles it was over. The storm hit us from the side and we got blown off the road from time to time. Sometimes we even had a headwind. We started to not like it anymore. Our speed went from about 15 mph to about 9 mph. And the sun which had been shining on our faces disappeared and it got cold. We fought with that wind for about 45 miles. Continue reading

Chile

After a noisy night at the border with not much sleep, we passed both borders. Had no problems. Immediately after the Argentine border started an unpaved road with lots of holes. We lost our fuelbottles there… Not so good, because we need those for cooking. Fortunately we could also cook on gas, so we used that that night. Continue reading