by admin | Feb 7, 2017 | Cycling adventures, Cycling the Andes
Our hard won, slightly bumbling, battle to re-enter Argentina is well worth the effort. After thanking the biker gang profusely for the offer of joining them for dinner (with or without meat, and or vegetables), we decide it’s still early in the day (4pm) and that’ll...
by admin | Feb 6, 2017 | Cycling adventures, Cycling the Andes
‘You do not have the correct stamp in your passport. You may not enter Argentina.’ The day started in splendid style, we leave our riverside camp spot and begin the rubble-tastic slog up and over the 2,500 metre Paso de Vergara. The borders here tend to happen...
by admin | Feb 4, 2017 | Camping, Cycling adventures, Cycling the Andes
It’s our third day back on the road and we unzip our tents to find that the skies are still shrouded in a murky smoke-filled haze. It’s a hot and humid morning and both of us confess that we’re finding it hard to get going. There’s an...
by admin | Feb 3, 2017 | Cycling adventures, Cycling the Andes
Thanks to my new friend Mr Pisco Sour, and his accomplice Mrs Chilean wine (middle name: delicious), when the time comes to pull on my lycra shorts for the first time in a little over two weeks – they feel uncomfortably tight. As I take the first few pedal...
by admin | Jan 30, 2017 | Cycling adventures, Cycling the Andes, Mindset & Psychology
Someone stole my purse today. It was our final morning in Santiago, I’d left Faye packing up the apartment, and headed down to the local coffee shop to finish off an article that was due. I wrapped my lips around the usual treat of a cortado (con muffin) before...
by admin | Jan 27, 2017 | Cycling adventures, Cycling the Andes
“McNuff! There are four boys in our room, and they smell!” It’s 10pm and I’m making my way home across the city of Santiago, when a message from Faye pops up on my phone. I’ve just left a lovely wine and bolognese session with one of my best friend’s Emma. Emma is...
