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 | Jan 7, 2017 | Cycling adventures, Cycling the Andes
Today will be all about going uphill, we know that much. We must drag both bodies and bikes from 650m above sea level and up to 3,200m. It’s been a few weeks since we’ve been that high and we’re both eager to get some altitude burn back in our lungs,...
by admin | Dec 30, 2016 | Cycling adventures, Cycling the Andes
It was a day of false hope and unexpected cake. When staring down the barrel of seven hours in the saddle, I break the day into manageable chunks – looking ahead to the next turn off, the next town, or if we’re lucky: the next shop and cold Fanta hit. Yes, my...
