Overall, we have loved the few weeks we’ve spent here in Argentina. But of course, along the way, there have been a few little quirks that have gotten under our skin. We hope that you’ll be amused, as we have come to be, with these “cultural differences.” 1. The “Baden.” Literally translated, this word means...
Something must have happened when we rode into the desert, because over the past few weeks, our stuff has started falling apart! Our most significant gear failure yet was Dave’s rim. About 30 km north of Jachal (read: in the middle of nowhere in the desert), his wheel started wobbling as we were descending from...
We had a tough time deciding whether we wanted to spend these few weeks of riding north in Chile or Argentina. Although it hasn’t been easy, we haven’t regretted our decision to make our way up Ruta 40 across the vastness of northwest Argentina. The desert has been some of what we expected, but in...
We had seen pictures of the pass we would ride over to “cross the Cordillera.” We had heard about the 30 switchbacks which would take us up and over the Andes. We knew that we would be making our way up to an altitude of more than 10,000 feet… on our fully loaded bicycles. Knowing...
For the past two weeks we’ve been riding north, away from Patagonia and the beauty of nature in the Chilean south. Our goal has been to make good time back to Santiago, because we knew there wouldn’t be much to see and we’d rather spend our time riding in more scenic areas. While the terrain...
