Leaving P.to Montt
Heading south, into the chilean fijords
A labirinth of islands and sounds
P.to Chacabuco, the biginning of our journey along the "Caretera Austral"
Welcome to "Patagonia Chilena"
Cerro Castillo
Waiting to cross the lake
Lago General Carrera
Town of Chile Chico
Chile Chico
Heading south-west and following the lake shores
the light 15 km/h wind in the morning turned out in a stormy 60 km/h in the middle of the lake thanks to Mr. Venturi effect
Juan and his gradfather really nicely offered us a warm shelter in their farm for the nigh.
The global warming can be felt strogly in Patagonia as well. 7 days in a row with clear sky really hot days. A disaster for the local glacers.
Lunar Eclipse
The Carretera Austral gets busy. 3 chilean from Satiago and a french guy travelling to Ushuaia from Lima.
Massive campaign against the constructions of new dams (represas). The electricy should be used by new tin, copper and zinc mines. highly polluting Patagonia.
BBQ with new bike friends in Cochrane: a UK couple travelling from Quito to Puerto Natales and Pavel, Russian guy travelling solo from Ushuaia to Korea via transamazzonica
The Brits, a "gear" ahead, are equipped with the HUB, a gearbox that allows to switch gears without moving
From Cochrane to P.to Yungay
Experiencing a really warm Patagonia
Rushing to get the 9am ferry from P.to Yunguy we decide to .... keepgoing all night
but at 2am need of sleep prevails. No time to set up a camp. Just few hours to rest on the road.
Wake up call
On the way to Villa O'Higgins we teamed up with other bikers from the US and France...and with a local too.
Switzerland, USA, Germany, Spain, France and Italy. Bikers from all over the world meet on the ferry going to Argentina
Glacer O'Higgins. Just a small tongue of the larger "Campo de Hielo Sur"
Gauchos at work in Candelario Mansilla
Going to Argentina. Forget normal borders
The path to Argentina is really hidden
Smugglers crossing the border
Fizt Roy and Lago del Desierto
El Chalten closes our biking efforts through Chile
Cerro Torre hidden by clouds
Hiking in Fitz Roy Nat. Park
Cerro Torre stands up at sunrise with its 2000 mt of vertical granite wall
Fitz Roy
A great adventure with great friends
