Perito Moreno Glacier near El Calafate.
The contorted remains of a huemul? for some reason straddling a barrier on Ruta 40.
The road to El Chaltén. Memorial to a woman (subsequently canonised)who was discovered dead from thirst, but with her baby still alive having continued feeding from her until help arrived. People leave bottles of water as a tribute.
Hitching a ride into El Chaltén. The headwind was so strong I ended up pushing and a guy stopped to offer me a ride in the back of his pickup.
The steep, muddy horsetrack between Lago del Desierto and Lago O'Higgins. Lots of pushing, carrying, falling over, bruises etc.
Lago del Desierto.
First river crossing. There were about 5 of these, and each time I had to unload the bike and make three crossings.
From the border it was nice widr singletrack and I could finally ride again...
... until I got to the broken bridge. No option but to wade through the thigh deep water. Current was pretty strong and I was relieved to make it across (3 times).
Getting the ferry to Villa O'Higgins. This crazy Brazilian guy came from Lago Del Desierto on a motor-scooter. He hired a horse to pull it up the slopes and through the mud, but I don't know how he managed to get across the rivers.
El Mosco hostel, Villa O'Higgins.
Carretera Austral - the Mecca for bike travellers.
Spencer causing panic amongst the sheep.
Filling up in Puerto Tranquilo.
El Bosque Muerto. The trees were killed by eruptions of nearby Volcán Hudson.
Cerro Castillo.
Camping in Cerro Castillo National Reserve. With only 2 days riding from Vill Cerro Castillio to Coyhaique on paved road, we decided to have a change from he normal spaguetti and tomato sauce: Spencer bungee corded a leg of lamb to his rear rack and we bbq'd it with baked vegetables, sautéed porcini mushrooms that Amy found in the forest, and Chilean merlot.
