It wasn't until 1400 on Sunday that we finally manged to draw ourselves away from the hypnotic pull of La Serena and its delightful beaches. The resulting ride to a small town just north of Santiago was one of the dullest we've had to endure save the sight of a full 'moon' on a bridge against the afternoon sun. Matt never saw this strange phenomenom as he'd riden off ahead of me only to appear suddenly from behind me! Go figure.
En route I also got my fourth puncture of this trip which is the reason we now find ourselves short of the big smoke. We had planned to stop in Santiago and service the bikes. This is no longer necessary as we changed tyres, oil and filters on Saturday in Coipapa. We are now going to concentrate on getting to Puerto Montt which will thus give us the maximum amount of time required to get to Ushuaia on 21st December. One thing the puncture on Sunday did prove is that we can now change a tyre with Mclaren type efficiency and speed. This could prove useful on the last leg on rough road from Puerto Montt to the southern tip.
Also, as a side project to TransAmericas, we are on the lookout for a happy Chilean as almost everybody we've met in this beautiful country, especially fuel pump attendants, has been miserable as sin. We'll keep you posted.
En route I also got my fourth puncture of this trip which is the reason we now find ourselves short of the big smoke. We had planned to stop in Santiago and service the bikes. This is no longer necessary as we changed tyres, oil and filters on Saturday in Coipapa. We are now going to concentrate on getting to Puerto Montt which will thus give us the maximum amount of time required to get to Ushuaia on 21st December. One thing the puncture on Sunday did prove is that we can now change a tyre with Mclaren type efficiency and speed. This could prove useful on the last leg on rough road from Puerto Montt to the southern tip.
Also, as a side project to TransAmericas, we are on the lookout for a happy Chilean as almost everybody we've met in this beautiful country, especially fuel pump attendants, has been miserable as sin. We'll keep you posted.
2 comments:
I'm confused - does that mean Matt has been pulling moonies again, nothing new there! Enjoy Stu!
Correcto mundo - Stu
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