Given our nearing proximity to the southern most town in South America Matt 
and I have managed to come off the gas these last few days (pun intended) and enjoy some of the fruits of Patagonia away from our trusty steeds. This is probably a good thing for Black Yammy as she's beginning to show some serious signs of wear. We hooked up with Germay's answer to Ewan MacGregor and Charlie Boorman on Tuesday and left their good company Friday morning. The BMW boys from Mainz have entertained us endlessly, as I believe we have them, and
as a party of four we've been to the spectacular Perito Mereno glacier, hiked to the base of the Torres del Paine, eaten some splendid camp grub, drunk copious amounts of vino tinto and endured yet more wind swept gravel roads. More importantly Matt and I have test-ridden a BMW 1200GS Adventure on a gravel surface and now know what we will do with any surplus cash once our respective bank managers are talking to us again.
and I have managed to come off the gas these last few days (pun intended) and enjoy some of the fruits of Patagonia away from our trusty steeds. This is probably a good thing for Black Yammy as she's beginning to show some serious signs of wear. We hooked up with Germay's answer to Ewan MacGregor and Charlie Boorman on Tuesday and left their good company Friday morning. The BMW boys from Mainz have entertained us endlessly, as I believe we have them, and
as a party of four we've been to the spectacular Perito Mereno glacier, hiked to the base of the Torres del Paine, eaten some splendid camp grub, drunk copious amounts of vino tinto and endured yet more wind swept gravel roads. More importantly Matt and I have test-ridden a BMW 1200GS Adventure on a gravel surface and now know what we will do with any surplus cash once our respective bank managers are talking to us again.But we still have two days in which to get to Tierra del Fuego and so must now focus on riding 
uninterrupted to the final goal. The bikes will require half a day of our time at customs before being shipped by boat back to Blighty so we intend on arriving in to Ushuaia on 20th December. Of course this has not gone unnoticed that this is a Saturday night, which can only mean one thing given 111 days on the road: party! Impecable trip planning I'm sure you'll agree. Ushuaia at this time of the year has become an impromptu get-together point for overlanding motorcyclists. We're not sure we really fall in to this latter category so we intend on drinking a lot and blending in. The next blog entry should come to you directly from the pointy end of South America.
uninterrupted to the final goal. The bikes will require half a day of our time at customs before being shipped by boat back to Blighty so we intend on arriving in to Ushuaia on 20th December. Of course this has not gone unnoticed that this is a Saturday night, which can only mean one thing given 111 days on the road: party! Impecable trip planning I'm sure you'll agree. Ushuaia at this time of the year has become an impromptu get-together point for overlanding motorcyclists. We're not sure we really fall in to this latter category so we intend on drinking a lot and blending in. The next blog entry should come to you directly from the pointy end of South America.
4 comments:
Hey guys here is a real challenge: no bike dropping at the last two days of your journey.. :P
Good luck and see you soon.
K&K
Good to hear you're still riding into sunsets! I've been walking in the snow lots in preparation for the 'moderately difficult' hike through the Paine which given my current (lack of) fitness level might end up being a character building experience. I'll also be travelling through the rest of Patagonia so I'll try to increase my budget and avoid the desolate bits as you recommend. Don't forget my postcard and merry Christmas!
PS - my boat to antarctica ran aground is in drydock. I'm hoping it'll be ready in time to do a trial run before my trip.
I'm so jealous of that amazing Torres picture, I can't believe that it was only 2 years ago since I was there with you (Matt)!
I hope the ferry journey wasn't too rough for you.
What is the latest score on the bike dropping/falling off competition?
Not long to go now.......!
Good luck with finding a boat in Ushuaia to take your bikes. I'm sure Matt will enjoy his last few chances to chat up a few local boys!
Emz x
hei stu.
det er lenge siden sist jeg var inne på siden din. det har vært travelt. du vet- førjulstiden!!!
ser ut som om dere har hatt det bra og opplevd masse i mellomtiden.
skal jobbe hele julen men ser frem til å se deg på nyttårsaften hjemme i NOREG!
regner med at du har daglig kontakt med madammen så jeg antar at du er vel informert om alt som foregår her.
det er ingen flere nye gravide foreløpig. men det kan jo være at det blir det når du er tilbake igjen?! :-)
skal hilse fra malte. han drar hjem i morgen og kommer tilbake med sin dame over nyttår.
ønsker deg en fredelig og koselig bikerjul på verdens ende.
stor klem and kisses fra
christoph, kati, even og jakob
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