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there were times where I was asking myself if it was worth the hype.
That always happens with places associated with great expectations, plus you have been through and seen some amazing landscapes, so everything is relative and up against some tough comparisons. Glad to hear you can still find beauty in different places though!
Hope the wind wasn't too bad!
Are you going to El Chalten through Lago del Desierto?
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We’re rolling out of Puerto Natales tomorrow mornings, as usual I’m a little behind on posting updates.
We took the ferries to El Chaltén, the weather was pretty good so we were only in Villa O’Higgins for 2.5 days and we managed both ferries in one day. Would have loved to camp on the shore of Lago El Desierto but the ferry was right there and you never know if things will be running smoothly tomorrow.
The ride/hike a bike through the forest was great, really enjoyed it and getting views of Fitz Roy through the trees was pretty special.
We’ve done well with the weather so far but both the wind and the rain are predicted to be extremely spicy over the coming days. The 240km to Punta Arenas could take 2 days or could take 4 if we end up having to hide in refugios and abandoned buildings.
moog
900km on the Carretera Austral, suddenly we’re passing multiple other tourers a day and there are campgrounds in every town full of bikes. It reminded me a bit like riding on Highway 1 on the west coast of the US, easy and beautiful riding but there were times where I was asking myself if it was worth the hype.
The last 400km totally changed my mind, traffic dropped off and we could finally ride without being served a face full of dust every 10 minutes. The scenery got bigger, waterfalls around every corner, more great wild camps and I settled into a good headspace again, I wish the last week of riding would have gone on longer but before long we’d arrived at the end of the road in Villa O’Higgins ready for the notoriously unpredictable boat across the lake to Argentina.