Tag: Bike ride
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Day 24: Aruacaria Camp to Tortel
Wednesday, 26th Oct. That morning the first thoughts through my mind as I woke up were of how stupid it was to lose my phone like that. I beat myself up about it until I got out the tent in time to see the sun hit the tops of the back row of mountains. “If…
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Day 21: Puerto Río Tranquilo to Puerto Bertrand
Monday, 23rd Oct I left late out of Puerto Río Tranquilo, the rest day had done me good but some dark beers in the pub had not. I packed up slowly, enjoying the morning sun, aware that rain that was meant to be coming in from the south-west. By the time I got going the…
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Day 20: Puerto Río Tranquilo
Saturday, 22nd Oct. A bright sunny morning with the prevailing wind already rolling down from the mountains in the west unhindered over the surface of Lake General Carrera. By the time I was down by the waterfront shacks, pulling on a poncho and life-jacket, white-topped waves were bouncing any boats already out in the open.…
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Day 19: Icy Shack Camp to Puerto Río Tranquilo
Friday, 21st Oct I woke up surprised to find myself not aching. I’d had a great sleep and had energy to pack up and leave quickly. The bushes around the stream were white with frost and there was a thin layer of ice on the inside of the tent fly. I shook it off, got…
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Day 18: Laguna Chiguay to Icy Shack Camp
Thursday, 20th Oct. I was up once in the night and stepped outside into the forest. Straight out of a horror film the spindly trees shrank back into the darkness. It was a completely clear night and the southern stars were out in full, a shooting star sailed past as I looked up. I went…
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Day 17: Coyhaique to Laguna Chiguay
Wednesday, 19th Oct. It was time to get out of Coyhaique, it had been three nights and I was itching to get going. My travel partners and I pulled the bikes out of the shed they’d been stashed in and got out on the main road. Heavy traffic and a narrow lane for the first…
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