Glacier Perito Moreno… Big, blue and built like a brick shithouse
Like any natural wonder worth its salt, the first glimpse of Glacier Perito Moreno is something that stays with you. A living breathing solid poetry of fresh water, this enormous […]
Category Archives: On The Road
What I’ve Been Getting Up To
Seek and you’ll probably find… Spinning dirt to El Calafate
Somewhere along my journey south I picked up the idea that southern Chile and Argentina would hold very few, if any route options. Somehow the ‘knowledge’ that there is only […]
Austral acceptance & a nod to ‘normality’
I have quickly learned the power of the Patagonian weather and its ability to gift the cowering traveler time. They said it couldn’t be done, but here it is, a post […]
Operation Austral Avoidance Pt.2: Valle de la Luna
Despite my best efforts I could only avoid the Carretera Austral for so long. Without ceremony the first stage of my avoidance route dumped me onto the highway in La […]
Operation Austral Avoidance Pt.1: Paso Las Pampas
It’s a fairly safe bet that if border officials have no idea what they’re doing then I’m in the right place. In this instance that place was the rustic two-track […]
How do I roll? A look inside my ride
This morning I woke up, packed up the rest of my gear, ate breakfast and then decided to stay in the uninspiring Argentinean tourist town of El Bolsón for another night. […]
Snaking south: A Lakeland adventure
Regular readers will know that I am not a fan of other people getting up inside my cycle space. I appreciate the complimentary thumbs up or cheerful toots from passing […]
Dust Guzzlin’, Monkey Puzzlin’ Perfection
I feel as if I owe the Puna de Atacama an apology. Although still very much in love with that gorgeous arid high plateau I know my heart has now […]
