(September 19 – written by Dave) We rose this morning with low expectations for a hearty brekkie at our first Argentinean hotel. We heard and read that they don’t do brekkie well here. I’m happy to report that at least at the Hosteria Munay in La Quiaca, brekkie is more than sufficient, and may have … Continue reading Day one in Argentina – La Quiaca to Abra Pampa (74k/21,983k, 700 ft)
Month: September 2018
Argentina! – Tupiza to La Quiaca (93k/20,909k, 4,010 ft)
(September 18 – written by Dave) We made it to Argentina! Woohoo. We have flags on the back of our bikes that say Alaska to Argentina so if we stopped now, we would have at least achieved the flag goal. It feels really good. But I’m getting ahead of myself, today we had one last … Continue reading Argentina! – Tupiza to La Quiaca (93k/20,909k, 4,010 ft)
Butch and Sundance in Bolivia
(September 17 – written by Dave) Yesterday and today we have been staying in the Butch Cassidy Hostel in Tupiza, Bolivia. According to some historical tellings (there appear to be many), it was near Tupiza that Butch (Robert Parker) and The Sundance Kid (Harry Longabaugh) allegedly committed their last great robbery. On the 3rd of … Continue reading Butch and Sundance in Bolivia
Stunning SW Bolivia – Atocha to Tupiza (106k/20,816k, 5,500 ft)
(September 16 – written by Nancy) Okay, this will be a very short post as we are both bushed from a long day on the bikes. We left Atocha this morning at just after 7 am and rolled into Tupiza just after 5pm. While the total kilometres today don’t seem all that much, we had … Continue reading Stunning SW Bolivia – Atocha to Tupiza (106k/20,816k, 5,500 ft)
Nothing days (almost) – Uyuni to Atocha (92k/20,709k, 1,740ft)
(September 14-15 – written by Dave) We ended up staying an extra day in Uyuni so that Nancy could rest and get over her stomach issues. Nothing really happened all day. We rested, read, planned and watched CNN. Sometimes you need a nothing day. With Nancy feeling much better this morning, we hit the road … Continue reading Nothing days (almost) – Uyuni to Atocha (92k/20,709k, 1,740ft)
Uyuni trains
(September 13 – written by Dave) I’ll start this post by saying that I am not a “train guy”. Don’t get me wrong, I like trains. Both Nancy and I rode the train daily to get work when we lived in Sydney. I’m just not one of those guys who goes out of his way … Continue reading Uyuni trains
Into the wild west – Colchani to Uyuni (27k/20,618k, 90ft)
(September 12 – written by Dave) We were pretty slow moving this morning, not leaving our fancy hotel until 10:30 – we could get used those swanky digs. We spent about 2 hours at the brekkie buffet, no rush and no limits to the number of times we could pass though. I’m sure that the … Continue reading Into the wild west – Colchani to Uyuni (27k/20,618k, 90ft)
Surviving the salt – Isla Incahuasi to Colchani (77k/20,590k, 200ft)
(September 11 – written by Nancy) Well, last night wasn’t quite as restful in the old refugio as we had hoped, though I guess that’s to be expected with that many people sharing a small space. Actually I think it would have been fine but for the guy from the bus who joined us as … Continue reading Surviving the salt – Isla Incahuasi to Colchani (77k/20,590k, 200ft)
Salt road – Salinas de Garcia Mendoza to Isla Incahuasi (87k/20,513k, 170ft)
(September 10 – written by Dave) Today was all about the Salar de Uyuni. We had about 25k of riding before formally reaching it. We chose to go around the volcano on the far left side. There are three routes, two besides the one we took, one on the right and one on the left … Continue reading Salt road – Salinas de Garcia Mendoza to Isla Incahuasi (87k/20,513k, 170ft)
No flat day – Huari to Salinas de Garcia Mendoza (132k/20,426k, 1,650ft)
(September 9 – written by Dave) What a difference a day makes. We woke today to 4 bicycle tires all full of air. This plus an earlier alarm meant that we were on the road by just before 7AM. The dawn light was fantastic and we took lots of photos. It was cool, but the … Continue reading No flat day – Huari to Salinas de Garcia Mendoza (132k/20,426k, 1,650ft)
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