(January 10, written by Dave) Today we visited Tierra del Fuego National Park (TDF NP).  It is billed as the southernmost national park in Argentina but it is not the southernmost point in Argentina.  The southern point would be the South Pole as you’ll no doubt remember that Argentina claims a pie slice area of … Continue reading Tierra del Fuego National Park

(January 9, written by Dave) It seems a little weird to keep blogging now that we’re done riding but we’ve decided to call the trip “complete” at exactly 600 days, when we get back to the good old USA on Saturday.  So, you get a few more posts before the final, final end.  We fly … Continue reading Ushuaia update

(January 7, written by Dave and Nancy) The End Fin del Mundo.  Fin del Ruta.  Fin our tired legs! What a day.  Sometimes, highly anticipated days fail to live up to the hype.  Today, hype was exceeded! The day started late last night when someone moved into the cabana next to ours around 11PM and … Continue reading End of the road –Lago Escondido to Ushuaia (66k/26,982k/2,600ft)

(January 6  written by Dave) Today’s blog starts with last night - we managed to catch up with Sarah and Andy (from the UK).  They are taking the “long-cut” to Ushuaia and we probably will not get to see them again on this trip.  It was nice riding with them and fun recounting trip highlights … Continue reading More TDF winds – Tolhuin to Lago Escondido (56k/26,916k/1,500ft)

(January 5– written by Dave) High winds were forecast again for today but it looked like they might come around more from the north, thus becoming friendlier.  Still, you never know, so we were up early to try getting a jump on whatever came our way.  We left our cosy apart-hotel just before 7AM.  It … Continue reading Trees again – Rio Grande to Tolhuin (111k/26,860k/2,500ft)

(January 4– written by Dave) The title of this blog could lead some to thinking that we’re wading into political territory, commenting on the US government shutdown over border issues.  Sorry to disappoint – that dispute will not be mentioned again.  Switch to CNN now if you’re looking the latest discussions on walls/fences/skirts/mounds of dirt/beaded … Continue reading Border issues

(January 3– written by Dave) We had mostly quiet night in the Argentina border station.  The lights in our room stayed on all night, trucks and cars continued to pass through the Argentina country exit just outside our door and people kept trying to use the waterless toilets throughout.  But it was actually pretty quiet.  … Continue reading Ocean views – San Sebastian to Rio Grande (84k/26,749k/700ft)

(January 2– written by Nancy) Cozy night in the bus stop – 6 of us laid out like sardines with not much room for error if you happened to turn over in your sleeping bag!  Temperatures dropped enough outside that despite the heat from 6 bodies in the small space it was pretty cold inside.  … Continue reading Kings for the day – Onaisin Bus stop to San Sebastian (Argentina) (89k/26,665k/1,000ft)

(January 1 – written by Dave) Happy New Year everyone! We didn’t manage to stay awake until midnight last night – such is the life of two tired touring cyclists.  Thankfully all of the other guests in our group of cabanas were quiet with either their celebrations or at least when they returned.  We slept … Continue reading A six pack on New Year’s Day – Punta Arenas to Onaisin Bus Stop (148k, 26,576k/2,400ft)