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Chaitén to camping at Refugio Costa in Parque Tepuheico on Chiloé Island via Quellón
We had power for the first time of our stay in the morning and the nice lady was at reception and we explained that our ferry was delayed and if it was possible to stay in the common area until… Continue reading
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La Junta to Chaitén via Pumalín National Park
We left La Junta in our full wet weather gear – I put my one piece rain suit on for the first time as it was not only still raining on and off but it also was rather chilly with… Continue reading
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La Junta and Termas El Sauce
The first day of our stay in La Junta was nice weather and one reason for staying in La Junta was that we had booked a time slot at the thermal baths “El Sauce” which are ~20 km outside of… Continue reading
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Queulat National Park to La Junta via Puyuhuapi
We had another late start – we are just sleeping so well in our tent (even better after a long hike 😉) and are really getting used to this being on a “permanent holiday” (song lyrics from Mike Love) and… Continue reading
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Queulat National Park – Sendero La Morrena hike
After a deep and restful sleep in our tent we woke up at sunrise and decided to try to hike the longest trail (La Morrena Trail) up to a better vantage point with closer views of the glacier and waterfalls… Continue reading
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Coyhaique to Queulat National Park
We had planned to leave early as we needed to get to the Queulat National Park entry by no later than 2:30pm as that is the latest entry into the park. The total distance was 225 km but google suggested… Continue reading
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Villa Cerro Castillo to Coyhaique for new front tyres
We had a late start as it had rained over night and we prefer to pack our camping gear dry if at all possible. Our cycling American and Canadian friends Jake with his 60kg heavy bicycle, his sister Eva, and… Continue reading
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Puerto Río Tranquilo to Villa Cerro Castillo for camping
We left Puerto Río Tranquilo on a sunny morning and headed back onto the gravel road on Ruta 7 following along Lake General Carrera. The total distance for the day was “only” 120 km but it was all ripio and… Continue reading
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Puerto Río Tranquilo: visiting the Capillas de Mármol (Marble caves)
We had a very early start in the dark at 5:30am (just as we had run out of wood for the stove) to meet for a 5 hour kayaking tour at 6:55am. For our “day off”, I had booked this… Continue reading
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Puerto Guadal to Puerto Río Tranquilo
After a very nice breakfast served to our door by our host which we ate in bed, we captured the idyllic cabana and the fire station next to it before getting back onto more dirt road riding. At least the… Continue reading









