We had one last breakfast at our wonderful place in El Calafate before starting to pack the bikes when it started to rain – we left El Calafate in our full wet weather gear – for the first time on… Continue reading

The first day in El Calafate was our day off the bikes and we strolled into town after a nice breakfast at our accommodation. Our host had recommended several things to do and the first on the list was the… Continue reading

The morning started with a woman knocking on our door collecting the money for the night stay – we told her that there was no hot water and she came back with a lighter and turned the gas water heater… Continue reading

We packed up everything and it was hard to leave as we have come to like that marvellous view of the mountain peaks. We rode through the National Park North on a very corrugated dirt road (Y-150) that shook our… Continue reading

We camped for 5 nights at TdP NP and the view of the “Torres” never got old and changed every minute and we have hundreds of pictures – none of them even remotely capturing the grandeur of the mountain peaks.… Continue reading

We finally left Puerto Natales after cleaning off cat urine from our tyres and motorcycle covers – the place we had stayed was called “the red cat house” for a reason 😂🐈 The rain had finally stopped – it was… Continue reading

We had initially booked two nights in Puerto Natales but I was not better and the weather forecast was wet and windy for several days so we found another place in Puerto Natales which had a washing machine. On the… Continue reading

The morning was wet and foggy and after a good breakfast – the waiter had found a jar of honey for me and then packed up rolls with ham and cheese for us and some fruit for our long trip… Continue reading

I had a dream that I left the heated grips on and the bike would not start as I had drained the battery. Well, half of that dream was true – I had left the heated grips on for two… Continue reading

We left Rio Grande even though I still was not over that cold and my throat was very sore and my sinuses were all blocked up – big day ahead with a border crossing at San Sebastián and then 50… Continue reading