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saralou 9 Dec 2013 22:00

Almost there
 
We headed out of the mountains down some steep stretches. And suddenly we were on the great paved road thru lush valleys.

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There were still no cars on this back road thru the desert and at times you worried the road was closed. We did however drive thru a Chinchilla sanctuary. It’s not to often you see a sign saying slow down for chinchillas. No cars means no towns, or crappy towns with by the hours motels, so we opted to head back to the Pan Americana at Los Vilos at 310 km to find a place to sleep.

Two Moto Kiwis 10 Dec 2013 01:03

Cool stuff guys!!!

saralou 10 Dec 2013 01:17

TMK
 
Hey you guys thanks. Finally made it 5500 km from Quito to just under 150 km to Santiago in 20 days. Not that impressive actually I guess since the record from Prudhoe Bay to Ushuaia is 21 days. We will be in Vina del Mar for Christmas if your lonely. Also considering the Dakar with Trevor Jan 5. It is a 2000 km detour, but whose counting.

Just got a tip from Nomadic one

Route 40 info. [url=http://www.ruta40.gov.ar]

saralou 12 Dec 2013 00:43

Limache
 
Now we were very close to our goal of Santiago with a day to kill. We opted to stay a night in Limache about 130 km from the city. We toured along the coast and found out where all the rich Chileans live in style.

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We did a little living in style ourselves since Dan found this place on line at 70% off! Finally a deal in Chile!


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Hickery 16 Dec 2013 01:51

Sarah and Daniel,,,,,,,great pics.....Antonio and I arrived in Santiago on the 9th.
We purchased 2 Chinese Euromots and should have all papers in order by Wednesday. We are holed up in a nice smaller Hotel called Piso 3 at 027 Luis Thayer Ojeda..District of Providencia. It is not far from the tallest building in Santiago in the upscale area of the City. If you want to get together for a drink or dinner email me......haysandy@gmail.com

Bob:scooter::scooter::scooter::scooter:

saralou 24 Dec 2013 17:21

hey
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Hickery (Post 447100)
Sarah and Daniel,,,,,,,great pics.....Antonio and I arrived in Santiago on the 9th.
We purchased 2 Chinese Euromots and should have all papers in order by Wednesday. We are holed up in a nice smaller Hotel called Piso 3 at 027 Luis Thayer Ojeda..District of Providencia. It is not far from the tallest building in Santiago in the upscale area of the City. If you want to get together for a drink or dinner email me......haysandy@gmail.com

Bob:scooter::scooter::scooter::scooter:

Emailed you guys!! Happy Holidays!

SP

saralou 24 Dec 2013 17:27

Happy Holidays
 
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saralou 24 Dec 2013 18:32

A holiday from the road
 
Now for the all night flight to Miami! We had a great week with 40 friends and family to celebrate the marriage of Gillian and Bruno. There was an official marriage ceremony on Friday night in Vancouver. Sara’s stepmother is a Judge so she performed the ceremony and we watched from Santiago Airport, her sister Emma from Tel Aviv airport and her Brother and his family in Ottawa all via Skype.

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After a very long night flight we arrived in Miami along with eventually almost all the other 40 family and guests. Only Sara’s Dad and Barbara were stuck in Toronto because of the weather. Some of the gang with their team shirts and visors.

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There was an amazing sunset.

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Sara and the Bride Gillian her sister.


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Nassau was the first port of call where we strolled the town and the famous straw market.

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No wedding cruise is complete without a stag for the groom and organized by Daniel.


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The day of the wedding arrived and was sunny and beautiful after we heard it had been raining for three days on St Thomas.


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We had a nice day of snorkeling on our last port day.

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saralou 26 Dec 2013 18:41

Moto 1 year on the road overhaul in Santago
 
After another all night flight we arrived in Santiago at 715 am and we took a taxi to drop off our Christmas gifts from Santa (our parts ordered and shipped to Miami) to Ruben at Johnny Motos and then another taxi ride to BMW to get the bikes. We finally arrived back tired at the Johnny Motos shop at 1030.


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Ruben’s shop is very clean and organized. He is a very efficient, competent, and careful mechanic. We have 4 riding friends who have had work here and we were very happy with the job he did for us.

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He managed all the work in 2 days and let Daniel use his shop and tools to do the work he needed to do.

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WORK LIST

F800GS

Ruben

Replace swing arm bushings
Install new Touratech expedition rear shock
Install new DID chain and new sprocket
Install new BMW chain guide
New wheel bearings
Brake pads
New heated handgrip
Oil change

Daniel

Rewire entire bike with PDM 60 and installation of Ridged Dually lights
(bought from Amazon for 10$ less and with free shipping)

F650 GS


Ruben


Swing arm bushings
New Touratech rear explorer shock which was modified by Alex Martin at Konflict morotsports
New DID chain and new sprocket
New BMW chain guide
New wheel bearings
Oil change

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Daniel

Rewire entire bike with PDM 60 and installation of ridgid dually lights



On top of this he ordered us Sushi on day 1 and made a BBQ for us on day 2.

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saralou 30 Dec 2013 17:57

Vina del Mar and Valapriso
 
Now to race to the coast on Christmas Eve before dark and more important before the liquor store closes. We did have to settle for empanadas, a bag of chips, and a coke from the corner store for Dinner, but at least the botteleria was open for some wine.

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Christmas day it was dead quiet in town and we walked to the seashore and past the famous flower clock.

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For Christmas dinner we had planned to meet up with fellow rider Orvar (Kingdom of Sweden) and his wife Anne who flew in to meet him. They will have a great view for the fireworks.

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The gang hopped the Metro to Valparaiso nearby. It is a very hilly and colorful city, famous for it’s graffiti.

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There is a church at the TOP of the hill.

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We thought this was seasonally funny.

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We stumbled upon a nice restaurant with great food and a view over the city.

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The trolley busses here look like they are from the 50’s.

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There was a lot of action in the main square with various bands and a fair.

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saralou 30 Dec 2013 17:58

Vina del Mar and Valapriso
 
The Cathedral was a nice refuge from the heat and humidity.

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Stopping for a beer in the local market we had great people watching opportunities.
We also came upon a Christmas concert in another square. I never expected to meet Captain Jack Sparrow and Frank Sinatra today either.

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saralou 7 Jan 2014 00:22

New tires after 26,000 km
 
Now it’s time for a day trip to Santiago to get some tires for Sara’s 650. We last put tires on her bike in Huston 26,000 km ago. They do still have some life, but since we are headed to Ushuaia now is the opportune time.

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We had ordered Heidenau K60’s from Motoaventura for Dec 10, but they can not keep them in stock and they were waiting for an air cargo shipment, which arrived last week. They have moved to a new location in Dehesa just 3 blocks down from the new BMW dealership.


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Moto Aventura has a nice shop here, but I hear the one in Orsorno is huge. They have a full range of gear if you are in need.

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These are the tires old and new.

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They were super flexible for us and fit us in and mounted the tires for us during the holidays.

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They have a Heidenau display with a new tire and one with 18,000 km from a 1200. They said they are going to add mine now too!

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saralou 8 Jan 2014 00:29

New Years 2013
 
Well it is finally the last day of 2013. We started it off with a trip to the ice cream shop of course.

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For lunch we went to an empanada shop with pitchers that list how much more friendly you get as you drink more of it.


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The rest of the day was shopping for a New Years Eve celebration. The streets were mobbed with people doing the same thing. We got a whole fish filleted for 6$ and then stocked up on liquids.

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The meal was a group effort.

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Then we got on our costumes and headed to the beach. People were streaming there by the thousands.

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We were lucky enough to get a spot with a family from Santiago. They had staked out a parking spot that morning and they were kind enough to share with us. The fire works show was epic and lasted 30 minutes from barges all along the coast as far as you could see in both directions.

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saralou 9 Jan 2014 02:31

Argentina Country 15
 
Getting up at 8 after 5 hours sleep was not easy, but we only have 3 days to get the 1300 km to Rosario for the start of the Dakar 2014. Today it’s just the border and 400 km to Mendoza Argentina.

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There is a gas stop in the mountains before the border to which we added our sticker to their large collection.

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Then you head UP hill including the 21 switchbacks to the snow sheds and the ski resort.

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mendoza 11 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


After this you will see a “thanks for visiting Chile sign” and then a border control building on the left. Don’t stop here (everyone does) this is the Chile Immigration.

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mendoza 13 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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mendoza 15 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Just keep going thru the mega long snow shed and then the Cristo Redenor Tunnel.

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mendoza 18 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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mendoza 21 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

After this there is a small control building in the middle of the road. Stop here and give your plate number to the police officer and receive a very official scrap of paper with an aduana stamp on it.

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mendoza 22 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Then proceed to the Argentina customs on the left about 15 km up the road. This guy in the truck stopped us to make sure we were going to Argentina, and not Chile, because there is no signage to tell you when to stop and everyone gets confused.

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mendoza 31 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Enter the metal roofed building and get in line with the cars. When you get to the first booth give them your passport, tourist card (that you got when you entered Chile), and your Reciprocity Fee receipt. This must be paid on line and PRINTED before you come to the border. You can NOT buy it at the border. For Canadians it is currently 75$ for 3 months multiple entry from bordering countries or 150$ for 5 years unlimited entry from all countries.



They will give you a new tourist card to fill out for Argentina.

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mendoza 32 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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mendoza 34 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


Insurance is mandatory for Argentina, but you cannot buy it at the border. We tried 3 companies in Santiago and none would sell it to foreigners. There is 1 small shack on the way to the border that says “Seguros” or Insurance, but it did not look functional. We were not asked for ours. Others have been recently and turned away. They returned the next day with a photo shopped document, but were not asked for it. We purchased ours online from an agent in La Falda. It is 12$ per month and covers Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, and Uruguay. Next you are directed to the aduana. They want your title and Temporary import papers for Chile. The agent did all the work for us. The entry and exit stamps for us and the new temporary import permits.

Unlike our 4 hours to get into Chile with the strike here we were out of Chile and into Argentina with the bikes in 45 minutes.

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mendoza 36 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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Then we had some great scenery to enjoy on the way to Mendoza.

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mendoza 23 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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saralou 9 Jan 2014 02:37

Road to the Dakar
 
We had a night here and then we were on our way 483 km to Rio Cuarto mostly using the secondary roads.

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Getting up a bit late today our first order of business was getting Argentinean Pesos. The guys headed to the Cambio office to try and find some black market moneychangers. The official rate here is 6.48 Pesos to 1 USD. The unofficial rate varies from 8-9.5. Asking the rate just for fun at the cambio office the staff openly told us that we should go see the guys on the corner for a much better rate. We did and were offered 9.5 with out question. Now we can stop for a coffee and a toasted sandwich for breakfast.


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road to Dakar 1 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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road to Dakar 11 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Driving thru the wine country on the 7 we arrived at out fist toll and were thrilled to find motos are free in Argentina!

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road to Dakar 8 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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road to Dakar 2 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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road to Dakar 5 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


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road to Dakar 6 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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road to Dakar 12 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

There were these crazy rainbow clouds in the sky today.

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road to Dakar 7 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Rio Cuarto is a nice town with a good hotel on the square and with a view of the church. We created quite a crown out front.

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The “tree” in the fountain was made of plastic bags filled with water and was light up at night.



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We enjoyed our first Argentinean beer, but did not enjoy another local favorite Fernet Branca, which the Swedes drink straight, but the locals mix with coke.

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road to Dakar 27 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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road to Dakar 28 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


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