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17 Feb 2014
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24 Feb 2014
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To Baja Caracoles on the Ruta 40
We had to have an extra days rest in Natales after our big hike and the other guys had a day to see the glacier at Perito Moreno, which we had already seen and so we were a day behind them. Time to catch up. We had a 280 km drive to El Calafate, with a bypass on the Ruta 40 between the 5 and the 7, which is a 115 km gravel road.
Screen Shot 2014-02-22 at 7.45.58 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Screen Shot 2014-02-22 at 7.46.58 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
We headed out of town towards the border crossing at Rio Turbio. This was an easy 2. We handed our import papers to the agent and he just said thanks. We were done so fast we said “is there not anything else?” He laughed and jokingly said no “ get out!” Then there is a 3 km drive to the next control. Here we had a 10 minute entry to Argentina.
to calafate 1 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
We stopped for cheap gas in town of Rio Turbo and then headed to the turn off to the Ruta 40 (where the gravel started) to add our sticker to the collection. It was nice to arrive to find a room booked for us and a great restaurant picked out by Trevor ad Orvar.
to calafate 5 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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We headed out of Calafate in very heavy winds on the pavement to Tres Lagos in 163 km.
Screen Shot 2014-02-22 at 7.53.26 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
to baja caracoles 1 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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The worst part of the day actually was the desvio or detour into the town with high winds and very deep gravel. The gas station is past the town so there was no need to do the detour!!!
to baja caracoles 3 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
All we had heard from people in the last week or so is how horrible the road is north of Tres Lagos. Heading up the Ruta 40 with some trepidation the first 20 km were shit with deeper gravel, but it was pretty good for the most part after that. All the nay sayers failed to mention the paved sections in the south part and that the last 180 is paved. We managed to sneak onto a few of the blocked off paved sections.
to baja caracoles 5 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Trevor did have a miracle today. A huge gust of wing hit him and pushed him into the deep gravel. He ended up in the ditch, but with the gas on when BOTH of the wheels came off the ground and he did a 180 and landed it facing backwards down the road looking at Dan! Wow we had some wind on the gravel today. We did stop to hear the tale on a sheltered corner.
to baja caracoles 11 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
We stopped at 430 in Gobenor Gregores pretty tired from the wind and dreading the last stretch and considering staying for the night. We met this couple from Denmark and Colombia who were riding to Ushuaia on this heavily loaded 250. We were happy to hear from them that there was pavement for the last 180 km to the “town” of Baja Caracoles, where there was gas and actually not a bad hotel.
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24 Feb 2014
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The Ruta 41 to Paso Roballos
We had been advised by Roberto and Matteo to go to Chile on the Ruta 41 as it was more scenic than the routes farther north, but that the road is a challenge. Luckily we had a great day for it, since we were advised not to go if it had been raining.
Screen Shot 2014-02-22 at 7.56.41 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
to puerto tranquillo 2 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
The first 10 km were crappy deepish gravel, but after that it got better.
to puerto tranquillo 4 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
We stopped on the road waiting for the other two. It turns out Trevor had his brake lever come loose, but luckily none of the parts were lost. While Orvar was waiting to help him his bike was blown over and he had to unload.
to puerto tranquillo 5 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Just then I said I hope this “ great scenery” starts soon. Well just 1 km further it was spectacular.
to puerto tranquillo 14 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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There were some easy parts and some challenging bits for all of us on the 91 km to the border and some annoying washboard too.
to puerto tranquillo 28 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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We had some nice views on our way to Paso Roballos.
to puerto tranquillo 42 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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The panorama just before the Argentina border was stunning.
to puerto tranquillo 35 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
to puerto tranquillo 38 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Driving up to the border there was a locked gate, a security guard, and a border official. It was an easy process and since there were no computers he entered everything by hand in big ledgers.
to puerto tranquillo 47 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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24 Feb 2014
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To Chile and the Caraterra Austral
Now just a short 10 km to the Chile crossing.
to puerto tranquillo 51 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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This was a more substantial operation, but again everything was done old style by hand here and using carbon copies.
to puerto tranquillo 53 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Then there was another sometimes-challenging 70 km on the 41 to meet the ruta 7.
to puerto tranquillo 59 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
We drove along the river and had a few water crossings.
to puerto tranquillo 61 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Dan for some fun headed off into a field to chase some Vicuna/Guanaco.
to puerto tranquillo 66 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
The 7 is a good gravel road along several lakes here to the village of Puerto Tranquillo for a total of 253 km off off road. We were super happy to find a cabin with a kitchen and 2 bedrooms for 20$ each, since we were all just too bagged to “camp”. A hotel room here in this tiny place is 95$ and the camping is a tent on a weed patch.
to puerto tranquillo 67 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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24 Feb 2014
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To Coyhaique
Getting up the next day we were headed to Coyhaique in 234 km of which 146 was pretty good gravel.
Screen Shot 2014-02-22 at 7.57.35 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Just out of town were stopped as they had cut down a huge tree, which had then fallen on the road so the guys pitched in to speed up the process of clearing the road.
to coyhaique 5 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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The views were panoramic.
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Coming down the mountain on the switch back gravel we finally met the pavement and stopped for lunch in a food bus in Villa Cerro Castillo.
to coyhaique 16 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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There were some crazy curves near the end of the day. This is a bit of a crappy town, but we found a great place for dinner at Momma Gaucha.
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24 Feb 2014
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The Olympic Hockey Problem
Now we have a problem there are 2 important Olympic hockey games today. Sweden vs Finland at 9 am is no issue as we listened on Swedish radio with the wifi in the hostel parking lot. It was Sweden over Finland to advance to the gold medal game. The bigger issue was the Canada vs USA semi final. We decided to head 45 km up the 7 and take a 20 km detour to Puerto Aisen (Aysen), where found 1 “restobar” that had ESPN in Spanish that showed most of the game. The worst part was that at 4 pm they cut out of the last 4 minutes of the game to go to regular programming. Thanks to FB friends who posted the results in real time for us!!! Canada in the Gold metal game vs Sweden! Now its 430 and we finally head out for the day on 110 km of paved road to camp on the lake at Lago Los Torres.
Screen Shot 2014-02-22 at 8.01.45 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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The campsite was on the lake and we got a grassy spot for 3 tents, a shelter with a picnic table, and bathroom with flush toilets for 6$ each.
DSC01979 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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We had a nice view of the surrounding mountains.
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Orvar made a run to the nearby town for some essentials while we cooked dinner.
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24 Feb 2014
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Chaiten
After a great night with amazing stars in the sky we packed up and headed north 310 km for Chaiten. The first 60 km was paved and then there was pretty good gravel for a bit.
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Several others had told us how bad the 260 km of gravel road was, especially in the construction zone. The worst part initially was the almost one lane road up and over the mountain, which combined with steep switch back the oncoming traffic including busses and trucks were taking over the road and at very high speed. It’s a wonder none of us had a head on in one of the corners. There were some patches of deeper gravel and some pretty dusty sections. There were some intermittent bits of pavement a few km long, including a closed section we managed to ride for a km or so. The worst was the last 75 km of gravel in the construction where there were sections with deep large rocks. Overall it was a long and at times challenging day, but not as bad as we had expected.
to Chaiten 6 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Finally we celebrated the end of the gravel at Puerto Cárdens and aired up the tires again. This left about 70 km left to Chaiten, where arrived bagged and hungry.
to Chaiten 27 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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The town of Chaiten was evacuated in 2009 when the nearby volcano erupted for the first time in 9000 years. The town was then completely flooded because the ash blocked the rivers. Much of the town had not been rebuilt. There are only 900 of the 4000 inhabitants left here.
800px-Chaitén by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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25 Feb 2014
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25 Feb 2014
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Gear
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26 Feb 2014
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The Ferry problem
One of the main reasons we booked into a Cabana in Chaiten was that they had ESPN to watch the Gold medal hockey game.
IMG_5684 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
This is a really nice Turkish hitchhiker that we first met in Coyhaique. He is making the same time as us getting rides. Here in Chaiten he was happy since he met someone to trade his Argentinean pesos for Chilean Pesos as so he now had some money for food!
to quintupeu 7 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
We were so preoccupied by the hockey the Summer holiday Saturday night when we arrived that we did not go to the Navimag office to get ferry tickets. Big mistake. When we checked out after the game and went to the office at 11 they were serving number 40 and we had number 58. By the time we got a ticket it was for the 245 ferry the next day. The problem is that this means if we get that first ferry then the second will arrive after dark in the town that is 60 km from the third and last ferry of the day.
to quintupeu 8 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Step 1 drive the 70 km from Chaiten to the first ferry dock at Rampa Caleta Gonzalo.
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IMG_5606 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Step -2 beg the ferry guys to let us on the earlier sailing.
to quintupeu 14 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Step 3 race the cars the 10 km to the next ferry launch from Rampa Fiordo Largo to Rampa Leptepu. Then hope you can get on this one early. We arrived at 145 for the 2 sailing that finally arrived after 3.
to quintupeu 10 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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There was another couple from Chile on a V strom, who had tickets for the 2 sailing, but they ferry guys figured we would get on too. Two bikes came off the ferry from Ecuador. The crazy thing is I knew one of them. When I went up to say hi to Jaun Crespo he said I know you we are facebook friends! It’s such a small world of coincidences. Good luck on your way south!!
to quintupeu 31 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Step 4 is a 4 hours ride from Rampa Leptepu to Rampa Quintupeu along the inside passage.
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26 Feb 2014
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Back to civilization!
We got a cabana again so we could cook and be warm with a fire. We are looking forward to getting back to civilization, where you can get a fresh vegetable! In the morning we had 60 km to go from Rampa Quintupeu to Rampa Puelche, with the last 15 km paved. There was not too much traffic so the dust was not that bad.
to quintupeu 11 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
to osorno 13 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
This ferry runs every 30 minutes from Puelche to Caleta Arena 30 km from Puerto Montt. Daniel and Orvar chose the 150 km way round on the 100 km of dirt to Osorno and Trevor (rear shock toast 2 days ago) and I (sick of the dust) took the ferry.
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The guys on “the long way round”.
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Now just 110 km to Osorno and clean laundry!!
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Finding Freedom...World Wide Ride
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Well that changes everything...cool!
Really liking this part of your trip. Always thought that a bike trip wasn't complete without a ferry ride or two, but it seems more epic in Chile somehow.
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6 Mar 2014
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The "end of the road"
We had heard that the Isla Chiloe was really beautiful and also that the “end of the Pan-American highway” from Alaska and the end of the Pacific Coast Highway from Lund BC was at the far end. So we had to go now. Setting off from Osorno under cloudy skies we drove the 162 km to the ferry dock at Pargua and then took the 45 min ride across the Chacao Channel to Chacao.
Screen Shot 2014-03-04 at 10.24.57 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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From here we booked it the 198 km to Quellon with drizzle and several long stops for construction.
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Tomorrow we can spend our time driving back along the route of the iglasias. The island is famous for its old wooden Churches.
The town itself is on the ocean and with the tide out, there are a lot of boats aground.
DSC02117 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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We did make it to “ the end of the road” to the monument and the sign.
DSC02124 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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We were cozy in our cabana with the wood stove stoked up.
isla Chiloe 28 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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The next day we stopped to admire “old Quellon” and it’s church and some of the others on the island.
isla Chiloe 38 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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The main town of Castro is famous for the stilted houses on the waterfront and the bright yellow and purple church on the main square.
isla Chiloe 52 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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We were treated to some dolphins playing in the ferry wake on the way back.
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Puerto Octay
From the dock at Pargua to Puerto Octay it was an additional 135 km. We stopped off in Puerto Montt for lunch and to try to find a cambio office for Orvar to get some USD. This is a constant problem for travel to Argentina, where you cannot use your visa or ATM card because you will only get the official 6-7 to 1 rate. This means you need USD to exchange on the blue market for 10-12 to 1 depending on where the currency is. Even with the transaction costs of getting Chilean Pesos out of the ATM 6 $ per 400$ and the currency exchange to USD you are still way ahead. So for shipping his bike from BA he had to stock up.
Screen Shot 2014-03-04 at 10.27.27 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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We then took the route of the Llanquihue Lake. We also stopped in the nice town of Puerto Varas and finally got the Cambio! The 225 is very scenic as it circuits the lake and ended up camping in Puerto Octay. Again there were a few construction zones.
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Puerto Fuy and victims of schedule changes
We were supposed to have met Trevor here, but his bike was not finished on time! So we headed back to see what was up in Osorno. We have a short 264 km to try to catch the ferry. Since he expected his bike now on Monday and as it was Saturday we decided to go on and he would catch us up.
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We were headed for Puerto Fuy where there was a 1 pm (no way) and a 6 pm ferry to the Hua Humm border crossing to Chile. Since we had time we wandered on the 7 lakes route and stopped for a break in the cute town of Panguipuli. The bikes were a big hit with this family.
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puerto fuy SMA 10 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Arriving at the ferry dock at 4 pm for the 6 boat it was eerily quiet. The guard informed us that it’s March 1 today and the winter ferry schedule started today and the only ferry left at 1!!
puerto fuy SMA 18 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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puerto fuy SMA 16 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Well at least we could then get a reservation for tomorrow and there was a grassy area near by to camp. While we were unpacking we met this couple from Sweden!
Tom Färjan mot St Marten 038 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
puerto fuy SMA 26 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
puerto fuy SMA 19 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Luckily we had some provisions and there was a small store here with  , bread, and eggs. The funny part was we were all unpacked and in for a swim when at 5 a ferry arrived! We did not think much of it until a few trucks were loaded. Orvar ran over in his swim trunks and asked if they were leaving at 6 and would they take 3 bikes. The guy said yes! Man did we pack fast and drive over, but no such luck. The big boss came over and said no the ferry was for dangerous cargo and navy only. In fact the 3 cars that had loaded had to get off. AGH!
puerto fuy SMA 25 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
puerto fuy SMA 23 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
puerto fuy SMA 22 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Tom Färjan mot St Marten 041 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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