The flight home

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Location: Punta Arenas, Magallanes y Antártica Chilena, Chile

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• Introduction • Equipment List • Getting to South America • A day at the Airport • Carretera Austral Day #1 Puerto Montt Airport to Lenca • Carretera Austral Day #2 Lenca to Hornopirén • Carretera Austral Day #3 Hornopirén to Chaitén • Carretera Austral Day #4 Chaitén to Villa Vanguardia • Carretera Austral Day #5 Villa Vanguardia to Parque Nacional Queulat • Carretera Austral Day #6 Parque Nacional Queulat to Campo Grande • Carretera Austral Day #7 Campo Grande to Coyhaique • Carretera Austral Day #8 Coyhaique to Vista Hermosa • Carretera Austral Day #9 Vista Hermosa to Lago Cofré • Carretera Austral Day #10 Lago Cofré to Puerto Rio Tranquilo • Carretera Austral Forced Off Day Puerto Rio Tranquilo • Carretera Austral Forced Off Day #2 Puerto Rio Tranquilo • Carretera Austral Day #11 Puerto Rio Tranquilo to Cochrane • Carretera Austral Day #12 Cochrane to Tortel • Carretera Austral Day #13 Tortel to Rio Resbalon • Carretera Austral Day #14 Rio Re...
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Heading south by bus Day #3 El Calfate to Puerto Natales, Chile

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January 16, 2020 El Calfate to Puerto Natales, Chile by bus I slept reasonably well in the ghetto Estadía A.M.S.A. campground in El Calafate. I had to get up a few times during the night and one of my shoes had dog poop stuck to the tread. The stars were brilliant, but there was a bright light in the next lot. Scott woke up at 7am, before me. My tent was wet with condensation, and I moved everything to a patch of sun to dry. There was human poop and toilet paper in the grass and I was careful not to step in it or soil my gear. The shower was a bare trickle of hot water and I was able to clean myself. I also scrubbed the dog poop off the bottom of my shoe. I talked with two cyclists whom had camped near us. A guy from Santiago had flown here two days ago and was beginning his northbound Carretera Austral ride to Coyhaique. I gave him a tube of patch cement. A British woman had ridden here from Baraloche. We talked about the epic crossing and she said that her tires were t...
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A day at the Airport

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December 27, 2019 Santiago to Puerto Montt, Chile My flight arrived 19 minutes late and Scott’s flight was on time. We ran into each another at baggage claim, and he collected his bike before I did. Customs officials took my 3 apples and made me fill out additional paperwork. By the time I got to the departure gate, I was told that it was too late to board the flight. I was put on an even later flight to Puerto Montt than Scott.  Scott’s bike box was mangled and his tent was falling out through a large hole. My accessory box also had a large tear leaving my gear exposed. We had our boxes plastic wrapped and worried about the luggage bar codes that were now covered. We exchanged dollars for pesos and had a nice breakfast and plenty of coffee. Neither of us had slept well. We updated our plans, since Scott would now be arriving in Puerto Montt before me. The goal was still to make it to Caleta La Arena.  We saw numerous travelers with bicycle boxes at the airport...
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