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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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Carretera Austral Day #11 Puerto Rio Tranquilo to Cochrane

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January 8, 2020 Puerto Rio Tranquilo to Cochrane 112.15km Ride Time: 9:55 Pedal Time: 9:06 Tour Total Pedaled 901.56km I woke up at 6:30am. My phone was charging in the other room and I went to check the time. It was light out, and I had received a text message. I couldn’t fall back asleep. I ate my Coco Puffs and packed. Scott got up at 7:30am and cooked his oatmeal. It was wet outside and had rained a lot during the night. Last night during our walk back from the pizza place we noticed freshly fallen snow on the mountains. Today was the day we had reservations for the ferry out of Villa O’Higgins, which was still three days ahead of us should we have no more problems. We had an 8:30am start. I began the ride in my long sleeve jersey, sweater, rain jacket, cycling shorts and legwarmers. After 4 km I was getting hot, and took off my rain jacket. It was overcast but not raining. The forecasted had called for thunder showers. I had studied the terrain and elevation for to...
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