Santa Barbara to Buenos Aires, and then some...

a less dramatic motorcycle diary... I rode a Suzuki DL650 motorcycle from California to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Over the years I continue to ride, taking trips from Buenos Aires to Machu Picchu, Patagonia and Ushuaia Argentina, Chile along the southern spine of the Andes to the northern border, through the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, excursions throughout Argentina, and North to the Amazon region of Brazil. Most recently rode Chile's austral ruta 7. Nick Neuburger

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Yesterday was The Day I made the trip for.

We left Ushuaia early this morning to drive Ruta 3 along the Atlantic Ocean to the Argentien border. At San Sebastian we crossed into Chile and rode dirt roads across the continent following the Straights of Magallan. The views were spectacular - the sea on one side and the base of the andies on the other - with small herds of wild Guanaco and flocks of swan and flamingos resting or nesting on the many small lakes. Late in the afternoon we pulled onto Puerto Porvenir and boarded a ferry over to Punta Arenis. Got in late and leaving early - gotta' go!
Nick
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