Rode Malargue through Canyon Atuel past San Rafael to a little town of San Carlos where we are waiting for a 9:00 weather report.
The road approaching the canyon didn't start out very impressive and it wasn't challenging but it was stunning - out in the middle of nowhere is a little canyon carved by a river with spectacular scenery. It is flat land all around until you take a side road to this place that really catches you off guard.
I caught a nail half way through that we couldn't repair it so we ended up breaking the return to town into 20 mini trips as I filled the tire and rode fast. We finally figured out that by transferring everything to Walter's bike and with him (lighter) riding my bike while leaning forward he could ride it flat, which we did for the last 15 km.
We met some funny/crazy riders yesterday - one was a young french kid who bought a pos Suzuki 125cc in La Paz, Bolivia that he was riding to the end. It was already severely overloaded, spanked and breathing hard - it looked like it had been packed by a committee of blind peasants - we wish him well!
Nick, via BlackBerry