Jaguaráo, Brazil
950 km today. I'm on the southern border of Brazil; tomorrow I'll cross the river, drive through Uruguay and take the evening ferry from Colonia into Buenos Aires. Cheers, Nick from my phone.
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A FEW HIGHLIGHTS
Just get on a bike and go... Some Rides Misiones Argentina Sunday, Muddy Sunday S Riding the rails, southeast of Salta Into the Mountains approach to Laguna del Diamante, Argentina This Adventure Rider makes my point - JUST GO. He rode this scooter from central Brazil to Fin del Mundo (the southern tip of Argentina) and back. That's my v-strom behind his for reference. T-Boned in Potosi, Bolivia
Sold the BMW, Bought a 2014 V-Strom
The BMW is seeking international happy trail with a new rider. It made it to Fin del Mundo and is heading north, destination northern Mexico. I picked up a near-new Strom - somebody else's midlife crisis touring machine (completely adventure-rider outfitted). It arrives in January. Packaged in Florida - ready for the container south...
Hot and dusty - home.
Drove San Luis to Buenos Aires - Ten hours in the saddle. Trip Summary: Distance: 5,035 km Moving Average: 79 km/hr Moving Time: 63:22 hours.
Crossing the Andes (Again) - from Santiago de Chile into Argentina on the Dakar BMW
Gotta love that view - that's a bus wayyyy down there... Heading over the mountains from Santiago Chile to Mendoza, Argentina. Treeline, what treeline? Altitude: high.
New tire and chain
San Carlos de Bariloche Installed a tire, $2800 + chain $750 + tube and installation $370 pesos argentino ~ US $261. Hit the road by 11 AM bound for Chile. 42,536 miles on bike
