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Los Malditos 73 - the infamous damned 73kms of Ruta 40
Los Malditos 73 is a stretch of the Ruta 40 that the highway maintenance forgot about. Its not only gravel, but sometimes deep and...
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Jun 3, 20232 min read
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Trevelin; a Welsh town in Argentina! And Travellers Fatigue
We veered off Ruta 40 just past Epuyen and took Ruta 71 through Loa Alerces National Park, a gravel road that twists past lakes and...
bikespanniersandpa
May 27, 20232 min read
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The Carreterra Austral - BELIEVE THE HYPE!
When someone says you "have to" do something, then you are always a little wary of your expectations. Disappointment sucks! so you learn...
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May 26, 20235 min read
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Old friends, new tyres (again!) much needed rest and forest fires.
We met Igna and Pata in 2013 on one of their around the world adventures (they have had many!). The kiwi fruit picking and packing...
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May 10, 20233 min read
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Mendoza, the Rio Grande, and our bikes start to fall to bits!
After a fun day of hooning on mudflats and failing to bribe police with toffees we rolled into Mendoza late afternoon. We had again...
bikespanniersandpa
May 6, 20232 min read
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Salta to Mendoza
Our next destination was the wine capital of Mendoza. It looks quite near to Salta on the map but in reality is 1600kms and a 3 day ride....
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May 1, 20234 min read
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Argentina at last!
We set out early from San Pedro de Atacama for Argentina on 20th February. The border crossing at Paso Jama meant climbing to 4820 metres...
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Apr 26, 20234 min read
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Chile is NOT chilly (in the north!)
During our last few days in Colombia we met an Argentine couple who had a farm North of Buenos Aires. They invited us to stay when we...
bikespanniersandpa
Mar 10, 20233 min read
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Peru: the mad dash through one of the countries we had most looked forward to.
For those of you that don't know... Peru had a new Prime Minister in December 2022. A lot of people in Peru did not agree with this new...
bikespanniersandpa
Feb 26, 20234 min read
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The city of Cuenca and goodbye to Ecuador
We arrived in Cuenca mid afternoon and were delighted to find a town bursting at the seams with charm and character. The hotel manager, a...
bikespanniersandpa
Feb 25, 20233 min read
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Ecuador ...the centre of the earth!
At a brief stop for water I noticed Bec was a little subdued; maybe it was the altitude? On further investigation I found out she had...
bikespanniersandpa
Feb 19, 20235 min read
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Tourists for a few days ...and one of the most dangerous roads in the world!
We needed new tyres and after doing a bit of research we discovered they would be much easier and cheaper to locate in Colombia than...
bikespanniersandpa
Feb 17, 20235 min read
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Riding around a volcano and up to 4300 metres
No alarms needed the next morning as we were woken to the blissful chorus of Howler monkeys outside the door and for such a small animal...
bikespanniersandpa
Feb 9, 20233 min read
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Toughest days riding yet ...epic ...EPIC day! by Nick
We hadn’t realised that the road wasnt paved (not a problem) had large prolonged roadworks (not a problem either) and had large areas of...
bikespanniersandpa
Feb 5, 20234 min read
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Barichara to Barbosa
Well locked and loaded we headed out of Barichara to a warm morning, on a route that Bec and "Scenic" had chosen……. Who would win the...
bikespanniersandpa
Feb 4, 20233 min read
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The road to Barichara
We set off the next day towards Chapala and pretty soon discovered why our GPS was telling us that such a short distance was going to...
bikespanniersandpa
Feb 1, 20233 min read
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Reunited with our bikes and making new friends
As part of the service of picking our bikes up and getting them cleared through Colombian customs we had the help of William who would...
bikespanniersandpa
Jan 30, 20234 min read
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Bogata - we are in SOUTH AMERICA
It was strange to be in an airport again, we had crossed into 9 countries with our bikes and here we were foot loose and fancy free …no...
bikespanniersandpa
Jan 28, 20234 min read
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Panama; more than just a canal, by Nick
Time to press on from the beautiful country of "costa packet". We left early-ish to try and beat a bit of the heat, but knew the journey...
bikespanniersandpa
Jan 25, 20235 min read
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Never did we ever... imagine we would get chased by Monkeys!
One of the things on Nick's wish list was to spend time in the jungle. There are quite a few in Costa Rica so it was a case of which one...
bikespanniersandpa
Jan 21, 20233 min read
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