31 March-8 April 2014 – Ushuaia: El Fin del Mundo

There’s no sufficient superlative to depict the landscape, peripheral scenery and vistas from the Tierra del Fuego, the Land of Fire. Bounded on the north by the Martial mountain range and the south by the Beagle Channel, Ushuaia is the most southerly tip that can be reached by road. El Fin del Mundo, the End […]

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24–30 March 2014 – The final push down to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego

Exhausted after a day and night of socialising our socks off in Puerto Madryn and a long ride on top, I got my first taste of South America’s ‘ripio’. This is essentially loose gravel. There can also be sand and dirt present, not always compacted as well as big and small stones scattered all over […]

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16–23 March 2014: The first week in South America – Port to Puerto Madryn

Land ahoy matey!  6,906 nautical miles sailed and we finally arrived at large to Uruguay’s capital Montevideo.  Despite both of our bikes being subjected to a little petty theft whilst in Paranagua and Zarate from external dock staff, primarily coming onto the boat to discharge cargo, we were still brimming with that just-rolled-off-the-ferry feeling. Aside […]

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25 Feb–13 Mar 2014 – Life on a cargo ship (Part 2): Ahoy! Land is in sight…

Eight days in, we dropped anchor to spend the afternoon in Dakar.  The crew instructed us to be back by 20:00 sharp having released us at 15:00.  Past our curfew and the ship would set sail, no questions asked, or search party mounted by the sounds of it.  A local, John, who looked streetwise was […]

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