After about two months in Argentina on Route 40, I crossed the border back into Chile at Futaleufu accompanied by Mariano (Nano) and Guillermo. We were lucky to get a sunny day after hearing about the long stretch of rainy days. Nevertheless, at the end of the first day, the rain came out to christenContinue reading “Carretera Austral”
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Super Nancy and the Fantastic Vogel Family
In June 2008, Nancy Sathre-Vogel, her husband John Vogel, and their twin boys Davy and Daryl, (ten years old at the time) biked from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina, a distance of 17, 300 miles covered in approximately three years. My friend, Linda Cox, met Nancy and her family while couch surfing on herContinue reading “Super Nancy and the Fantastic Vogel Family”
Shake-Down Ride
This is definitely the biggest adventure that I’ve ever tried to pull off. I’ve done four other solo touring rides (Cuba, Spain/Portugal, Banff to Jasper and the Selkirk Loop), but never with this much planning involved. In fact, in 2011 when I did the ten day self-supported Selkirk loop, I decided to do it onContinue reading “Shake-Down Ride”