Due to our own indirection and mistakes, we had a bit of a difficult time finding dog-friendly B3 Backpacker Hostel in Iquique, Chile. Fortunately, we found ourselves in the delightfully warm-weather-pocket of northern Chile that reminded us of San Diego, so getting lost wasn’t all[...]
As we chugged up and out of Iquique, I peered out the window inspecting what we could have subjected ourselves to had we attempted to cycle this particular route: climbing 600 meters (2,000 ft) in 14 kilometers on a highway chock-a-block with large semis, a narrow shoulder, on the[...]
Our original plan was to spend a month on the Chilean coast, two hours north of Santiago and care for four dogs, before heading onto San Pedro de Atacama, and then the Laguna Route in Bolivia. A fellow cyclist whom we had met on the road, however, had an accident on his bike resulting in[...]
I’m currently writing from the one sunny corner in a cabaña while my toes thaw and my shivers cede. I’m all about the hygge of a wood burning stove, but not so much the inefficiency of distributing the warmth, time spent trying to get the damn thing started, and the pollution output from[...]
The Cross-Border Multi-Day Adventure Challenge is sure to get your adrenaline pumping! In this endurance event, participants use multi-modal transportation as they make their way from the tiny climbing town of El Chaltén, Argentina, to Candelaria Mancilla at the Chilean border. In this[...]
All right, everyone. It’s time to listen to Part Two of the Patagonian Wind Monster, the horrible beast that tormented the Long Haul Trekkers for weeks on end. After escaping the Patagonian Wind Monster in the town of Punta Arenas, Chile for a few days, Dave, Jen, and Sora[...]
Ok, everyone, gather ‘round. I’m about to tell you of a tale of two cyclists and a dog who battled a terrifying creature during their cycle tour in Patagonia. We all know about Patagonia’s beautiful mountains, turquoise blue waters, world-renown trekking and mountaineering, but have you[...]
