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Well here we are in Punta Arenas, much has happened since our last blog. We have ridden our Moto’s to the end of the world to Fin del Mundo and some of us continued as far South East as you can go, to Ea. Moat, what a great ride that was. Mike V has had his operation to repair and pin his broken leg and will be driven down to met up with us by his surgeon. We are looking forward to him rejoining us. We all went to Gerardo’s Estancia and enjoyed a great lunch, prepared by his wife, Marisol [View Full Entry]

Rosco p - Rosco Pennell | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 21st 2009 | 254 Views | [diary=454691]

Good Bridges
Ea. moat
We're British You Know!!

As the region of Southern Patagonia is so vast and spectacular and divided by the Andes with Chile to the left and Argentina to the right, we felt it best to combine the blog for the area to reflect it’s true character rather than stick with the country by country format we have adhered to before now. Hopefully this will help some travellers who may chance upon this diary as accurate information about travelling in this part of the world is really difficult to come by - which is surprising given the huge number of people that travel here each [View Full Entry]

michaelandcaroline - Michael Blake & Caroline Proverbs | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 25th 2009 | 100 Views | [diary=448196]

Awesome! Perito Moreno glacier
Communication at it's best! Torres del Paine
Double rainbow sunrise at Los Cuernos, Torres del Paine

We are all so ready to go and now only one week before we all meet in Vina del Mar for our Patagonia Expedition. Gerardo has just returned from a recky in Tierra del Fuego for our immenent Patagonia Expedition. He had to drop off some extra fuel containers for us so we can make the ride down to Chilean Lago Fagnano and back....here is his blog of this.... Hola, from Punta Arenas, Chile in the bottom of the world I am sending these words to tell you that in these week that is finishing I went to Tierra del Fuego [View Full Entry]

Rosco p - Rosco Pennell | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 24th 2009 | 374 Views | [diary=447920]

A good High Way ?
Deep Snow
More deep snow

First: Origins of the title - I am still mixing my limited Japanese with my even more limited Espanol by asking Doko (where in Japanese) instead of Donde when asking Where something is....sounds the same, right? Another tip for those that aren't use to fizzy or gaseous water...don't buy the blue capped water...its agua con gas. When you are in a rush and quickly buy water, forget that South Americans like water with gas, it makes for an interesting introduction to your neighbor on the bus after the bus has shaken the bottle up a bit! Oct 6, 2009 We arrived [View Full Entry]

justin and rumiko - Justin Allison and Rumiko Takeuchi-Jones | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 19th 2009 | 69 Views | [diary=443903]

Patagonia by Rumi
Young Artists in Punta Arenas
Enjoying the Sunset

Patagonia is the southernmost portion of South America, located in both Chile and Argentina. It comes from the word, patagon' , used by Ferdinand Magellan to describe the natives that were thought to be giants. In reality, the Patagons turned out to be Tehuelches with an average height of 5 feet, 11 inches. Patagonia is the land of extremes. Tierra del Fuego is known as the "Uttermost End of the World" The sea and the mountains come together as nowhere else in the Americas. This region includes the city of Ushuaia, Cape Horn, and the Magellan Straits. It also serves as [View Full Entry]

golfkat - Gerry Kataoka | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 1st 2009 | 45 Views | [diary=440244]

Wow

Story NUMERO UnO : Bought bus ticket out of Pucon to Puerto varas. & hours of riding a bus awaited me. I was ready. Lots of cookies for my 3 times a day snack...one liter of water (hmm, cuplrit), one avacodo and braed for lunch, and loads of zzzzzz´s! One of the many small town stops I decided I was going to use the bathroom at the bus station. Come on they are less stink than bus latrines. I got off the Bus in Osorno and as i passed the bus driver I quickly asked how long the bus was [View Full Entry]

Rancherita - Claudia Cavazos | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 20th 2009 | 123 Views | [diary=392213]


So, after a bit of deliberation, I went Ipodless from Puerto Natales to Punta Arenas, Chile's southermost city. I didn't really have much planned for there, but I had a couple of days to spare before I wanted to be in Ushuaia, so I thought I might as well check it out. What was slightly worrying, was that on the bus ride down we went past quite a large area with signs saying "Keep out, minefield". I can't for the life of me work out why there is the need for a minefield right down here, but hey, whatever floats their [View Full Entry]

stewartgetslost - Stewart Bartlett | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 1st 2009 | 39 Views | [diary=382369]

Lighthouse at the end of the continent
Tierra del Fuego
The Ferry to Tierra del Fuego

E venne il momento di lasciare la punta meridionale del continente per cominiciare la lunga risalita che dovrebbe portarmi all'estremo opposto dell'Argentina. Questa strada però passa dal Cile e così, partenza alle 7:00, presenza alle 6:30, eccomi a prendere l'autobus della compagnia Buses Pacheco che viaggia tra Ushuaia e Punta Arenas. Dopo il diluvio del giorno prima, il tempo continua a essere grigio ma ovviamente, dovendo passare l'intera giornata in autobus non sono particolarmente preoccupato. Ovviamente non conosco a priori il percorso che sta seguendo l'autobus. Di certo deve punt [View Full Entry]

dbsfemino - Mimmo Feminò | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: March 13th 2009 | 153 Views | [diary=381105]

Il bus per Punta Arenas
La frontiera Cilena
Guanachi

finally updated some pics hello again, march 6th, So after 60 plus hours on buses, 4 days on a boat, covering over 2800 miles on our way south from lima, peru, and over 6600 miles from home we finally made it to punta arenas, which will be as far south as we go on this trip. it took about 3 or so hours by bus going south to get to Punta Arenas. We arrived to 40mph winds blowing us around like rag dolls, we finally found a room for the night and then headed out into the city to see whats [View Full Entry]

R and C - rob | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: March 9th 2009 | 32 Views | [diary=379421]

arenas
arenas
straight of magellan

When I was six, and in love with the song, 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'...I never paid much attention to the lyrics, or saw the video....I didn´t really think much about it. It was just on the radio all of the time. Then it disappeared from my existence, I never thought much about it again. Now that we´re traveling in the south of South America (Magellanes, which is lots of fun) and this song is literally played in every establishment and on every mode of public transportation, I feel like I´ve gotten to reconnect with an old friend. I was just [View Full Entry]

Szabinski - Laura and Mark | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: January 28th 2009 | 212 Views | [diary=367826]

Green Lollipop Treetops
The Palace
Mapuche foot


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