but in the morning

Snow in No Man´s land

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November 14th 2007
Thanks Richard for your wishes, we got the honking tail winds AND the sunshine. Fully loaded bikes, gravel roads and we churned out 80km´s on day one. The legend of the infamous Patagonian winds didn´t disappoint us, thankfully for the past 3 days they have been our friend. We fear the day they turn on us! The barren pampas seemed to stretch off as far as the eye can see, with uninterrupted vi ... read more

South America » Chile » Magallanes » Isla Navarino

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more