Lunchtime

Day 18 - Beginning of the End (for the truck)

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April 9th 2010
Another driving day with just 300km to El Calafate. However, leaking radiator on the truck, lost Kumuka insurance documents at the border crossing and time zone change meant that it took 7 hours to cover the first 100km. We did however eventually arrive and head straight for bed, luckily for me there was some leftover steak in the truck fridge of which I had 4 pieces. Sophie made do with potato ch ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Calafate

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more