Hi you Tynda
from Los Antiguos (Argentina) we went straight to Paso Roballo and further
via Bajo Caracoles to Tres Lagos. The Routa 40 wasn´t that bad, the wind was
bearable. On the way to El Chaltén Ricardas suspension broke down (after 5
minutes the oil was gone). The new one we got from Mendoza!!! It was just
good for less than 6 weeks and only 4500km!!! And further more, the
suspension of my bike also started leaking, but less than Ricardas. (Both BMW 650)
After 2
brilliant and lovely sunny days in El Chaltén we drove, or lets say, we were
hopping in 5 hours to El Calafate. There we arranged and organized 2 (!) new
suspensions from BMW Argentina (because the bikes are still under warranty).
There was only one problem: the next BMW dealer is almost 700km away from El
Calafate in Rio Grande. For that reason we drove just directly to Rio
Grande - 700km in 2 days. And - you probably know the way - there are 200km
more or less bad gravel in Chile and in Argentina just before the border. So
that wasn´t funny at all, we can tell you. On that second day we were
driving for more than 9 hours, from Rio Gallegos to Rio Grande (380km).
We were staying in this Club Nautico, were you can sleep inside and park the
bikes inside as well. There are always people around, so it is not going to
be boring here. And the Argentiniens are very friendly and helpful. The
shock adsorbers were already there in Rio Grande. They came by plane. We
fixed the bikes together with a mechanics from the BMW-Dealer in one day.
After the bikes were finished, we were going down to Ushuaia, coming back to
Rio Grande, and then went west to Punta Arenas.
From Rio Grande we had quite a wet time on the chilean side. The road to
Porvenir was wet and a bit bit muddy, the same with us, but more wet than
muddy. And it was freezing cold, so we decided to take a room in Porvenir.
The next day, we took the ferry to Punta Arenas. Fortunately, the passage
was quite and easy. Since 4 days we are in Punta Arenas, still waiting for
better weather. Every day it was hardly raining, and we have seen in the
newspaper, that the Nationalpark "Torres del Paine" is more or less under
water. So, probably for us, there are almost no reasons to go there.
greetings & see you soon
torsten (& Ricarda)
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