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To Fin Del Mundo ...
To Fin Del Mundo ...
It seemed to us that when you go to Patagonia you have to buy matching Patagonia bags. And so it begins at MCO, Adam bearing the load and Jen taking pics.
We flew down to Santiago, Chile by way of Lima, Peru, and then on to Osorno to pick up the bikes.
THE SKY
In the Southern hemisphere, you can see the Southern Cross (right)--the celestial landmarks that sailor's used for years to locate the South Pole. (Picture taken with a cell phone. Go Google!) To get the South Pole, find the two brightest stars in the sky (middle, bottom of the photo), and follow them up into the sky to locate the Cross (four relatively bright stars that identify the left, right, top and bottom of a cross.) Then draw an imaginary line from the top of the cross to the bottom and extend it 4.5 times. Drop a vertical line from this point (which is called the South Celestial Pole) to the horizon. Where the vertical line (normal to the horizon) hits the horizon is due south
The sky also treated us to a FULL rainbow (below).
We take off from Osorno, and cross over to Argentina the first night. The scenery is mind-boggling. The roads come in two kinds--paved and unpaved. The pavement is generally one lane in each direction and well maintained. I will note that the guy with the "pothole coming" sign job seems to work a lot harder than the guy with the pothole fixing job, but at least you know they are coming. The unpaved portions vary mostly from hard pack to loose deep gravel with ruts. The gravel can be a bit unpredictable and wonky.
As we head south on our jorney to the end of the world the weather is pleasant and warm.
At every turn, the scenery takes our breath away.
We find so many places to stop and enjoy.
We stayed at some special locations ...
Had interesting side trips ....
We ate great meals
And got very dirty!
As we followed our route south ...
The weather got colder
and windier
but that didn't stop us ...
We stopped to see the glacier at Puerto Moreno. We were told that this is one of only three glaciers in the world that is still getting bigger!
Although it got colder and windier, the scenery never disappointed ...
We finally crossed the Straights of Magellen by ferry and made it to Tierra Del Fuego, the land of fire. Apparently it was named that because the natives had campfires along the shores when Magellen sailed through.
You should have seen Jen's face when we went through a snow (and ice) storm--OK here it is!
After we rode through a storm over the last range, we reached Ushuaia ... it would still take another day to get to the end of Route 3 (Routa Del Fin Del Mundo)
Finally, we get to the end. Now our round The Overlandas sticker sits on the corregated metal south wall of the post office at the end of Route 3 for all to see. (There was no room on the window which gets covered up from the weather--so we'll have to see how long it lasts.)
It was kind of awesome to see our Bitmoji's by the Beagle Channel on the Snap-map ... a bit lonely, but awesome just the same. 2853 miles in all.
Oh, and one more thing ... we have a short video you can watch, just click here!
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