by Odyssey | Mar 8, 2024 | Journey 2023
For my penultimate day, I have a good forecast of slight tailwinds and a high of 13 under partly cloudy skies. The distance today is 108 km to Tolhuin. Yesterday’s currency exchange went very quickly. The first store we asked told us to go to the corner office...
by Odyssey | Mar 8, 2024 | Journey 2023
From the North to the South, the Pacific to the Atlantic I am now ready to finish Octogenarian Odyssey 2.0. Yesterday the winds cooperated and it was relatively smooth sailing across the sea of grass here in Terra del Fuego. Even the crosswinds permitted me to hold my...
by Odyssey | Mar 8, 2024 | Journey 2023
I started the day as planned and drove back to the stopping point the day prior, I managed to get in 11.1k before the gale force winds forced me to stop. I tried walking and pushing the bike but the cross winds would not permit me to do so. I would almost tip over and...
by Odyssey | Mar 8, 2024 | Journey 2023
I am in a rush today so I can start riding before the wind decides to get up and start blowing as hard as it can. I managed to get in 140k yesterday before the wind was too strong to ride. Again it wanted to blow me into the center of the road and it was extremely...
by Odyssey | Mar 8, 2024 | Journey 2023
We are about to leave Puerto Natales, Chile, another nice town located on the coast and in the mountains. Johana took the day to go to the famous Torres Del Pines National Park to see the famous peaks. Myself and Gloria had too much to do with changing money into USD...