An introduction to my site and my trip.Why I made this site @ Horizonsunlimited:
On the one hand, this site is made, to keep my family and my friends informed about my journey, and to tell where I'm currently staying. On the other hand, this site wants to give usefull information to all those, that are planning to do a similar trip.
The arrival in South America; The first days in Santiago de Chile and Valparaiso; Picking up the bikes;On Sunday, October 13th, the trip began.
the first days on the bike; heading down south in Chile;Since I'm writing this lines a long time after travelling in this part of Chile I mention only a few things.
Travelling in this part of Chile is no problem. Hostels or campgrounds can be found everywhere. The nice thing in Chile is that there are mountains as well as the Pacific Ocean. And it's only a few hundred kilometers from the PAcific to the Andes. So one day you can spent at the beach an the other day you can go hiking in the mountains.
Rio Grande and Ushuaia; Ferry crossingsCerro Sombrero and Rio Grande
As Tierra del Fuego is an island, you have to use a ferry to go there. On our way to the south we took the ferry that sails from Punta Delgada to Fireland.
The first night we spent at the Camping Municipal in Cerro Sombrero. C.Sembroro is a tiny village, but at least it had a gas station and a small mercado. Also the camping wasn't to bad, because they had small cabanas, which meant we didn't have to build up our tents.
Punta Arenas, Puerto NatalesWe left Tierra del Fuego, using the Ferry from Porvenir to Punta Arenas. The ferry needs 2.5 hours for sailing. As we left Porvenir, we met Sergio, a Spanish guy with his bicycle again (we already met him in Ushuaia).
Punta Arenas