We have been drawn back to South America once again, for some more "unfinished" business. Back in 2011 we took the boat from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales to avoid the Carretera Austral , I said I would be back one day to ride it. Now that day has arrived.

We will start in Santiago, Chile, head to Puerto Montt and the start of the Carretera Austral, then head down to Villa O'Higgins through the Patagonian Fjords and then cross the Andes into Argentina to sample the wind blasted Ruta 40 as we ride back north.

This time around we have rented two bikes from Ride Chile , a Honda Falcon NX400 for Jean and a KLR 650 for me (I feel all North American riding this). Cheaper than shipping one out for a few weeks, and cheaper than buying one (I've still got a Funduro in Chile somewhere, but that seems to have disappeared).

Once we have returned the bikes to Santiago we will head to Peru to walk down the Colca Canyon. Not just Pegless to Peru, but bikeless. Last time we tried to get in to Peru with a bike, this happened It's not for you Peru . Hopefully we will be more successful this time.