Day 63 - Coyhaique to Puerto Aysen to Puyuhuapi, Chile 🇨🇱

Left Coyhaique just before lunch and rode on the Reserva Nacional Rio Simpson. Great change of scenario as we rode in a very green valley which we hand not seen for a while. Then went a bit off-route to visit the Bahia Acantilada and have lunch in Aysen. The ride to the Bahia was off-road with great scenery. The Bahia was very beautiful and peaceful.
As we left Aysen it started to rain and we did over 50 kms of quite wet and muddy ripio. Not for the weak at heart. Very impressed with Continental TKC70 tires and Enduro mode on the GSA, which made what could have been very difficult quite doable. The town of Puyuhuapi is by the lake and very picturesque.

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Beautiful Bahia Acantilada

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Day 62 - Puerto Rio Tranquilo to Puerto Aysen to Coyhaique, Chile 🇨🇱

In the morning we visited the marble caves and left after lunch. Still a lot of ripio on this route. Actually, the Carretera Austral (Ruta 7) has been mostly ripio which makes the tourist business not so strong. Very different in Argentina 🇦🇷 where they have invested heavily in asphalting the Ruta 40. On the last hour we rode together with a couple from California who just got married and this is how they decided to spend their honeymoon. How cool is that ?

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Videos and photos of the marble caves

Encounters - Sascha and Kerstin

Encounters - Mauro the unicycle rider

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Day 61 - Los Antiguos, Argentina 🇦🇷 to Chile Chico to Puerto Rio Tranquilo, Chile 🇨🇱

Although we are still in Patagonia, we exchanged the Argentinian pampa by the Chilean colorful lakes and ice-capped mountains.
Outstanding scenery, one of our best so far on the motorcycle, on the most difficult road we have done.

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Day 60 - El Chalten to Los Antiguos, Argentina 🇦🇷

Today focus was all on lots of miles (over 400 miles) and we did get a long day of riding, over 9 hours, with some wind and a 70 km off-road section.

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Day 59 - El Chalten, Argentina 🇦🇷

Our hike to see Mount Fitz Roy

Trail walking to see Mount Fitz Roy

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Day 58 - El Calafate to El Chalten, Argentina 🇦🇷

Another beautiful ride as you ride parallel to the Andes mountains on the left and then the approach to El Chaltén is magnificent as you get closer to Mount Fitz Roy.

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On the Ruta 40

Lunch at La Leona on the Ruta 40

Ride from El Chalten to Lago El Desierto

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Day 57 - El Calafate, Argentina 🇦🇷

El Calafate, the name of the town is derived from a little bush with yellow flowers and dark blue berries that is very common in Patagonia. The berry, once eaten, guaranteed your return to Patagonia. We have had Pisco with Calafate and plenty of Austral beer with Califate so we will be back for sure.
We decided to stop a couple of nights in this beautiful town and walk the streets enjoying mingling with the local and many tourists that stop there.
Loved the mountain town feel, the many specialty shops and the coffe place we found at the end of the day with amazing local chocolates.

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Horses in Patagonia

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