Congratulations! ::012:: By the way, did anyone mention that you can go to the Post Office there and have your passport stamped with a Fin del munro entry? Again, most excellent adventure.
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Way to go Trevor! Have a great Christmas.
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I do remember seeing that fresh faced boy that day. It appears the trip has given you a more distinguished look. You wear it well.dcstrom said:
Congrats on getting to your southernmost point of the journey. It's been a lot of fun following you. Thank you so much to taking the time to allow us to share your trip. I'm sure I'm not the only one reading your adventures and looking at the photos and thinking, "what if I could just..." You have a lot of people living vicariously through your stories. It means a lot to us.
Merry Christmas, and stay safe down there.
Wow, congratulations!
That Tenere and its rider are sandblasted. You can't fake that. You gotta ride and ride and ride and..........
Well done Trevor! Congratulations and Merry Christmas. 
Truly inspirational!
Stay safe.
duane
Truly inspirational!
Stay safe.
duane
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Congrats Trevor,
Won't have a clue how that feels but I bet it is good. ;D
Have a big relax and get the sticker.
Looking forward to the return..
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Graham
Congrats Trevor,
Won't have a clue how that feels but I bet it is good. ;D
Have a big relax and get the sticker.
Looking forward to the return..
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Graham
What an amazing adventure you have had. Being able to follow along on your trip has been great! Merry Christmas!
Thanks Bob, but I'm not sure that's a compliment. You know Sean Connery is in his 80's right? I would have to be his 30-year-younger kid brother! Or are you saying I look really old?Checkswrecks said:
dcstrom said:
OK, so you'd be his son - forget the age part. Here he was a couple years younger:
Hope you are with good folks and happy!
Don't know if you remember Karen as you only met briefly in the garage two years ago, but she said "hi."
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Way to go Trevor!
What a Great Ride...... Thanks for taking us along.
Enjoy the next ride, where ever it may go.
Enjoy the next ride, where ever it may go.
Left Ushuaia on December 26 with Kon and Valerie, bound for a shed in the middle of nowhere that Kon had found on the earlier southward leg. Great spot, if you don't mind the graffiti! Wind was howling around the shed all night, I slept with my earplugs in. Gorgeous sunrise this morning.
I left Kon and Valerie to go and visit the penguins while I started the long trip north - 2700km to Buenos Aires from here. A flat tire slowed me down a bit. On this road, it's hard to tell when you have a flat. Was that weave from the rear end caused by the loose surface, a gust of wind, or a flat tire? Turns out it was all three!
Tire repair was a bit problematic, since there was no obvious foreign body in the tire that might have caused the flat. Only thing to do is pump it up and see if I could tell where the air was coming out. Normally you can hear a hissing sound, but it was hard to hear anything except the wind whistling past my ears. Pouring soapy water on the tire was the next idea, but how to direct the water onto the tire without the wind blowing it away before it got there? Eventually I found a plastic coke bottle (you can find discarded plastic bottles just about anywhere these days ), poked a small hole in the cap and used it to spray the water at the tire. This worked! And showed up a small split which I was able to plug. Not sure if it was actually a puncture or one of the many small splits in the Heidenau had found its way all the way through the tire. Repair is holding for now and the tire is just about done, just needs to last another 1200km or so till I can get a new set.
I left Kon and Valerie to go and visit the penguins while I started the long trip north - 2700km to Buenos Aires from here. A flat tire slowed me down a bit. On this road, it's hard to tell when you have a flat. Was that weave from the rear end caused by the loose surface, a gust of wind, or a flat tire? Turns out it was all three!
Tire repair was a bit problematic, since there was no obvious foreign body in the tire that might have caused the flat. Only thing to do is pump it up and see if I could tell where the air was coming out. Normally you can hear a hissing sound, but it was hard to hear anything except the wind whistling past my ears. Pouring soapy water on the tire was the next idea, but how to direct the water onto the tire without the wind blowing it away before it got there? Eventually I found a plastic coke bottle (you can find discarded plastic bottles just about anywhere these days ), poked a small hole in the cap and used it to spray the water at the tire. This worked! And showed up a small split which I was able to plug. Not sure if it was actually a puncture or one of the many small splits in the Heidenau had found its way all the way through the tire. Repair is holding for now and the tire is just about done, just needs to last another 1200km or so till I can get a new set.
We went to see the King Penguins on the coast on the way to Ushuaia. The colony is on private land, and they charge $24 to see the penguins. I thought we would be sitting on the edge of the colony, David-Attenborough-like, eye to eye with the penguins... but no, we were separated by a creek. Not unlike a moat you would get at a zoo. I didn't think it was good value really, except from the point of view that it might be the only time I get to see King Penguins in the wild. They are gorgeous creatures...
Heading north with ideas of be in Buenos Aires for New Year - not going to happen now. There's a heatwave there, power and water outages and people are getting a bit antsy. Best to avoid for now.
I had a bit of catching up to do after 2 slow days - one with a flat tire that cost me some time, and the next day I wimped out early after 250km of freezing rain.
Sunday 29th was much better but had a slow start. The rear tire was a bit soft (the one I plugged 2 days before) so I spent some time searching for a gas station with some air. Would you believe I struck out with 3 in a row? Screw it, I'll just get air at the next gas stop a couple of hundred k's down the road.
I got some air at the next station, but guess what? No gas! The truck was there, just had to wait 30 minutes for it to finish filling the tanks. After 30 mins, "Sorry senor, 10 more minutes". Then another 10. I moved the bike and one of my expensive heated gloves fell off the seat. One of the stray dogs picked it up and casually walked away with it. I had visions of chasing the bugger across the pampas! Or him chewing on that tasty leather, and tearing up the wiring at the same time. Arrggghhh!
Luckily he dropped it with the same casual attitude as the initial theft.
I decided to move on rather than wait for the tanker to finish filling the tanks, hoping that the next station 130km away, had gas - if not I would really be screwed.
They did and the rest of the day went pretty smoothly - finally got into long-distance mode and knocked off 1000km for the day. Biggest day in South America by a long shot.
Arrived in in Puerto Madryn it's like I walked into an oven... from 40's and freezing rain to 80 and humid at midnight.
About to do an oil chang,e, last one was Santiago 5000 or so miles ago.
Nice thing about being on the road late is that you're there for the sunset...
My reward at the end of a long day - Argentinian fast food!
I had a bit of catching up to do after 2 slow days - one with a flat tire that cost me some time, and the next day I wimped out early after 250km of freezing rain.
Sunday 29th was much better but had a slow start. The rear tire was a bit soft (the one I plugged 2 days before) so I spent some time searching for a gas station with some air. Would you believe I struck out with 3 in a row? Screw it, I'll just get air at the next gas stop a couple of hundred k's down the road.
I got some air at the next station, but guess what? No gas! The truck was there, just had to wait 30 minutes for it to finish filling the tanks. After 30 mins, "Sorry senor, 10 more minutes". Then another 10. I moved the bike and one of my expensive heated gloves fell off the seat. One of the stray dogs picked it up and casually walked away with it. I had visions of chasing the bugger across the pampas! Or him chewing on that tasty leather, and tearing up the wiring at the same time. Arrggghhh!
Luckily he dropped it with the same casual attitude as the initial theft.
I decided to move on rather than wait for the tanker to finish filling the tanks, hoping that the next station 130km away, had gas - if not I would really be screwed.
They did and the rest of the day went pretty smoothly - finally got into long-distance mode and knocked off 1000km for the day. Biggest day in South America by a long shot.
Arrived in in Puerto Madryn it's like I walked into an oven... from 40's and freezing rain to 80 and humid at midnight.
About to do an oil chang,e, last one was Santiago 5000 or so miles ago.
Nice thing about being on the road late is that you're there for the sunset...
My reward at the end of a long day - Argentinian fast food!
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Hi Trevor,
Thanks for doing such a great job documenting your trip. It's been truly inspirational and the photography is simply amazing. As a new rider in Michigan I've been staring at my bike longing for spring. Thanks for letting me live vicariously through your adventure.
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Thanks for doing such a great job documenting your trip. It's been truly inspirational and the photography is simply amazing. As a new rider in Michigan I've been staring at my bike longing for spring. Thanks for letting me live vicariously through your adventure.
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Great color! Thanks for sharing.
Happy New Years eve.
Happy New Years eve.
Hey Trevor. Haven't checked in lately with you. Happy New Year and awesome job letting us tag along.
Catching any of Dakar while in the general vicinity?
Jamie and Amelia say hi. Bed is made and kitchen is stocked if/when you ever swing through again.
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Catching any of Dakar while in the general vicinity?
Jamie and Amelia say hi. Bed is made and kitchen is stocked if/when you ever swing through again.
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Great photos, as always. Happy New Year, Trevor.
::026:: On the photos... Have a great New Year ::018::