Very weary of the weather we set off to Argentina in partly cloudy conditions with the temperature around 6 Deg C. Luckily this held for the rest of the day, partly because we missed the road we intended to take for the day and entered Argentina through a different border post than planned. The route through Argentina took us through a karoo landscape which could have been Beaufort West. The gravel road was well maintained (for cars and trucks) but difficult with lots of loose gravel on the surface and which gave us the opportunity to sharpen our skills on loose gravel. Dawid was first to experience mechanical problems with the bike but very quickly figured out that the problem was a damaged cable to the side stand switch which was damaged by a stone from the gravel road. Luckily he was able to fix this and when I was on my way back to look for him, having travelled in front, the problem was fixed and he was on his way. I had a similar scare shortly after with the machine cutting out at about 80 km/h. Luckily this did not turn out to be serious and I got started without having to work on the bike. We suspect the problem was the same and will monitor the situation when we tackle a similar stretch of road on our way south to El Calafate in Chile.
We are one day ahead of our original programme to afford us more time in the El Calafate area and in the Torres del Paine national park.
Thanx guys for the great photos and the running commentary. I could almost feel the loose gravel and the dust by looking at Dawid's "dust suit"! Keep up the flow of info and the stes you're seeing and experiencing.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you have not had any major problems with the bikes. May the luck conrinue along the whole trip. Have a frosty on us sitting here at home.
Cheers
Chris
Hi LeRoux en Dawie,
ReplyDeleteDie posts is absoluut fassinerend
Le Roux - doen so voort!
Ons dink aan julle en hou duim vas alles gaan wel
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Riana