For the past two weeks we’ve been riding north, away from Patagonia and the beauty of nature in the Chilean south. Our goal has been to make good time back to Santiago, because we knew there wouldn’t be much to see and we’d rather spend our time riding in more scenic areas. While the terrain...
I’ve been listening to Andrew Peterson’s Counting Stars these days on my iPod, and the lyrics to this song resonate deep in my soul. Sure, in a literal sense, Dave and I are “world travelers,” just as I had often dreamed of becoming. But aren’t we all on a journey of some kind? I’ve been...
We were able to venture over into Argentina for just over a week of riding north. The landscape, though also beautiful, was completely different there! Instead of lush, tree-covered mountains with rivers and lakes, we saw vast expanse of near-desert and pampas. And the wind! Wow! Our first full day, we rode 20 kilometers into...
We are coming to the end of our time in Patagonia, but it has been wonderful! There are countless adventures for the outdoorsy type, so we’ve made a point to venture off the bikes here and there! We took one afternoon to hike “Bosque Encantada,” a trail in Queulat National Park. We parked our bikes...
The last nine days we have not stopped repeating certain phrases like, “Wow… check that out!” or “Look behind you… very nice,” or “That is really spectacular.” It’s impossible to summarize what we’ve experienced as we ride through Patagonia and enjoy the beauty of creation. We are truly blessed beyond measure. We started on paved...
We had so been looking forward to our day-long ferry ride south through the fjords… and it did not disappoint us! We set off on the Don Baldo from Quellon, on the southern tip of Chiloe, and we arrived in Puerto Chacabuco some 28 hours later. The first night was spent in open sea (which...
