So my younger brother Walter has a thing last few years for
extreme personal challenge, well he always was into sports but
this is something different. he had always been into sports
since we were little and he had endured multiple Iron man racers
but this is just something way in the left field.
As he is now living in New Zealand for about 8 years. Last year
(December 26, 2014) he had decided to bike his way around New
Zealand. Flying down to Christchurch and peddling his way down to south island and way back to
Auckland. I do must agree that was some bike adventure through
the New Zealand country side. It took him about a month
(180hr)to do the estimated 2900km trek. I'm sure he had planned
this much earlier to prepare and get ready, never the less that
was some achievement.
I had the pleasure of flying down the following month on my 50th
birthday and doing the route with him again but we did it in a 4
wheel means of transportation which is bit more comfortable and
much quicker.
This year (December 26, 2015) again, he had started on his much
more extreme trek ever, not sure what made him do it as it will
be near or in excess of 10,000km trip starting from the very
southern most city in Argentina, Chile, through Bolivia, parts of
Brazil, Peru and final destination in Colombia taking him
estimated 4 months. The mode of transportation is a brand new 2
wheeler
bare
and loaded
Start
Dec 25 2015 - (local date)
well not quite, just view from airport at Buenos Aries
day 1
Dec 26 2015 - approx
60 km
day 2
Dec 27 2015 - approx
120 km
day 3
Dec 28 2015 - approx
75 km
day 4
Dec 29 2015 - approx 70 km
day 5
Dec 30 2015 - approx 72 km
day 6
Dec 31 2015 - approx 105 km including channel crossing which makes up
about 45km
Seemed like forever but there was about 5 hour
wait for the ferry to depart from when landed at the beach
day 7
Jan 1 2016 - approx
139 km best day so far
day 8
Jan 2 2016 - approx
37.6 km
day 9
Jan 3 2016 - approx
116 km
day 10
Jan 4 2016 - approx
130 km
(color)
day 11
Jan 5 2016 - approx
82 km (color)
day 12
Jan 6 2016 - approx
79 km
(color)
day 13
Jan 7 2016 - approx
96 km
(color)
day 14
Jan 8 2016 - approx
79 km
this makes first
14 days on
the road
day 15
Jan 9 2016 - approx
106 km
day 16
Jan 10 2016 - approx
40 km
day 17
Jan 11 2016 - approx
50km
day 18
Jan 12 2016 - approx 16km through not so friendly mountains and 8km through water taxi
day 19
Jan 13 2016 - approx 7km waiting most part of the day just to get from loading
dock to town
day 20
Jan 14 2016 - approx
70km
day 21
Jan 15 2016 - approx
70km with water crossing
day 22
Jan 16 2016 - approx
79km
day 23
Jan 17 2016 - approx
34km
day 24
Jan 18 2016 - approx
58km
day 25
Jan 19 2016 - approx 72km
day 26
Jan 20 2016 - approx 65km
day 27
Jan 21 2016 - approx 111km
though the tracker run out of battery
day 28
Jan 22 2016 - approx
20km short trip due to the fact that had to replace
tires cause of the
gravel roads this is the
second 14 days
making now 28 days
on the road. The road goes through
unmanned trails and ferry jums hence some can not be properly mapped and had to be drawn
by
hand to show the route but more detailed can be seen the the
15 16 17 and 18 days individually
day 29
Jan 23 2016 - approx
95km
day 30
Jan 24 2016 - approx
58km
day 31
Jan 25 2016 - approx
73km
day 32
Jan 26 2016 - approx
64km
day 33
Jan 27 2016 - approx
85km
day 34
Jan 28 2016 - approx
70km
day 35
Jan 29 2016 - approx
72km
day 36
Jan 30 2016 - approx
48km
day 37
Jan 31 2016 - approx
110km
day 38
Feb 1 2016 - approx
89km
day 39
Feb 2 2016 - approx
89km
day 40
Feb 3 2016 - approx
85.5km
day 41
Feb 4 2016 - approx
119km
day 42
Feb 5 2016 - approx
129km
this is the end of the 6 weeks
on the road making roughly another
1180km
day 43
Feb 6 2016 - approx 111km
day 44
Feb 7 2016 - approx
48km
day 45
Feb 8 2016 - approx
76km
day 46
Feb 9 2016 - approx
98km
day 47
Feb 10 2016 - approx
83.6km
day 48
Feb 11 2016 - approx
118km
day 49
Feb 12 2016 - approx
84km
day 50
Feb 13 2016 - approx
70.2km
day 51
Feb 14 2016 - approx
113km
day 52
Feb 15 2016 - approx 121km
day 53
Feb 16 2016 - approx 106km
day 54 Feb 17 2016 - approx
126km
day 55 Feb 18 2016 - approx
82km
day 56 Feb 19 2016 - approx
75km
yap that makes
8 weeks on the
road now with
1310km
day 57
Feb 20 2016 - approx 70km climb
from 3100 to 3850m above sea level
day 58 Feb 21 2016 - approx
81km
day 59 Feb 22 2016 - approx
106km
day 60 Feb 23 2016 - approx
90km
day 61 Feb 24 2016 - approx
92km
day 62 Feb 25 2016 - approx
101 km
day 63 Feb 26 2016 - approx
53km
day 64 Feb 27 2016 - approx
91.5km
day 65 Feb 28 2016 - approx
127km
day 66 Feb 29 2016 - approx
134km
day 67 Mar 1 2016 - approx
113km
day 68 Mar 2 2016 - approx
57km
day 69 Mar 3 2016 - approx
116km
day 70 Mar 4 2016 - approx
68.6km
There goes another 2 weeks, this makes now
10 weeks
making up
1275KM
day 71 Mar 5 2016 - approx
76.5km
day 72 Mar 6 2016 - approx
130km
After numerous bike problems,
running out of spare parts and the tent braking down. This is a
much unwanted journey 1100 short from La Paz
Bolivia ending at Andres Sabella Galvez,
Antofagasa airport making 6250km traveling from
south most Chile city.
Final making
rest of the trip with a mere
200km
Camp
sites
The scenery
Just keep on moving ...