After completing the Chilean Lake District we crossed into Argentina for the 6th time of the trip and immediately entered the Argentinian Lake Country. For the next month we will work our way around the portion of Ruta 40, known as the Seven Lakes District. This stretch of Hwy 40 between the towns of San…
DetailsChile’s Ruta 7 or as it is more commonly known, the Carretera Austral runs 1,240 km through a stunning landscape of fjords, mountains, glaciers, thick forests and rushing rivers. We crossed from Argentina at Chile Chico and would follow the hwy back down south to explore its most remote points before turning around and driving…
DetailsFrom Ushuaia it was a half day’s drive to the border crossing back into Chile, another couple hours and we were on another ferry that would bring us to Punta Arenas where it is time for a truck service and, unfortunately, a new set of tires. With some housekeeping complete and a few visits to…
DetailsWe were sad to say good bye to Buenos Aires but were anxious to get back to the truck and hit the road again. A quick ferry jaunt across the Rio de Plata and we were in Uruguay and within a few days we were thanking the family that stored our rig and we were…
DetailsWith our visit home complete and having successfully missed a couple months of Southern Hemisphere winter, we landed back in Buenos Aires where we would spend the next month enjoying the city and once more try to improve our Spanish skills. We based ourselves in the historic district of San Telmo in a crazy inexpensive…
DetailsThe crossing from Bolivia to Argentina was a smooth process with a moment of humour thrown in. A Bolivian policeman called us in to his office and provided us with (an unnecessary) check out authorization. He then proceeded to ask us for a “little something” for his effort. Sam wasn’t sure what he was asking…
DetailsWe made our way to the Peruvian border town of Puno and after a brief overnight stay, crossed into Bolivia at Lake Titicaca, the worlds “highest navigable lake” at 3,812 metres. Our first stop in Bolivia was Copacabana, a nice little tourist town on the shores of Lake Titicaca. A great town with a beautiful rocky beach,…
DetailsCrossing from Ecuador to Peru once again a simple and friendly process. First stop was at the popular Swiss Wassi, a friendly oasis for overlanders owned by a Peruvian/Swiss couple on a nice stretch of beach in the otherwise very rough and gritty Northwestern Peru. Swiss Wassi provided a nice respite from the road before…
DetailsOnce back on the mainland after a wonderful time in the Galapagos islands we prepared for the rest of our Ecuadorian adventure. The beauty of Ecuador is the diversity of its landscape and cultures. From the coastal towns and beaches of the Pacific Coast in the West, to the jungles of the Amazon basin in…
DetailsThe border crossing from Colombia to Ecuador while one of the slowest of the trip was completely uneventful. 2 ½ hours of waiting for 2 minutes of passport stamps and truck import documents and we were on our way in country number 12 of the journey. After a quick stop in the town of Tulcan…
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