It's 0630 as we mount the bikes for the last morning. The sun is, as it has been for the majority of our stay already high in the sky. We depart Hotel Barlovento in Porvenir for the ferry docks. We arrive a bit early, but soon enough the roll up door for processing is opened and we pay our 12,300 pesos for each bike.
The ferry crossing is only 20 miles and will take about 2.5 hrs. It is uneventful, assuming you are not a sheep. Then it means 6 crates 3 crates high with your friends.
The ferry crossing is only 20 miles and will take about 2.5 hrs. It is uneventful, assuming you are not a sheep. Then it means 6 crates 3 crates high with your friends.
The ferry itself can hold 300 passengers and 70 vehicles. And to my surprise, somehow this sleepy hollow town of Porvenir has somehow scrounged up that kind of traffic to fill it 75% capacity.
There was a sighting of some sort of whale, but it never really got close enough for anyone to tell that from the Lockness monster.
I do like this sign. My interpretation is you go open the door to piss on the car deck?
There was a sighting of some sort of whale, but it never really got close enough for anyone to tell that from the Lockness monster.
I do like this sign. My interpretation is you go open the door to piss on the car deck?
The last 200 kms into Puerto Natales is all paved, sans the occasional construction detour. We make good time, thanks to an occasional tail wind. But then again, we get terrible gas mileage thanks the the occasional head wind.
All in all, the wind on the trip has been very predicable and manageable. However, given that it is essentially high summer (e.g early July for Northern hemisphere), it has been a very cold trip. And the rain. It does the daily Thunderstorm thing like Florida, except the temperature drops to near freezing during the escapades.
We get an email from Ulli, the bike owner that the mechanic had to fly out of town. So, instead of picking up the bikes from the hotel well need to drop them a few blocks from the hotel. And with no further ado, we check into the hotel and unpack.
So tonight we are again bikeless, and now feel more like backpackers. Hotel Costaustralis is right on the water and in a very trendy part of town.
We are going to take a down day or two and get some sleep and rest up a bit before we head home. Picture is out our hotel room window. Thanks for coming along and we hope you enjoyed the ride!
All in all, the wind on the trip has been very predicable and manageable. However, given that it is essentially high summer (e.g early July for Northern hemisphere), it has been a very cold trip. And the rain. It does the daily Thunderstorm thing like Florida, except the temperature drops to near freezing during the escapades.
We get an email from Ulli, the bike owner that the mechanic had to fly out of town. So, instead of picking up the bikes from the hotel well need to drop them a few blocks from the hotel. And with no further ado, we check into the hotel and unpack.
So tonight we are again bikeless, and now feel more like backpackers. Hotel Costaustralis is right on the water and in a very trendy part of town.
We are going to take a down day or two and get some sleep and rest up a bit before we head home. Picture is out our hotel room window. Thanks for coming along and we hope you enjoyed the ride!
