El Calafate

The torrential Torres

I leave El Calafate and make my way for the border crossing at Rio Turbio. The ruta 40 is surprisingly tranquil as I ride it for the last time on my southern trajectory. I stop at the only gas station I will see on this route looking to top off for a pass through Torres […]

April 12, 2011

Here comes the sun

After several cloudy mostly sun-free days I figure seeing Fitz Roy is not in the cards so I decide to head south for El Calafate. I get the bike packed down and I notice the first sun beams breaking through the thinning clouds overhead. Perhaps I will get a last minute reprieve. El Calafate is […]

April 8, 2011