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The End
I walked the last five kilometers to my hostel in Punta Arenas. My tire was punctured in a severe enough way that I figured it was take...
Laura
May 19, 20237 min read


Chile's Far South
The ferry from Caleta Tortel left at 11:00pm. Over the course of my trip, I had developed a deep mistrust of scheduled times in Latin...
Laura
Apr 25, 202315 min read


Carretera Austral, Part 3: Cerro Castillo to Caleta Tortel
After climbing up to Lago Cerro Castillo, I was sore all over. As it turns out, cycling and hiking don’t really use the same muscle...
Laura
Apr 10, 20239 min read


The Carretera Austral, Part 2: Puyuhuapi to Villa Cerro Castillo
Morning in Puyuhuapi dawned dark and rainy. One could almost be forgiven for not knowing it was morning at all. I had an important...
Laura
Mar 29, 202313 min read


The Carretera Austral, Part 1: Puerto Montt to Puyuhuapi
Ah, the Carretera Austral. Ruta 7. Patagonia’s famous road trip, shrouded in an infamous past. 1200 kilometres of mountains, glaciers,...
Laura
Mar 17, 20237 min read


Back to Chile: Los Lagos
After a few days at the hostel in Bariloche, it was time to backtrack. I had a day’s ride back around the lake to Villa La Angostura,...
Laura
Mar 6, 20237 min read


Argentina's Lake District
I arrived in San Martín de Los Andes a shell of my former self. Just kidding. It wasn’t really that dramatic, but I was tired and...
Laura
Feb 22, 20239 min read


Ruta 40, Part 2
So. Ruta 40. My wayward journey. I woke up in Ranquil Norte with sore arms. I guess I put some real upper body effort into controlling my...
Laura
Feb 13, 20239 min read


Ruta 40, Part 1
Do you ever have things in your life that don’t really go the way you imagined? Like, maybe you’ve always been a dog person but you...
Laura
Feb 8, 20236 min read


Crossing the Andes
“I will cross the Andes on a bicycle,” I said. “It will be fun,” I said. So I did cross the Andes, and it was (mostly) fun, but I did not...
Laura
Feb 4, 20236 min read


¡Adios Santiago!
I was really worried about biking out of Santiago, but I shouldn’t have been. I was expecting insane traffic, zero road shoulders,...
Laura
Jan 30, 20233 min read


¡Hola Santiago!
I don’t want to brag, but I can’t say I was sad to leave Canadian winter behind. Winter isn’t all bad, but if I never had to hold a snow...
Laura
Jan 22, 20234 min read
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