To reach Buenos Aires we had to take the Ruta 3, a road renowned for having absolutely nothing of interest along it. Because of this, many people churn up the kilometres and complete the journey in three days. We, as usual, took more time to travel the 2,550 kilometres north from Rio Gallegos. Continue reading
Thanks to our fellow two-wheeled traveller Adrian, a cycling Frenchman, we left El Calafate with bellies full of freshly made churros and a recommendation for a campsite (& bakery!) in our next destination – El Chaltén. Continue reading
After Torres del Paine, we bid farewell to Chile and crossed back into Argentina. The Ruta 40 led us into the heart of the Patagonian plains. We thought there would be little to look at, but we were mesmerised by the vastness of the land and sky. Continue reading
We have passed many volcanoes on the road but Volcano Osorno (2,700m) on Lake Llanquipe captivated us for days. Again, locals and fellow bikers had recommended a visit here but we had little information about what we could do here. Continue reading
From Argentina we crossed back into Chile and headed further south to spend time exploring the island of Chiloé. Chiloé was recommended to us by many local Chileans and foreigners as a great riding destination. Continue reading
Our Odyssey Overland truly commenced on 27th January 2013 when we rode out of Valparaiso. We headed south through Chilean wine and fruit growing country and east into the lakes district where the scenery has been spectacular: volcanoes, waterfalls, mountains and lakes (sometimes all at once). Continue reading
Mañana finally came. Today was the day we went to the port depot to pick up our bikes. It has been more than three months since we farewelled them in Sydney and we were very excited and relieved to see them. Continue reading
The idea
The joy of two-wheeled travel has long been known me who, in a more active period of my life, managed to pedal 2,000km around Eastern Europe for a summer back in ’97. Continue reading
Here is the blog site for our big motorcycle adventure. We’ll be taking two Honda CB 250s through The Americas over 2 years. Continue reading
Our Odyssey Overland 