Introduction and Practice ride |
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| Introduction: Paper journal to Digital |
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| Overnight ride to test gear |
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| How did we get to Chicago? |
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Chicago to Santiago, Chile |
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| Day 1 & 2 Flight to Santiago: So it begins... |
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| Day 3 Santiago: Settling into a new culture |
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| Day 4 Santiago: Organizing and sightseeing |
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| Day 5 Graneras, Campo Escuela Callejones: navigating "Mal" street |
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| Day 6 San Fernando: News from Boise |
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| Day 7 Camping Puerta del Paraiso: Along the Rio Claro |
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| Day 8 Linares: Cafe Con Leche |
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| Day 9 San Carlos: Bus stalls for cyclists |
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| Day 10 Chillan: colorful market |
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| Day 11 Salto del Laja: Meeting Trevor Lund |
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| Day 12 Rest day Salto del Laja |
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| Day 13 Mulden: Luis Farm |
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| Day 14 Victoria: Hills and two Valleys |
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| Day 15 Metrenco: Rain and first flat |
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| Day 16 Villarica: Ruta 5 then off route |
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| Day 17 Rest Day in Villarica |
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| Day 18 Pucon: No volcano climb today |
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| Day 19 Climbing a volcano |
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| Day 20 Puesco: view of Volcano Lanin |
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Argentina |
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| Day 21 Rd 60 before Junin del los Andes: Changing road surface |
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| Day 22 San Martin de los Andes: Meeting Diego |
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| Day 23 Rest Day in San Martin de los Andes |
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| Day 24 National Park CG at Falkner Lake: Seite Lagos |
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| Day 25 Villa La Angostura: Gorgeous scenery |
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| Day 26 Bariloche: More beautiful views |
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| Day 27 Camping Petunia: pseudo rest day |
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Chile |
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| Day 28 Ensenada Chile: Sailing across the Andes |
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| Day 29 Puerto Montt: asphalt road and views of Volcano Osorno |
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| Day 30 Rest Day in Puerto Montt |
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| Day 31 Rest Day in Puerto Montt: Finding a dentist |
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| Day 32 Rest Day Puerto Montt |
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| Day 33 Ancud: Ferry to Isla Chiloe |
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| Day 34 Invited to stay with Chilean family: Very Dutch Family |
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| Day 35 Chonchi: Palafitos houses |
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| Day 36 Rest Day in Chonchi: Bus ride back to Ruben's |
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| Day 37 Rest Day in Chonchi: Colorful Sunday Market |
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| Day 38 Rest Day in Chonchi |
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| Day 39 Quellon: Hilly ride to the south |
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| Day 40 Chaiten by Ferry |
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| Day 41 Free camping along a river: Continuing on the Carretera Austral |
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| Day 42 "Ghost town" |
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| Day 43 Puyuhuapi |
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| Day 44 Hanging glacier in Parque National Quenlat |
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| Day 45 Camping las Dunas |
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| Day 46 Villa Manihuales |
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| Day 47 Coyhaique |
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| Day 48 Rest Day in Coyhaique |
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| Day 49 Farm on road to Puerto Ibanes |
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Argentina, again |
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| Day 50 Villa Antiguos: Ferry |
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| Day 51 Estancia Telken: where the asphalt ends |
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| Day 52 Estancia Telken: Tour to Cuevas de los Manos |
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| Day 53 Casa de Piedra: wicked winds |
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| Day 54 Past Baja Caracoles: Rio Olnie Hotel |
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| Day 55 Gravel pit 15km from Junction 40 & 37: |
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| Day 56 Hotel las Horquetas |
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| Day 58 Estancia La Angostura |
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| Day 57 Rest Day in Estancia La Angostura |
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| Day 59 Rest Day in Estancia La Angostura: too windy today |
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| Day 60 A ride from Estancia La Angostura to Chalten |
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| Day 61 Chalten: Walk to Laguna Torre |
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| Day 62 Chalten: Hike to Laguna Capri |
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| Day 63 El Calafate: ride in Land Rovers |
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| Day 64 Christmas Day Moreno Glacier Tour |
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| Day 65 Rest Day in El Calafate |
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| Day 66 Rio Pelaque: camping at police station |
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| Day 67 Hotel Fuentes del Coyle |
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Chile |
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| Day 68 To Torres del Paine |
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| Day 69 Torres del Paine: hike to Look out |
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| Day 70 Rest Day in Torres del Paine: New Years Eve |
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| Day 71 Pehoe: sandpaper wind |
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| Day 72 Leaving Torres de Paine: Somewhere on a private road |
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| Day 73 Puerto Natales |
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| Day 74 Rest Day in Puerto Natales |
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| Day 75 Estancia that's not an Estancia: free camping |
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| Day 76 Punta Arenas: tailwind and rain |
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| Day 77 Rest Day in Punta Arenas |
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| Day 78 Rest Day in Punta Arenas: tour to see the Penguins |
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| Day 79 Ferry to Porvenir |
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| Day 80 San Sebastian Chile |
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Argentina, again and again |
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| Day 81 Rio Grande: into Argentina again |
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| Day 82 Lago Yelhuin: No wind! We can hear the birds |
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| Day 83 Tolhuin: beautiful sunset |
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| Day 84 Lago Escondido: dusty road |
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| Day 85 Ushuaia: we made it! |
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Antarctica |
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| Day 86 Drake Passage: We are on the ship to Antarctica |
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| Day 87 Drake Passage: through a cyclone |
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| Day 88 Drake Passage: we see land again |
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| Day 89 Antarctica: First landing and second landing |
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| Day 90 Vernadsky and Lemaire Channel |
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| Day 91 Deception Island and Hanna's point |
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| Day 92 Drake Passage again |
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| Day 93 Drake Passage and seeing Cape Horn |
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| Day 94 Docked in Ushuaia |
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| Day 95 Ushuaia: museum |
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| Day 96 Ushuaia: not much to do today |
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Argentina, again |
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| Day 97 Flight to Buenos Aires |
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| Day 98 Buenos Aires: errands and meeting up with friends |
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| Day 99 Buenos Aires: La Boca |
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| Day 100 Buenos Aires: tourist sites |
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| Day 101 Buenos Aires: seeking medical advice |
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Uruguay |
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| Day 102 Colonia Uruguay: Ferry crossing |
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| Day 103 Carmelo: first day cycling again |
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| Day 104 Mercedes: grape vineyards |
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| Day 105 Rest Day in Mercedes: at the beach |
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| Day 106 Puerto Viejo: Rachel has a crash |
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| Day 107 Paysandu: it's hot |
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| Day 108 Termas de Guaviyu: touristy hot springs |
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| Day 109 Thermas de Dayman |
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Argentina, again and again |
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| Day 110 Salto-Concordia-Posadas: Argentina again |
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| Day 111 Posadas: a long night on a bus to get here |
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| Day 112 San Ignacio: ruins of a monastery |
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| Day 113 Jardin America: short day |
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| Day 114 Iguazu Falls: hot, hot, hot and a ride |
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| Day 115 Iguazu Falls: First view of the falls in a thunderstorm |
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| Day 116 Iguazu Falls: bus tour and briefly in Brazil |
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| Day 117 Iguazu Falls: Argentinian side |
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Paraguay |
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| Day 118 Ciudad del Este: Briefly in Brazil and into Paraguay |
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| Day 119 Juan O'Leary: small town Paraguay |
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| Day 120 CaAguazu: a hotel with a pool |
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| Day 121 Coronel Oivedo: junction of two major roads |
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| Day 122 Caacupe: the Basilica most important religious center |
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| Day 123 Asuncion: hot and muggy again |
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| Day 124 Rest day in Asuncion |
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| Day 125 Rest day in Asuncion |
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Argentina, one last time |
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| Day 126 Resistencia to Salta: a long bus ride across Chaco |
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| Day 127 Rest Day in Salta; a local bike store |
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| Day 128 Rest Day in Salta: Patrick not feeling well |
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| Day 129 Rest Day in Salta: seeing the market |
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| Day 130 San Salvador de Jujuy: beautiful ride |
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| Day 131 San Salvador de Jujuy: process of mailing a package home |
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| Day 132 Purmamarca: gaining altitude and a local corn festival |
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| Day 133 Tilcara: cycling up the valley |
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| Day 134 Humahuaca: climbing gradually and Carnival |
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| Day 135 Rest Day Humahueca: Cabildo de Humahuaca |
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| Day 136 Abra Pampa: highest point |
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Bolivia |
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| Day 137 Villazon Bolivia: another country other than Argentina |
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| Day 138 to Villazon Bolivia: a day in town and Chinese Take out for camping |
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| Day 139 to Tupiza |
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| Day 140 Rest Day in Tupiza |
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| Day 141 Atocha: taking a ride |
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| Day 142 Free Camping on the way to Uyuni: the road is a river, we ride the rails |
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| Day 143 To Uyuni |
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| Day 144: Day one Uyuni Tour to San Juan |
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| Day 145: Day two Uyuni Tour to Laguna Colorado |
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| Day 146: Day three Uyuni Tour toAlota |
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| Day 147: Day four Uyuni Tour Back to Uyuni |
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| Day 148 To Pulacayo |
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| Day 149 Free camping past Ticatica |
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| Day 150 San Juan River |
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| Day 151 To Potosi |
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| Day 152 Rest Day in Potosi |
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| Day 153 Rest Day in Potosi: a mine tour |
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| Day 154 To Tore Mayo Free Camping |
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| Day 155 To Sucre |
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| Day 156 Rest Day in Sucre: Market in Tarabuco |
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| Day 157 Another day in Sucre: Extending our visa |
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| Day 158 Halfway to Aquile Free Camping: following the river |
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| Day 159 To Aguile: partly by truck |
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| Day 160 Halfway to Epizana and Cochabamba: Free Camping |
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| Day 161 To Cochabamba |
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| Day 162 Rest Day in Cochabamba |
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| Day 163 Road to La Paz: Free Camping |
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| Day 164 Road to La Paz: Free Camping |
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| Day 165 Road to La Paz: to Lahuachaca |
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| Day 166 Road to La Paz: A margarita day |
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| Day 167 Rest Day in La Paz |
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| Day 168 Rest Day in La Paz: Shopping day |
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| Day 169 Another day in La Paz |
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| Day 170 Arrange a flight for tomorrow |
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| Day 171 Flight from La Paz to Rurrenabaque |
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| Day 172 Day One: Rurrenabaque and the Jungle |
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| Day 173 Day Two: In the Jungle and back to Rurrenabaque |
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| Day 174 Day One: Rurrenabaque to Pampas Tour Yacum River |
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| Day 175 Day Two: Pampas Tour |
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| Day 176 Day Three: End Pampas tour and return to Rurrenabaque |
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| Day 177 Rest day in Rurrenabaque |
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| Day 178 Rurrenabaque to La Paz |
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| Day 179 One more day in La Paz |
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| Day 180 To Puerto Perez: Lake Titicaca |
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| Day 181 To Copacabana |
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| Day 182 Copacabana: To Isla del sol |
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| Day 183 Rest day in Copacabana |
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Peru |
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| Day 184 To Juli, Peru |
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| Day 185 To Puno |
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| Day 186 Puno and Sillustani |
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| Day 187 Puno: Amantani Island tour |
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| Day 188 To Taguile to Puno |
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| Day 189 To Juliaca: time to ride the bikes again |
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| Day 190 To Ayaviri |
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| Day 191 To Sicuani |
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| Day 192 To Urcos |
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| Day 193 To Cusco, last day of cycling |
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| Day 194 Cusco: Arrange flight for home and Inca Trail tour |
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Inca Trail |
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| Day 195 Day one: Cusco and Inca Trail |
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| Day 196 Day two: Inca Trail |
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| Day 197 Day three: Inca Trail |
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| Day 198 Day four: Inca Trail |
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Cusco to Lima to Chicago |
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| Day 199 Back to Cusco |
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| Day 200 Cusco: Cancel Day tour to the Sacred Valley |
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| Day 201 Flight to Lima |
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| May12 Home in Cowden Illinois |
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