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November 2010 Uruguay - Argentina November - December 2010 Chuy - Montevideo - Colonia - Buenos Aires - Ushuaia
In Uruguay, there is the most hateful thing for cycling travellers: front face wind !
We pedal like crazy and have a speed of around 10 to 12 kph, so it will be difficult to reach 100km today.
We hope to be in Montevideo in 2 days. If the wind doesn't help, we will need 3 days.
Today, because of the wind, we only cycled 100km. We are used to do more than that.
So we decided to ride during the night, to compensate the time we've lost.
- Bibi, how do you feel ?
- Well, the wind decreased at night.. I need to look around carefully at least. But anyway it's quite enjoyable.
- There are cars coming, we need not to be fool and pay attention. But look your bike is reflecting light it's fine.
- Yes, it's great !
- We met an Uruguayan couple. They invited us to sleep in their garden.
- We know a couple that also bike travelled here in South Marica. They have a book about stars
- Patrick and Béné - Patrick and Béné, greetings by the way.
So we are looking for the stars. It is not that easy, but we will make it, right ?
- Come on Bibi, stop faking ! - Yeah well, the truth is we found nothing so we are going to go to bed...
- What you forgot to say is that you told us about that only to have some toblerones !
- Actually, you just opened the book, ate some toblerones and then you go to bed ! Right ?
- Yeah but the toblerones were very good ! I've been carrying them since Senegal !
- Wow, what a mess!
Mosquito protection... And here we go !
In Montevideo, we live a few days with Frenchies, Chileans, Mexicans, Uruguayans...
On December 17th, we reach Buenos Aires, and spend a memorable week at the Menou's family !!!
On December 24th, we cycle 35km of highway to join the airport and take a plane to Ushuaia.
- Last check point, and then we are in Ushuaia ! - There's a cop ! Holy s*** ! Let's see what he says !
- Is he going to run after us ?!
The highway is forbidden to bikes, and we can see a cop after the barrier...
After 6975km biking and 120 days, we reach Ushuaia !!!
We have 10 days to prepare of expedition to Antarctica, onboard of the "Ocean respect" sailing boat.
All the best for 2011 !!! Live from Ushuaia