Sunday, January 10, 2010

Day 2 - Crossing the Andes

I departed Los Andes around 09:30 and headed towards the border. The ride up to Portillo was excellent, it's quite something navigating the steep switch backs up the mountain on two wheels.

Tunnel through the Andes - not a pleasant experience on two wheels breathing in all those car fumes!















Laguna Del Inca - Portillo

Arrived at the border around midday, after a lot of hanging around I finally crossed into Argentina. Almost immediately the landscape changed, dry and windswept. As I decreased in altitude the wind became stronger so I kept my speed down. The mountain pass was really amazing, and took longer than I expected so I'm glad I had my previous rest stop in Los Andes. I then followed the highway to Mendoza.

As I approached the city limits I stopped to load the gps with the street address of where I'm staying to help guide me in. I followed the directions and arrived at the hostel - stress free- what an amazing device. Glenn and Cheri were waiting for me - nice to see them after such a long ride! I need a beer!


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