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Date: 12-3-2002
Subject: Punky, Lew & Achi 2 in Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego
Hi everyone: We made it to the end of the world. A long day and a hell of a ride in high winds and on a dirt/gravel road from Rio Gallegos to the Straight of Magellan. Took the ferry boat across to Tierra Del Fuego free of charge. Continued on to Rio Grande part way on dirt/gravel and part way on paved road in high winds. Achi managed to catnap going 50mph in winds on the dirt. Amazing! My hands, arms, shoulders and neck got a real workout controlling the bike riding at strange angles on a straight road. Gusts of wind would jerk us around when going around curves and through wind shadows of hills. Our speed varied from 30-60mph. At times the wind was on our tail and I noticed the engine temp increased higher than normal. I believe it was because the apparent wind velocity was near zero. The tail wind was about equal to our forward velocity. This morning we had a short 3 hour ride part way on a good paved road and part way on a dirt/gravel road in good weather. Ushuaia is a nice place situated along The Beagle Channel and snuggled in between the southern end of the Andes Mountains. It is cold and sometimes windy and sometimes a bit wet. The scenery is something like Alaska, green and forested land and snowcapped mountains, rivers and lakes. The days are long and the nights are short, like Alaska. Antarctica is only 600 miles across the Ocean. We plan to stay in Ushuaia for about 4 days. The good news is we made it to Ushuaia, the bad news is we have to ride back the way we came. We will take a side trip to Calafate and Perito Moreno Glacier going northward. We will visit Tierra Del Fuego National Park, The Martial Glacier, see penguins and cruise the Beagle Channel (Darwin's route). Achi is continually amazed by more new things to her. It is a blast watching and listening to her reactions. She gets a little cranky after a tough day, but all I have to do is feed her and she brightens up. Punky survived the rough conditions and was worn to a frazzle like me. We had to exit Argentina, enter Chile, exit Chile and re-enter Argentina to get here. The border officials said Punky was the first dog they ever saw going to Tierra Del Fuego on a motorcycle. The Geezer, Critter, Senor Frog and the tough little dog that could have gone to both ends of the world. A gutsy Peruana has made it to one end. She has jokingly, I think, talked about taking a bus back to Comodoro Rivadavia and waiting for me. Later, amigos and amigas.
Punky, Lew & Achi 2
Americas Motopaseo
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