New Terrain

Waking up bright and early after our day off, we divided up cooking breakfast, checking the bikes, and buying fuel for our stoves to speed up our departure and avoid the heat. For the first time in Argentina, we had a decent climb which gave us a couple beautiful views over the desert and sparked a debate whether or not it counted for Cody and Ryson's first mountain. Eventually it was decided they could claim it as one since it was steep enough, even if it wasn't super long.

Argentina Part 2– The Long Stretch

After taking a not so restful rest day (since we tried to last until bar time), we spent one more night before rolling out of town. Not realizing that Saturday is even more of a party night than Friday, I slept with my earbuds in to mask the noise of singing, yelling, and even a steady box drum. Overall, I think it's safe to say none of us had our best night's sleep but were still ready to hit the road.

The First Days with Five

What fun would traveling be without a hiccup or two? With Cody and Ryson both in Argentina, all we needed was Ryson's bike to get pushed through. His box had been removed from his plane to lighten the flight and Ryson spent the next two days calling various people trying to get a promise his bike would eventually find its way to us. Thankfully, it all worked out and we were able to roll down the road, five bikers deep. Where we used to be a little group, now we're a force. Trolls are taking over Argentina, slowly but surely.

Christmas, Machu Picchu, and More Adventure Buddies!

Christmas was a bit different this year, but we did our very best to make it as special as possible. Realizing our culinary limitations both in terms of ability and kitchen accessibility, we opted out of a traditional Christmas Eve dinner in favor of American comfort food. Feasting on mac and cheese as well as pancakes, we had just enough energy to check out the downtown scene, but not enough to stay in the square too long. People were widely out and about, but traveling got the best of us and we decided it would be easier just to let Santa show up by calling it a night. And show up he did!