zephyr. (n.d.). The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Retrieved March 06, 2008, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/zephyr
Zephyr [(zef-uhr)]
The Greek and Roman god of the west wind, considered the most pleasant of the winds.[Chapter:] Mythology and Folklore
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Well, we made it past a pretty ridiculous, but at the same time spectacular border crossing in the middle of a forest, accessible only by foot or horse. Rounding one corner in a channel not wide enough for me to even keep my feet in the pedals, we saw the single most amazing sight of the trip - Mt. Fitz Roy across the Laguna del Desierto nestled in between mountains, forest, and a glacier on the right (which we camped beneath that night, it dropped below 32F). At the time Joe, Markus, and I were traveling with a Dutch couple and a British couple also on bicycles. It was a party in no-man's land!
After spending 2 days in Chalten, hiking some of the trails about Mt. Fitz Roy, we hit the road heading west out of Chalten en route to the Torres del Paine National Park. Despite having less than 3 hours of daylight left, we managed 65km with time to spare. Ah how wonderful it was to pedal leisurely at over 30kmph.
Right now, we are in Calafate, home of the Moreno Glacier, perhaps one of the most famous in the world. However, since we already took a boat to the O'Higgins glacier, which was quite spectacular enough (we saw a huge piece break off its jagged face), we're heading south toward Torres del Paine to arrive there in about 3 days in time for a little 5 day hike.
Well, time to head off and hit the road once again!
Will be over a week before the next update. Hope to finish the trip before the dollar collapses!!
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Chronicles of my trek along the length of South America by bicycle. I wouldn't have thought about doing this had it not been for the Hopkins 4K for Cancer, and for that experience I am forever grateful. Please leave comments!
4 comments:
Do not go to Columbia or Equador! I hope you got the news about all the unrest in that area if not then you need to look it up on the computer. Love you, miss you Sylvia
Hi! It´s Kara and Maren! We picked you up on the side of the road the other day and took you back to Calafate to get your bike fixed. Hope all is going well since then and you made it to either Torres del Paine or Puerto Natales! Enjoy the trek in Torres del Paine, it´s great. Keep on pedaling and have fun on your journey!
sounds like you are having an amazing time. give me a call when you get back. just so i know you are alive.
jas
Hey,
Don't go so long without posting.
Have fun! :-)
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