photo essay of 2 months in Chile...
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| no word exists to say that which you feel. every word will be non-useful when you feel the love. |
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| getting ready for the ferry to Puerto Montt with a cool Willy's wagon |
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| puerto montt |
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| getting friendly with the 3 legged statue. they look happy! |
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| shopping list at Felipe's house. If only we knew who those 2 strippers would be... |
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| making new friends (australia, chile, usa, germany) |
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| enduro camping |
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| nothing is worse... |
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| nacho finds humor in my ability to pass out in 2 beds at the same time |
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| lazy sunday foam fight |
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| lunch with francisco, nacho, and jose |
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| time to clean the moto |
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| 2 glorious weeks of dog sitting for Lorraine |
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| time for a new sprocket |
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| pisco and coke, garnished with a crab. naturally a great sundowner |
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| luiza, the russian, whips up her chocolate caramel treat |
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| lunch on deck |
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| Lorraine's at sundown |
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| Dog |
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| Happy to see their mommy. |
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| yeah, that's a chocolate fountain. francisco and his wonderful family. and wonderful friends from colombia and uruguay |
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| pisco soure with sriracha sauce? |
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| not the best idea... |
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| Holly heads for Alaska on her old trek |
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| we got hose |
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| afternoon tours of Santiago with Holly |
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| Rodrigo and Tomi in Javier's apartment |
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| i miss my bicycle |
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| Javier Aguilar, a great friend and a bike lover. I can't say enough good things about him. |
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| Tomi is good for 45 minutes in the backpack before he starts squirming |
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| Felipe is an awesome engineer, dad, friend, and heavy metal fan |
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| can't watch a soccer game without meat. |
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| it's fine if it's small, so long as it's intense.. |
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| painting skulls with Francisco |
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| he's right, horse skulls look like backwards alien skulls. |
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| thanks to Analaura and Francisco, my motorcycle is more colorful |
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| Yerka, Javier's mom, makes wonderful food, art, and used to dominate the Patagonian rally scene with her hotrod Mini. |
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| chinchilla crossing. no shit! |
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| precaution. zone of curves and steep grades. |
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| looking skyward out of an earth tube dome |
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| Marleus is building some earth bag houses in Valle Elqui |
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| better than the highway |
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| following the coast northwards |
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| panam highway chile |
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| empty highway |
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| oh no, i forgot to put my oil cap on!!! |
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| never fear. chilean truck drivers will make you a new one from the dumpster! |
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| motorcycle and semi shown for scale. the bed goes on a different truck |
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| i finally got enduro serious and changed out my front tire. from wombat to combat. |
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| visiting the valley of the moon. |
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| salt crystals |
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| camping in an old bus |
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| mica crystals |
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| now you know how to say mine field in quechua. |
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| i found an old bus to camp in |
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| the only tree in the desert makes a great rest spot |
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| yep, it's salt |
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| the plain of patience |
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| salt and lithium deposits from the mineral springs |
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| salt sand and sky |
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| roasting chiles with cheese over the fire |
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| exploring without roads |
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| motorcycle rides at 10 degrees are a little cold for Susi. |
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| time to warm up in the geyser bath |
Burney, we need more info on what you're doing for junk fo...I mean, quick-hitting calories.
ReplyDeleteI assume Chile and Bolivia are not huge Little Debbie markets, but you gotta stay awake on those desert rides somehow, right? Or does that explain why there were no pictures of chinchillas themselves?
Dan,
ReplyDeleteYou can get a plate of stir fried steak, onions, and tomatoes with french fries, rice, soup, and a drink for about 1 US Dollar. No Little Debbie needed. Gorge yourself and ride on for another 2 or 2 hours. But a fist full of coca leaves, mixed with stevia and ash, packed in your cheek certainly keeps the day rolling, quenching thirst, hunger and fatigue all in one. In france, i think you will need nutella on baguette... or just dip the bread in olive oil with balsamic and oregano...