the pavent ends, rains increase but my and others travels continue.

under bridges is the only escape from the rain.

met three guys who arrived in bolivia and purchased 3 Chinese 150cc scooters and have need thrashing them all over south america.

lots of climbing and crazy rain till my hands are sore from being waterlogged.

went from dirt to fast concrete into some rain the next day. came across an Italiano who was so glad to be riding in some sun again.

i have 5 days to make it to chaiten to catch my ferry out of this now raining tough section of the carretera austral.

Earlier that day i passed a very nice couple traveling all across the america in the campered out toyota land cruiser. They were having suck luck fishing they gave me a huge trout that i ate on for two days.

as i head north from Coyhaique i take the old dirt spar of the Carretera Austral.

i catch a french tourist far ahead on the road in front of me on the first photo.

he has had a dog following him for the last 10 miles. He is riding slow and i pass him.

 a few miles later the dog bridges up to me on a long hill and we procead to sling shot

past each other  for another 20 miles!

till i hit a paved downhill and he just cant keep up.

had a rest day in coihaique. two nights i a fab hotel with a bath tub.

tried to end the inner patagonia leg of the tour here but the ferry was

full, so i booked a ticket for 5 days layer 250 miles north from volcano

destroyed town of chaiten. a scedule for the first time in four weeks….?

my loud but eventful night at villa cerro castillo.

(Source: maps.google.com)

arc past the valley

another bend around the road

dead truck and slot canyon before this was about here.

give you an idea of how far along i was at this point. 

i have a lot of more photos to post and will keep editing

day to day. alex

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car crash grave in chile

this happened was just three days after I left el chalten!

I would have stayed if I would have known such history was going down!

Heavens door opening

Whuup

Castle Peaks

Wedge - all the last shots were from sitting in one location shooting with my 600tele lens