Tolhuin, Argentina
A windbreak for a playground in Rio Grande.
One year ago today I left Amery on the Spring Equinox, which is the Autumn Equinox here. Julie contemplated turning back because of the strong crosswinds and catching a bus to Ushuaia. After 10 kilometers, though, we turned and flew southeast with a tailwind. By the time the road turned again we were in some woods and the winds were no problem. Upon arrival here we went to the famous panaderia La Union and serendipitously met Andrew Siess who had cycled here from Saint Paul, and contacted me via email before he left in September. We are staying in a casa de ciclista and visiting with other cyclists.
French cyclist Oliver had come 7 km north in 2 hours, while we had gone 47 km south.
Trees in southern Tierra del Fuego block the wind.
Emerging from the rainstorm.
Cyclist Andrew Siess (20) from Saint Paul, MN
March 21st, 2010 at 20:16
David and Julie, Congratulations on making to the end of the world. Continued good travels. Love watching everything. God Speed. J
March 22nd, 2010 at 06:03
3/22
Hello David and Julie, If there was ever an example of harmonic convergence, it would have to have occurred on 3/21: 1) passage of health care reform legislation, 2) Joe Mauer announcing an 8-year contract with the Twins, and 3) your arrival in Ushuaia, all on the same day.
What a marvelous trip as told by your journal with pictures! It has been wonderful to follow along with you. Looking forward to the next leg through my favorite continent. If you want to imagine the end of the next leg of your journey, there was a travel article in yesterday’s Strib about cycling in Norway.
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/travel.88555662.html?elr=KArksUUUoDEy3LGDiO7aiU
John
March 22nd, 2010 at 17:21
We are ready for Africa, after conquering the Andes on our bicycles! We’ll get to an even higher latitude in Norway than here, reaching the Arctic Circle (67 degrees N) after heading north from Capetown (35 degrees S). Using the magic of math, I just realized that we’ll cross about 100 degrees of latitude in both hemispheres. From 45 degrees N to 55 degrees S in the Western Hemisphere; and from 35 degrees S to 67 degrees N in the Eastern Hemisphere. Though we still intend to do a final leg from 55 degrees N in Canada to 45 degrees N in Saint Paul (the 45th parallel is actually 50m north of Roselawn Avenue in Roseville).