During the end of January and the beginings of February of 2022 we began to ride by bike, with a friend, the Chilean Carretera Austral with the idea to get to Villa O'Higgins, the southern point of the route
We started in Chinquio (Puerto Montt) to Hornopirén, where we took a ferry to Caleta Gonzalo, where after a few kilometers i saw a Pudú crossing the road. After that we continue heading south
In the road the group got bigger joining us from day 4 to Coyhaique Pietar, a Dutch living in USA, in some sections Victoria and Edlef, a Chilean-Swiss couple that were celebrating their honeymoon and with whom we hike to the Ventisquero Colgante of he Pumalín Park, and Nacho, from Santiago-Puerto Montt, which was headed to Puerto Chacabuco, whith whom we stayed in the bike shelter in Villa Amengual and traveled to Villa Mañihuales
From Coyhaique I continued alone until Villa Cerro Castillo (~117Kms) where I had some bike technical issues and because of that I had to return to Coyhaique, where I saw a huemul and its' calf
In Coyhaique I rejoined the group, which was still there, and the next day we took a car to Balmacedas' airport, where we go to Puerto Montt by plane and then to Concepción by car
In total we traveled 13 days by bike (~780 Kms) where there were very good roads, good roads, bad roads, and impossible roads (even worst if we add the wind), but it was an amazing experience
25 июл 2024
