…a spectacular crossing of the Andes from San Pedro de Atacama in Chile to Saltain the north of Argentina (which makes even a 10 hour bus ride seem short):

…a few days in the nice Salta, with our first steak in Argentina.

…a cycling tour through the vinyards of Mendoza.

…cycling and horseback riding in Bariloche, little Switzerland within Argentina.

…and, back again in Chile, the nice island of Chiloé with its wooden churches and Palafitos (houses on stilts).

By now we are in a place even further south, in Punta Arenas. Tomorrow we continue to Puerto Natales and will pay a visit to the – (we expect) quite over-hyped – national park Torres del Paine.. Let’s wait and see..