We had been advised by Roberto and Matteo to go to Chile on the Ruta 41 as it was more scenic than the routes farther north, but that the road is a challenge. Luckily we had a great day for it, since we were advised not to go if it had been raining.




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The first 10 km were crappy deepish gravel, but after that it got better.


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We stopped on the road waiting for the other two. It turns out Trevor had his brake lever come loose, but luckily none of the parts were lost. While Orvar was waiting to help him his bike was blown over and he had to unload.


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Just then I said I hope this “ great scenery” starts soon. Well just 1 km further it was spectacular.


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There were some easy parts and some challenging bits for all of us on the 91 km to the border and some annoying washboard too.


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We had some nice views on our way to Paso Roballos.


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The panorama just before the Argentina border was stunning.


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Driving up to the border there was a locked gate, a security guard, and a border official. It was an easy process and since there were no computers he entered everything by hand in big ledgers.



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