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Old 17 Feb 2012
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Those heading to Ushuaia

In Argentina we are having some serious fuel/petrol supplies issues. The newspapers,etc say that this is going to take some days.
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Manolito
Muchas gracias por las noticias. Espero que todo este bien antes de mi viaje al sur el mes que viene.

Le enviare un pm cuando estoy en ruta a su pueblo.

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Aquí estaré esperando. Luego de estar 3 días sin nafta (literalmente), realice una espera de 1hs y me han cargado los 22lts que lleva mi motocicleta.
Les pedí por favor si me podían llenar el bidón auxiliar de 1 galón y me han dicho que vaya caminando que me lo llenan, dado que sino la gente que esta esperando se enoja y le generar inconvenientes al trabajador.
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fuel and route/ urgent

hoi Manolito,

we are in Ushuaia for the moment and will leave tomorrow;
How is the situation with the fuel for the moment? On our way to U. we had no big problems, except that we have to wait sometimes quite long.

Next question: on our way back we want to go to Porvenier/ Punta Arenas . Is it possible for a GS 1150 and F 650 (medium loaded) to take the roude B8 (pampa guanaco, Cameron, Onaisin, Porvenir)

Do you have any suggestions to put our tent in near Rio Grande?

hope you can give us some advises, thanks!

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Hello. The situation is the same, you just have to wait. If you want I can go with you.
I've used the road from Cerro Sombrero to San Sebastian, but I've never used the one you mentioned, and I don't know if there is a ferry either. But if it is in the same condition that the one I mentioned, you can do it.
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Next question: on our way back we want to go to Porvenier/ Punta Arenas . Is it possible for a GS 1150 and F 650 (medium loaded) to take the roude B8 (pampa guanaco, Cameron, Onaisin, Porvenir)
The Chilean ripio on TdF is all pretty good, apart from the road the big trucks use between Cerro Sombrero and San Sebastian which has some bad corrugations in places. I rode the direct route from San Sebastian to Porvenir along the side of Bahia Inutil last week and it was in really good condition.

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Do you have any suggestions to put our tent in near Rio Grande?
Don't go to Camping Club Nautico. It's closed, but you can still let yourself in. There are no baños or agua. Send me a PM and I'll give you an address and directions to a friend who'll let you stop at her place for a night. May see you in Pta Arenas (Paraguaya 150) as I'm waiting for tyres.

Suerte, Mick
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Thanks for the info Manolito. I'm in Puerto Madryn intending to head south over the next couple of days. How is the fuel situation now? Please can you let us all know if the situation changes?

Thanks,
Duncan.
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The Chilean ripio on TdF is all pretty good, apart from the road the big trucks use between Cerro Sombrero and San Sebastian which has some bad corrugations in places. I rode the direct route from San Sebastian to Porvenir along the side of Bahia Inutil last week and it was in really good condition.



Don't go to Camping Club Nautico. It's closed, but you can still let yourself in. There are no baños or agua. Send me a PM and I'll give you an address and directions to a friend who'll let you stop at her place for a night. May see you in Pta Arenas (Paraguaya 150) as I'm waiting for tyres.

Suerte, Mick
we where there on our way up, friendly people , let us cook inside but there was indeed only one dry spot for our tent.

we are going back today, try the route b8 wich we heard was in god condition to. we only ned a full full gas tank + extra.

see y in PA
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Hello. The situation is the same, you just have to wait. If you want I can go with you.
I've used the road from Cerro Sombrero to San Sebastian, but I've never used the one you mentioned, and I don't know if there is a ferry either. But if it is in the same condition that the one I mentioned, you can do it.

hoi manolito we are coming your way today. dont know when exactly. may be we see each other on the fuel sation .

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Dear Friends,
TQ for the fuel situation there. I am heading into Argentina in next 2 days from Osorno into Argentina via Paso Antonio Samore. Would be carrying extra jerry cans! Hehe
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Thanks for the info Manolito. I'm in Puerto Madryn intending to head south over the next couple of days. How is the fuel situation now? Please can you let us all know if the situation changes?

Thanks,
Duncan.
It keeps being the same, and I think it's going to take too long 'cause there are some political issues.


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hoi manolito we are coming your way today. dont know when exactly. may be we see each other on the fuel sation .

ils
Send you my email, may be we can meet

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Dear Friends,
TQ for the fuel situation there. I am heading into Argentina in next 2 days from Osorno into Argentina via Paso Antonio Samore. Would be carrying extra jerry cans! Hehe
Well done
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Hi, we are travelling from Santiago to ushuaia and then north. We left ushuaia last week and the situation for us was:

Ushuaia: no problems (one week ago)
Tolhuin: no problems (one week ago)
Rio grande: no problems (one week ago)
San Sebastián: no gasoline (6 days ago)
Cerro sombrero (Chile): no problems (6 days ago)
Rio gallegos: no gasoline (5 days ago)
El calafate: no problems but the people said that the gas will be cero in a few days (4 days ago)
Tres lagos: no gasoline (4 days ago)
Gobernador gregores: no problems (2 days ago)
Perito Moreno: no problems (1 day ago)

In the entire chilean carretera austral: NO GASOLINE!!!

We are traped in Chile Chico, we were ride the carretera austral before continue north but we will go back to argentina.

I hope this can be helpfull. Cheers!!!
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Same problem in the north of Patagonia folks. Came across RN25 in the last couple of days and the only place between Gaiman and Tecka with petrol (diesel seems to be available everywhere) was Los Altares, even then we had to wait for the tanker to turn up in the middle of the night.
Still, I'm having a much easier time than the two Brazillian lads I met there on Fireblades, they said they only got 200km to a full tank.
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Hi Folks,
How is everyone getting along? Is anyone still stuck?

Duncan.
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In Rio Gallegos it's still the same.
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