Riding Stats (Link to Tom’s Strava)
Accommodations (daily mileage, elevation, etc.)
Route Tracker (track our southbound ride on a Google Map)
Today was all about the color blue. And the water isn’t blue just because it’s reflecting the sky’s color. The glaciers (and there’s a BUNCH in the neighborhood) actually grind up rock like sandpaper into material similar in texture to chalk dust (it’s called rock flour). And while we think the water is so clear, there is actually a bunch of minerals floating around in the water. And that’s what the sun is reflecting off of.
Today the rock flour showed up for us today in vivid blues, BIG time!
The mountains were also present and gave us something to look at around nearly every turn.
Lots of gravel riding today – actually 40 miles of it and since it hasn’t rained in a few days there was lots of dust flying around.
One of my fave Doggos of the Day appeared when we cycled up on a group of goats hanging out in the middle of the road.
Sheep dogs are extremely protective of their flock and can actually be aggressive if they feel threatened. Goat dogs not so much.😂 After this guy came up and licked my salty legs he went and asked Tom for head scratches.
It was a really good day to cycle through Patagonia. Tomorrow we head to Cochrane, the last town on the Carretera Austral. After that… nothing but gravel, mountains and weather to contend with until we get to Villa O’Higgins.
Click on the image below to view today’s vid:
Keep Calm and Pedal On 