Coyhaique – Puyhuapi – Puerto Aysen

We decided to take the truck north to Puyhuapi, since this part of the Carretera Austral is supposed to be very beautiful and we bypassed it on the Argentinian side. It would also allow us to test whether the bikes are stable on the bike. Since we would go back to Coyhaique we could contact Traeger, the car rental company in case something wouldn’t work.

The road was just incredible beautiful. A broad valley with high mountains left and right. Lots of cows stand on large meadows chewing on wild flowers and the rich green grass. The clouds are pretty low but we can still get fantastic views on the mountains and the glaciers that cover their tops. And the low clowds contribute to a nice atmosphere.

The closer we came to Puyhuapi the steeper mountains became and eventually we hit the fjord that cuts deep into the mountains. We crawl its way along the coast with a steep slope on one side and the sea to the other, with just enough space for a one laned gravel road.

The last bit to Puyhuapi is under construction and it is pretty bad. Rockfall happens here all the time. We are happy to have this massive truck and the good wheels. We take it very easy, make a lot of stops and enjoy the incredible scenery this road has to offer. It winds along a deep fjord with very steep walls to our right and the ocean to our right.

After a night in Puyhuapi we went the same road back. The construction site was closed though for a couple of hours, so we stood there and waited for the road to be re-opened. It poured down and it was quite cold as well. The first time since Christys accident we were really happy not to be on a bike. That would have been really terrible. Instead we chewed some potato chips and watched a TV show on the I-Pad. Overlanding on a 4×4 really has its good sides…

Going north in Coyhaique we hit a broad valley with lots of farming.

Our new vehicle… we still have to get used to it…. BUT we can travel!

dark clouds contribute to a special atmosphere

The first settlers here a hundred years ago just cut the trees to make some rooms for cattle. So the trees are just rotting there…

Great sceneries all around us.

Bikers we met on the road.

… I love the names here… one of the roads here was pretty corrugated. Its name: Uebel (german for pretty bad).

Farn in all variations…

The fjord is beautiful

Christy enjoyed her new chairs and the view…

There are many glaciers on the top of these mountains. Colgante in Quelat National Park

It was a rainy day, but for some minutes the clouds opened up for us…

New travel style, new habits..

It started to rain real hard and the mountains around us were full of little waterfalls..