"j": start of construction 1975, finished 1976 … and still running

Category: Argentina

  • Farewell to Argentina

    Farewell to Argentina

    It’s been a while, that I wrote an update. Well, I am fine. I led a good life in Cafayate, Cachi and Salta. Getting up late. Either walking around in the village or exploring the area by bike. In the early afternoon I had a beer and was reading in one of the restaurants around…

  • not everyone returns home

    not everyone returns home

    25.02. – 26.02. After I waited in Mendoza for another rainy day to get over, I moved on on Wednesday. As it turns out in the afternoon, it was maybe a good idea. The weather is good today, it stays dry and I’m taking a greater distance of 400km to Villa San Augustin. Andi and…

  • I fell in love

    I fell in love

    whatever day – 06.02. First: Here is the video of our horrible ride on Ruta 3. I fell in love .. with a country, with the people, with the women. Of all the countries that I went through, I most liked Argentina. The warmth of the people, the scenery, the pretty girls with her dark…

  • interruption

    interruption

    24.01. – 02.02. Unfortunately, our attempts to seal the damaged radiator had no success. The water always finds a way and dribbles. This solution is not an option for my journey. My radiator must be replaced. In the BMW workshop in Salta, they told me it takes 4 to 5 weeks. There is no radiator…

  • Ruta 3, road to perdition

    Ruta 3, road to perdition

    19.01. – 23.01. On the curvy Ruta 7 we ignore the solid lines, overtaking long lines of cars, stuck behind trucks. We wanted to take a different route, but it was closed because of an event. So we had to go all way through Mendoza again. So we were fed up going slowly behind a…

  • Mendoza with Renate and Bart

    Mendoza with Renate and Bart

    15.01. – 18.01. In Mendoza we meet Renate and Bart from Holland again. For new readers: I met Renate and Bart in Guatemala close to the border of Honduras. We then traveled a week through Honduras and Nicaragua together and had various adventures. Our paths crossed again in Bogota for an evening. Now we should…