Time was running out to get to Santiago in time for the flight so we pushed on to cross in to Argentina so we could get back on Ruta 40 and head through the wine regions. We left from San Pedro de Atacama early in the morning an embarked on what would be one of the hardest days of riding we have had on the whole trip. Passing over Paso De Jama which sits at about 5400m above sea level we experienced freezing cold, drove through falling snow, had 100km/hr winds and sand storms. Once through all this though, on the other side in Argentina, the weather was warmer and sunnier and we had a great time travelling through the small towns.
Some highlights from Salta to Santiago include...the many tasty steaks in Argentina, the road up to Catchi and then down to Cafayate, great Malbec and Temprenillo wines of the region, meeting another KLR650 rider on Ruta 40, Puente del Inca and the ride over Paso del Liberator into Chile, the relativly hassle free freighting of the motorbike back to Australia, getting a set of Metzeler tyres for about 200 ozzie bucks in Santiago, drinking lots of Kunstmann beer...the best in South America and getting spoilt by family freinds in Vitacura.
So after 30,500 kilometers over here its hasta luego to South America for now and looking forward to more adventures to continue back in Oz...
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