Recent content by Vaufi

I got these on my last SA trip and I think they are very robust: Turkana HippoHips

Djibouti might be an option to exit Africa instead Sudan and Egypt? That would also save the carnet for Egypt.

Poor kid! The grown-ups wore a helmet, for their daughter that wasn't necessary :LOL:

I often see Kaaskoppe traveling with bike & trailer. In Germany the max speed for bike plus trailer is restricted to 60 kph, so rather unpopular. This guy I met in OZ had built his trailer using a 44 gallon drum. He reckoned that he hardly felt the additional tow.

47. A youngster more or less :LOL: The friend was 52. He sukkeld a bit, because he was too lazy to do proper training before the trip, and thought the story about strong winds in Patagonia were bulldust :p But after the trip he was tops! The strong winds are more in the southern parts, in...

Best time is in Summer. December has too many tourists, so I started in mid January. Winter there is harsh indeed, but the strong winds are always a tough opponent ;) Remember, those are the "roaring fourties" I had six weeks to do the trip. I lost nearly 10 kilos, but it was the trip of my...

Only one puncture on the trip around 3,000 km 😊

This is what the Carretera looked like at that time. I presume this part is sealed now as well.

Often we had to cover 50 to 100 km to the next village. Not many people living in the southern parts, except of course at the touristic hotspots like Torres del Paine, or El Calafate. From Puerto Montt northwards, practically north of the Carretera Austral, the villages were more frequent.

Torres del Paine, southern Patagonia

I cycled from Punta Arenas to Puerto Montt in the mid 90-ties. Absolutely stunning! But I gather that in the meantime lots of it has been tarred. But still an adventure for sure :cool:

The expensive way: Touratech :oops:

From the police station to Sani summit is about 8 km. Both Sani and De Hel aren't difficult after maintenance work but can be pretty rough at times, esp. after heavy rains. De Hel hasn't any tight switchbacks as Sani.

The road conditions of Sani are sometimes good, when just maintained and rough at times. You never know before you're not there. Depending on the weather conditions can change quickly. I managed to escort a visitor from Germany up the pass with his 1150 ADV and lots of luggage. Although..... -...

I met this guy in OZ. His dog was attached to the rail so not to fall down. When the guy made a break, he'd hitch the dog on a longer leash so he could jump down and move around. Of course doggy looked after the bike when his boss was in the pub :p