Esquel, Argentina

This afternoon we rolled into Esquel, Argentina. After the longest ride day so far, 550 km. Doesn't seem like a long distance but with strong head winds all the way it can become quite a tough and tiring ride. The weather was a bit cold and the sunshine wasn't always there.

The Troopy struggled today with a failing alternator that we're hoping to get fixed in Bariloche tomorrow. A failing alternator meant no spare juice to power the radio therefore we found ourselves trying to get entertained in different ways. We tried to name as many things we saw on the road from A to Z, but barely made it to the C. The landscape in Patagonia is barren, due to the constant strong winds not much vegetation grows around these parts.

Tomorrow we follow Ruta 40 straight into Bariloche, it should be a short day.


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