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10th of March 2011 We have finished our 2 year 10 months journey from Alaska to the southern port of Ushuaia in Argentina!!! Thank you to everyone who followed us, supported us, kept in contact with us, hosted us in their homes or shared an hour or a month with us on the road or in their house!

Listening to…

Anna - 'Down the way' Angus and Julia Stone and 'the short history of nearly everything' by Bill Bryson on audiobook

Ali - 'Come around sundown' Kings of Leon, 'Based on a true story' by Fat Freddys Drop (to get in the mood for riding into Ushuaia in 5 weeks time!!!) and 'the short history of nearly everything' by Bill Bryson on audiobook

Reading…

Ali - 'In Patagonia' by Bruce Chatwin

Anna - A book about Mapuche Weaving techniques from the Araucania district of Chile

Stats

Km's ridden from Anchorage Alaska, via the 'End of the world' and Ushuaia, Argentina: 32379

Final Puncture Count:

Anna - 17 (and three pairs of Shwalbe tyres 1x Maratho XR 2x Marathon plus tour)

Ali - 25 (and three pairs of Schwalbe tyres 1xHurricane 2x Marathon plus tour)

Broken Parts (Anna):

Magura odur front suspension fork, eccentric bottom bracket sleeve, a number of ortlieb pannier mounting hooks

Broken Parts (Ali):

front rack tubus swing twice (*replaced free by tubus*), brooks saddle tensioning bolt, 2 bolts holding the racks, 1 spoke, 1 ortlieb pannier

Most Adventurous and Challenging Route of the Trip:

The Lagunas route of SW Bolivia via Laguna Hedionda (pushing in deep sand against hardcore winds from Chile, 2 weeks in extremely remote country)...not for the faint hearted, only for the stupid and the most stubborn of souls!

Highest Pass to of the Trip:

Paso Sol de Mañana at 4900m, Lagunas Route SW Bolivia

Highest Camp of the Trip:

4810m between Laguna Colorado and Paso Sol de Mañana, in a gravel pit on the side of the road on the barren freezing cold red altiplano desert

More end of trip news and summaries to follow in another life (ie when we return to Australia) Stay tuned...

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