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    Week 99 & 100 - Bike Trouble Strikes!
    Suzie
    • May 29
    • 11 min

    Week 99 & 100 - Bike Trouble Strikes!

    Bike trouble strikes! Kelvin's frame snapped in multiple places, so we had a longer but fantastic stay in Chaiten, and mammoth bike repairs!
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    Week 98 - Catching Up With Friends
    Suzie
    • Feb 13
    • 4 min

    Week 98 - Catching Up With Friends

    Getting stuck in a sand bank, Rio Tranquilo, meeting us with great travel friends and the marble caves. ADV Motorcycle Travel South America
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    Week 97 - Rain, Wind and Wild Camping!
    Suzie
    • Jan 7
    • 6 min

    Week 97 - Rain, Wind and Wild Camping!

    Wet and windy weather, wild camping, getting stuck in the roadside bank and some upsetting news. AvVida.
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    Week 96 - Punta Arenas
    SuziePrevett
    • Oct 25, 2021
    • 7 min

    Week 96 - Punta Arenas

    Farewell Ushuaia! We headed on a trip around Tierra del Fuego and via Parque Pingüino Rey before catching the ferry to Punta Arenas.
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    Week 94 & 95 - Ushuaia & The Proposal!
    Suzie
    • Jul 11, 2021
    • 14 min

    Week 94 & 95 - Ushuaia & The Proposal!

    Lots of wind, cute penguins, amazing wild camping, an abundance of wildlife and Kelvin asked me to marry him! Adventure Motorcycle Travel So
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    Week 93 - Windy Ruta 40 & Perito Moreno Glacier!
    Suzie
    • Jun 13, 2021
    • 8 min

    Week 93 - Windy Ruta 40 & Perito Moreno Glacier!

    Strong winds, large flat landscapes, long straight dirt and tarmac roads and the amazing Perito Moreno Glacier! Adventure Motorcycle Travel
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    Week 92 - Carretera Austral, Chile
    Suzie
    • Feb 14, 2021
    • 12 min

    Week 92 - Carretera Austral, Chile

    Great people, experiencing the Carretera Austral, wild camping, off-road diversions, strip washing, snowy mountains, blue lakes & much more!
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    Week 90 & 91 - Great Camping, Dirt Road Heaven and HantaVirus
    Suzie
    • Dec 12, 2020
    • 11 min

    Week 90 & 91 - Great Camping, Dirt Road Heaven and HantaVirus

    Great camping, riverside trekking, Patagonian weather, snow-capped mountains, new friends and lots of empanadas! Adventure Motorcycle Travel
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    Week 89 - New Year Lakeside!
    Suzie
    • Nov 29, 2020
    • 11 min

    Week 89 - New Year Lakeside!

    A stunning canyon ride, huge hail stones, a gift of wine, New Year's Eve lakeside, a BBQ on a bicycle wheel and more welding before my s
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    Week 88 - Christmas in Mendoza
    Suzie
    • Nov 15, 2020
    • 4 min

    Week 88 - Christmas in Mendoza

    A quiet Christmas with 'Life Unloaded RTW', cheap wine and a dog called Wilson! Adventure Motorcycle Travel South America
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    Week 87 - Exploring Around Ruta 40
    Suzie
    • Nov 8, 2020
    • 8 min

    Week 87 - Exploring Around Ruta 40

    One huge twisty pass, lots of camping, dense morning fog, one hell of a stunning lake, a few long straight boring roads and meeting an old f
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    Week 86 - Utopia and Beyond! Ruta 40 Begins.
    SuziePrevett
    • Jun 7, 2020
    • 9 min

    Week 86 - Utopia and Beyond! Ruta 40 Begins.

    Stunning passes, water crossings, amazing 'Utopia' overland camp, wine tasting and great dirt roads! Adventure Motorcycle Travel Sou
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    Week 85 - Argentina Here We Come!
    Suzie
    • Mar 29, 2020
    • 6 min

    Week 85 - Argentina Here We Come!

    Awesome BBQ, border crossing to Argentina, bags X-rayed, thankful of USD and crazy prices shock. Adventure Motorcycle Travel South America
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    Week 83 & 84 - 1000km of Bike Testing!
    Suzie
    • Sep 21, 2019
    • 9 min

    Week 83 & 84 - 1000km of Bike Testing!

    The moment of truth...is the bike ready to go, or ready to be sold as parts? 1000km of testing answered that question! Adventure Motorcycle
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    Week 82 - 4x4 Road Trip
    Suzie
    • Jun 22, 2019
    • 9 min

    Week 82 - 4x4 Road Trip

    Touring from a different perspective in a 4x4, hidden gems, crazy caves, a drone injury, lots of videos and long days. Adventure Motorcycle
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    Week 76 to 81 - Sucre Shenannigans!
    Suzie
    • Jun 8, 2019
    • 13 min

    Week 76 to 81 - Sucre Shenannigans!

    Extending Visa's with the help of photoshop, OEM Suzuki parts from Chile, a great mechanic (at last), great people, bike testing and a l
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    Week 75 - Uyuni & Tupiza
    Suzie
    • May 25, 2019
    • 5 min

    Week 75 - Uyuni & Tupiza

    A sad farewell, a train cemetery, lots of bike and kit washing, making new friends plus the realisation my valves were completely toast. Adv
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    Week 74 - The Lagunas Route
    Suzie
    • May 11, 2019
    • 13 min

    Week 74 - The Lagunas Route

    Truly the most amazing landscapes, corrugations galore, sand, more sand, a few falls, flamingos, Vicuñas, wild camping in -17 degrees celciu
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    Week 73 - Uyuni & The Salt Flats
    Suzie
    • Apr 27, 2019
    • 14 min

    Week 73 - Uyuni & The Salt Flats

    Meeting up with Kirsi & Jack for fun times, the magnificent salt flats (Salar de Uyuni), wild camping and an encounter lovely Bolivian k
    76 views0 comments
    Week 72 - Ruta Del Che & Sucre
    Suzie
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 6 min

    Week 72 - Ruta Del Che & Sucre

    Wild camping by a waterfall, traffic-less dirt roads, truly stunning views, the 'Ruta Del Che', riding through doorways and perfect
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