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The Americas 2013

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10 January 2013

10 Jan

We left Sierra de la Ventana at around 7:45 this morning for a fairly long run of 525km to Las Grutas. The evening spent at Sierra de la Ventana was pleasant but uneventful.

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Our hotel in Sierra De La Ventana..

day 2ride

The ride out of Las Grutas was fantastic because we took a dirt road for about 75km that was awesome fun to ride. This was Enrico’s first attempt at dirt on the GS and he did really well although he was slow…not sure if that was him or the BMW?!?

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Not bad for a skinny old bullet on a fat bike..

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The rest of the ride to Las Grutas couldn’t have been longer, straighter, more boring or hotter. At one stage it was 40C and my feet were burning inside my boots. The area we travelled through was so desolate and hot that it was peppered with salt pans and shrubs for almost the entire ride.

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So hot that Enrico shrank!!….

Las Grutas is a coastal resort town that is jam packed with tourists. We struggled to find accommodation because it is peak season but not a town that we would rush back to.

Tomorrow we head to the Valdez Peninsula where we spend two nights.

 
Be a sport Many of us have the means and wherewithal to undertake the dreams we want but elect to choose otherwise, many however, do not and that is the purpose of this plea. Afrika Tikkun (http://afrikatikkun.org// ) is a South African non governmental, non profit charity organisation run by the Lubner family that in essence does just that; re-provide the possibility to dream and to create the possibility of turning those dreams into a reality.

Unlike many pleas of this nature, I am not looking for any kind of sponsorship for my trip, but I am looking for your donation, regardless of its size to Afrika Tikkun. Please pledge generously as this is a fantastic cause that will assist them to provide food, care, education, health and social services to those that are desperately in need.
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  1. Afrika Tikkun

    January 11, 2013 at 7:28 am

    We are following you every step of the way 🙂 – love all of us from Afrika Tikkun

     

  2. Sweet Rolls

    January 22, 2013 at 10:12 am

    careful she doesn’t fall over… 🙂