the celt
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Hola lads and ladies,
I made it to Ushuaia, Argentina "Fin del mundo". the bike is going well the only problem a stone got stuck between shaft and rear brake but no damage, just a bit of a shock. Mick is about 8 days behind me as he attended a travel meeting in Viedma and is now travelling down with 5 other bikers. After picking the bikes up from BA airport we headed to Azul where we spent the night at Jorge moto shop where we met none other than that famous traveler "Mika" a true gentleman, the walls of the shop are covered with the names of travelers from all over the world even a "Miss Tiffany C". The welcome at Jorge moto shop was just the start of many I cannot thank him and his friends enought and Mika for advising a route south with time for whale watching, seals and pengiuns and just about every other kind of wild life. Ive just spent the last 3 days in the national park which was out of this world. Ive been traveling solo for the last 15days and no matter where I stop the Argentine people could not be more helpful, even at customs when I lost a form for the bike no problems just a 8hrs wait, Ive stayed in their homes, ate fresh fish just pulled for the river all for free they will not accept any money, I have never met a more friendly bunch of people in my life infact ive made more friends here in two weeks than after two years in london. I stopped off in a small fishing port on the way down and the local school teacher took me into his home feed and water me and next morning I met the school kids and the bike was the star all amazed that I was from Ireland and bike went so fast I doubled the speed. I have spoken english about four times in the last 15days which is great as my spanish is improving as the days go by, but also I get to see the real Argentina and not some package tourist deal. I am about to leave Ushuaia and head into Chile and then El Calafate for Christmas and maybe New Year. As I write this I am looking at snow capped mountains which are breath taking but the views are fantastic the true beauty of Argentina is its people I only hope I can repay them one day.
regards
jose
on the road
I made it to Ushuaia, Argentina "Fin del mundo". the bike is going well the only problem a stone got stuck between shaft and rear brake but no damage, just a bit of a shock. Mick is about 8 days behind me as he attended a travel meeting in Viedma and is now travelling down with 5 other bikers. After picking the bikes up from BA airport we headed to Azul where we spent the night at Jorge moto shop where we met none other than that famous traveler "Mika" a true gentleman, the walls of the shop are covered with the names of travelers from all over the world even a "Miss Tiffany C". The welcome at Jorge moto shop was just the start of many I cannot thank him and his friends enought and Mika for advising a route south with time for whale watching, seals and pengiuns and just about every other kind of wild life. Ive just spent the last 3 days in the national park which was out of this world. Ive been traveling solo for the last 15days and no matter where I stop the Argentine people could not be more helpful, even at customs when I lost a form for the bike no problems just a 8hrs wait, Ive stayed in their homes, ate fresh fish just pulled for the river all for free they will not accept any money, I have never met a more friendly bunch of people in my life infact ive made more friends here in two weeks than after two years in london. I stopped off in a small fishing port on the way down and the local school teacher took me into his home feed and water me and next morning I met the school kids and the bike was the star all amazed that I was from Ireland and bike went so fast I doubled the speed. I have spoken english about four times in the last 15days which is great as my spanish is improving as the days go by, but also I get to see the real Argentina and not some package tourist deal. I am about to leave Ushuaia and head into Chile and then El Calafate for Christmas and maybe New Year. As I write this I am looking at snow capped mountains which are breath taking but the views are fantastic the true beauty of Argentina is its people I only hope I can repay them one day.
regards
jose
on the road