South America 2019
Four months on bikes in Patagonia and two months exploring the central Andes by foot, bus and car.
Cycling is the best way to see the world – A persuasive piece by Banjo
Curacautin to Chillan – 12 May
Pucon to Curacautin – 4 May
San Martin de los Andes to Pucon – 29 April
Bariloche to San Martin de Los Andes – 22 April
Puerto Varas to Bariloche – 11 April
Hornopiren to Puerto Varas – 29 March
La Junta to Caleta Gonzalo – 23 March
Coyhaique to La Junta – 12 March
Rio Tranquilo to Coyhaique – 2 March
Cochrane to Rio Tranquilo via Parque Patagonia – 28 February
Villa O’higgins to Cochrane via Tortel – 15 February
El Chalten to Villa O’higgins – 5 February
El Calafate to El Chalten – 30 January
Torres Del Paine – 22 January
Small Steps – 13 January
We begin with the idea of riding home and then wonder where we might actually begin. We hope to discover new places. We are drawn to the mountains, to relatively quiet roads, and to water and places to swim. Eventually we decide to ride up the Yarra River valley and down the Big and Goulburn River valleys, using a combination of rail trails, sealed and unsealed roads, and 4WD tracks. We set off from Lilydale soon after Christmas. Read more…
The Big Trip – New South Wales Tablelands (April-June 2014)
Our journey begins at the old South Hill Dairy, just outside Goulburn. Before negotiating the bone-shattering driveway, we take a moment to celebrate our bikes – who are heavily loaded with all our gear, ready for the big adventure. Read more…
Daisy and the Rolling Banjo 