Welcome! Bienvenue!

We have created this site so that family and friends can follow us during our bike expedition from Quito to Ushuaia! We hope you enjoy following along online as much as we'll enjoy every day of this adventure!
Nous avons créé ce site afin que nos familles et amis puissent nous suivre au cours de notre expédition VTT de Quito à Ushuaia! Nous espérons que vous aimerez lire nos aventures en ligne autant que nous allons en profité!


29 October 2008

Postcards from Argentina / Cartes postales d Argentine

A few pictures from last week below. We cycled...
...along a beautiful lake on la "cuesta del viento", very popular spot among windsurfers, so you imagine the wind!
/Quelques photos de la semaine derniere ci-dessous. Nous avons pedale...
... au bord du superbe lac de "la cuesta del viento", tres populaire parmi les veliplanchistes, alors vous imaginez la force du vent!



...underneath Aconcagua, which is the highest mountain in the Americas (Altitude of 6959meters)
/... le long de la montagne Aconcagua, qui est la montagne la plus haute des Ameriques (altitude de 6959 metres)















...on many dirt roads.
/... sur beaucoup de chemins de terre.














...on a road with 365 turns: a fabulous downhill!
/ ...sur une route connue pour ses 365 virages: une superbe descente!

















And check out this friendly fellow wanted to join us in our cosy tent...eek...
/ Ci-dessous notre amie l araignee qui voulait se rechauffer dans notre tente...berk...










Hasta luego! / A bientot!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

toujours estomaquée par l'étendue de votre périple et de votre condition physique pour supporter le froid, la chaleur et surtout tous ces tours de pédaliers.
vous aurez bientôt 2 de vos plus grands fans qui vont arriver en Argentine. Profitez bien de ces beaux moments. bisous Chris

Dr T said...

Looking good folks, delighted all is going to plan and expectations.

However I am little concerned about the contents of Bene's drink bottle in the fifth picture (the one with your arm in the air)....is that Guinness Bene?!! I knew you missed Ireland...but really is that necessary?!! hahaha

Take care amigos.
/T

Anonymous said...

The pic of the friendly fellow who wanted to camp out with you guys did the trick: I'm no longer jealous!! Very, very grateful to be in lovely Thorn where the size of creepy crawlers is a little bit more reasonable ;)

Enjoy!!!
Hug,
Yvon