27 Feb 2018
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Track: Loncoche to Puerto Varas, Chile
Day in key statistics
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262 km - distance driven
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98 km/h average speed in 2.40 hours motion time
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One crucial Tourist Office visit - meaning we spend the evening re-planning the upcoming week of our trip. Due to a tragic mud-slide at the village Santa Lucia mid December 2017, that part of the road is still blocked. The alternative is a ferry, for which the waiting list is several days. Alfajores here we come- we will reroute through Argentina.
Local Fact
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The vulcano Osorno has a height of 2661 km above sea level. Wiki says the last eruption was 1869, so we can sleep without any worry!
Highlights of the day
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The hotel room has the most perfect view on the vulcanos - waking up, we will see...
9 Dec 2017
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We are fortunate to travel - and next best thing to actually being there- we will capture our trip in visuals that hopefully will make you feel like 'I am in the passenger seat' enjoying.
Actually, you might come very close to that - as at this 360 video corner, you can be there with us in Virtual Reality!
9 Dec 2017
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It's clear how the floodings did some severe damage to the road from Lima to Canta-la Obrajillo.
For the driver - it means eyes fixed on the road. For the passenger experience - enjoy this 360 video, have a look around with us!
8 Dec 2017
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This is gonna be interesting - how to snack and drink only healthy stuff while on an extended road trip.
Snacking was never a problem before - while the cars get filled up, i would jump out to enjoy the Snack Shopping at the Petrol Station.
Few Cola Zero's, cold, something salty - chips and corn chips, something sweet: M&M, Mars, Twix, Sublime White Chocolate for the Sublime driver. And of course, one has to buy a Jet Vanilla Ice-cream; it's a holiday, right?!
However in 2018 is the year to commit to a Healthy lifestyle.... also meaning:
No More Soda Drinks...
So Let's tackle the 'drinking problem' firstly: bearing in mind the objective- a minimum of 2 liter fluid intake on a daily basis!
Tweaks for tasty drinks
Just came to the shocking realisation: 80% of the d...
8 Dec 2017
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When you are not an Early Morning Bird, leaving early is a challenge. However, to give yourself a kick-start avoiding the 'unique' Lima traffic... 5.05 am rolling it is.
On this road trip we will rely on several road navigation systems:
* Compass - in the rear mirror of our car - it indicates what direction we are driving.
S for South that is!
* Garmin -
* Waze - Google Maps -