Rio Mayo to Fritz Roy Day 30 Jan 8 14

 

Up early but late leaving the hotel due to indecisive feelings to continue north or turn around and head to Ushuaia. Ushuaia was the reason for the trip…..get to the farthest point south by road. The wind was so so….nothing like when I aborted……so in the end I left town SE and travelled on bad gravel 152 k across country again only meeting 1 vehicle until I neared Fritz Roy and the workers in the oil patch…..I am so sick of gravel……..fuelled both the bike and myself and headed for Fritz Roy 142 k away. Going east the wind had picked up but was at my back and without cranking it all the way the bike ran smoothly at 95 k.

Someone I met along the way said Argentina was cheap…food/lodging….I am finding it about the same as home…..tonight's hotel 286 pesos at 6 to the dollar that’s about 48.00 US. Comparable to US accommodation. Menus are another issue……..they don’t seem to have them…at least not in the establishments I have been in……they rime off what they have and except for pollo con papa or frito….I don’t have a clue but they are considerate of my no espanol……I am eating a lot of CHICKEN…..   The Hotel………………………………………….. MY Room…huge compared to last night…  Wasn’t sure how to work the washer but in the END using the hand agitator next to it, I was able to get a LOAD of wash done…socks,underwear,long johns and a t-shirt.

The wind is really blowing again so we will see what happens…if it doesn’t let up I will stay put. Most bikers take Ruta 40 which I aborted hoping the E cost # 3 would be better…………