This part of La Patagonia is very, very plain, vast, and windy. It may not be so surprising that at the time, to give the Argentinians most of Patagonia was a fair bargain to settle their greed when Chile was occupied fighting both Perú and Bolivia in the Pacific War 1879. Still, Argentina was unable to fully achieve its intention of direct access to the pacific ocean. Evidently, the Pope intervened, hence the most southern point of South America still belongs to Chile.
Enough of history. In Punta Arenas, the last Chilean "city", I wanted to look for a new bike tire (my old one with an impressive 15,000 km through pretty rough terrain). I was able to find one of the only Honda retailer after circling the city for a some time, and I was recommended a place to buy the new tire. The generous older gentleman also helped me changed the tire for a fair price, and afterwards gave me a great recommendation for accommodation.
The next day I was off to the mainland of La Tierra de Fuego, The Land of Fire, and the last stretch on my route to the end of the world!
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