5th Day - The Long Road toward Comodoro

 02 Feb 2015
1,270 - 1,700 km
Puerto San Julián

Comodoro was an important milestoneto us as it marked the half-way point through Patagonia, and meant that we only had one more day left to arrive to Puerto Madryn (and two days of rest). But it would be a long day, and we were already quite spent from the trip so far. The journey continued still through the vast emptiness with little variety of the surrounding, 

The morning started off with the usual routine; with fruit, granola and yogourt for breakfast, and then pack everything on the bike. But we were a little irritated and had difficulty to think clearly and get things done effectively. Before hitting the road, we had to pass the supermarket to buy a few things.

It was extremely hot and we felt like we were cooking on the inside of our full-body protective clothing. But we did our best to concentrate on what had to be done and choose our words carefully not get on the others nerves,. - In times like this, I just cant wait to get out on the road, away from all the stress, complications, be with the wind, the road, and the silence.


Early in the day, we were accompanied by the grand eagles of the skies. It was spectacular to see them fly above us as we ever drove toward the horizon.

We stopped at every gas station to fill up the tank and sit down and drink some well needed coffee. The coffee breaks were more or less essential to make it though the long days, at least a moral boost! We usually brought our own sandwiches and fruits with us. 

Selfies along the road!

Toward the afternoon, we started to see a bit more vegetation on the sides of the road. not to mention the Guacanies that terrefied of the motorbike, ran for their lives when we roamed past!

At one point we reached an extended slope that took us from above the extensive flats down toward the coast line, (which was a surprisingly big drop). As the motorbike struggles a little with the heat, weight and wind, not to mention the long days, we all enjoyed a relaxed decent. - We had finally reached the Atlantic coast again!

"Oh look! A tree! ... and an ocean!"

Caleta Olivia was a possible end to the day, but we were ready for the last stretch to end the day in Comodoro. That way we´d have a shorter day to arrive at Puerto Madryn the following day. - We were pushing ourselves, but we really wanted to continue!

And it was totally worth it. The sunset over the Atlantic ocean was stunning!

We arrived to Comodoro late when it was already dark. With patience, we found something to eat, and a place to sleep. It had been an exhausting day. I started with Yoga before I really could do anything else, even communicate with Caro.

We had started to feel agitated with each other, especially after such extreme days and always living in such close quarters. So after my yoga session, we sat down and had a chat to alleviate some of the tension and reflect on what we were actually doing. It brought some smiles to our faces, and we got pumped for the following day and finally get some well deserved rest!