All,
Figured some of you might enjoy a quick summary of the first half of my trip through Southern South America in an 80 series. A bit of tech and a bunch of pictures.
Puerto Valparaiso:
Shipping Container:
Headed North:
Laundry:
Northern Desert:
Bolivian Dust:
Figured some of you might enjoy a quick summary of the first half of my trip through Southern South America in an 80 series. A bit of tech and a bunch of pictures.
- # of Countries Visited: 3
- # of border crossings with car: 3 (+ 1 initial entry)
- Port of Entry: Puerto Valparaiso, Chile
- Most friendly people: Everywhere.
- # of bribes asked for: 0
- Miles driven since start: ~11,000
- Highest Elevation: 5007 meters, Southwest Bolivia
- # of people who offered to by the cruiser: ~11
- # of Flat Tires: 1 (slow leak from sharp rocks in road)
- # of nights spent in homemade roof top tent: ~60
- # of loose fasteners on the 80: 2 (Pitman arm bolt and frame side front panhard bolt)
- Most commonly used tool: Tire Jack
- Number of lost tools: 1 (1/2 ratchet)
- Number of times reconnecting the DS rear parking brake shoe: 4 (spring got over-compressed and wouldn't keep the cable taut)
- Most expensive gas: 900 Chilean Pesos per litre (~USD$5.70 a gallon)
- Average gas mileage: 14mpg
- Weight of vehicle: ~6100lbs
- Attempted break-ins: 1
- # of times stuck: 0
- # of times almost stuck in beach sand: 1
- # of times winch used: 0
- Most used gear: Pressure cooker and the partner steel stove
- Most useful gear: OsmAnd GPS software on Android.
- First piece of gear to fail: Google Nexus 7 (battery died after 2 months)
- Other travelers met driving 80 series: 0
- Most unhappy with: my job valving my Fox Shox. Horrible on washboard.
- # of times re-valving shocks: 1
- Coldest temp: ~20f (Bolivian Desert)
- Warmest temp: ~90f (San Pedro de Atacama, Chile)
Puerto Valparaiso:
Shipping Container:
Headed North:
Laundry:
Northern Desert:
Bolivian Dust: