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Had a pretty scary experience in the last oil change in joacaba brasil. They put the truck up on the lift to drain the oil. As they lowered it to about the height to do the tire rotation the lift cracked the concrete mount. The truck dropped 6”...

Made it to Brasil and getting a serious beach fix.

Crossing to Paraguay.

Vineyard bikes but I’d sure like to have a couple.

Vineyard camping south of Mendoza Argentina.

If you have any intel I’d appreciate the help.

Will be in SA for 2-3 more months. I’m starting research on Africa now. Trying to decide if I want to ship back to the states or directly to Africa from Uruguay. Regardless, I do need to get back to the states for a few months this summer to see...

We are taking the poor man’s cruise next week on a 41 hour ferry ride through the Bernardo O’Higgins national park.

Congratulations! Fantastic trip and thank for taking us along for the ride. I think the Bark EUROPA is still in port in Ushuaia. Jump on board for a cruise through the channels. Not Antarctica, but stunning none the less. If you wind your way...

After almost 50k km’s driven over 25 months I finally reached the end of the drivable road on the South American continent. The road doesn’t end in Ushuaia but rather at an Argentinian naval base about 3 hours south. I’m not sure what I was...

I get what you are saying for sure, but those seats are definitely a big chunk of money. The quotes I was getting were around $5k for a pair plus shipping. I realize to some on here that’s not a huge expense, but then again I’m pretty cheap...

El Chalten Argentina and Mt Fitz Roy.

Absolutely on the list.

Are you going to visit Torres Del Paine? It's beautiful and that whole region must be great with your own vehicle. Such good scenery, really makes me miss it!

Southern Chile, Patagonia. Had to get the oil changed a couple of days ago….,