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On the iPod today:

"Everlong"
Foo Fighters


Hello
I've waited here for you
Everlong

Tonight
I throw myself into
And out of the red out of her head she sang

Come down and waste away with me
Down with me
Slow how you wanted it to be
I'm over my head, out of her head she sang

And I wonder
When I sing along with you
If everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again
The only thing I'll ever ask of you
You've got to promise not to stop when I say when
She sang

Breathe out
So I can breathe you in
Hold you in

And now
I know you've always been
Out of your head, out of my head I sang

And I wonder
When I sing along with you
If everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again
The only thing I'll ever ask of you
You've got to promise not to stop when I say when
She sang

And I wonder
When I sing along with you
If everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again
The only thing I'll ever ask of you
You've got to promise not to stop when I say when




The Garibaldi Pass was cold, and icy in a couple of spots.  This is the last climb before coming down into Ushuaia.
El Paso Garibaldi estaba frio, y con hielo en un par de lugares.  Esta es la ultima trepada antes de bajar a Ushuaia.




32 farenheit, 0 centigrados...


It's a long way down here!  Es un largo camino hasta aca abajo!




A boat tour of the Beagle Channel.  Un tour en bote por el Canal del Beagle.  Gracias Juan!!
























Coming back out of Ushuaia, I ran into Aschi Widmer , a Swiss photographer.  Photo courtesy of Aschi.
Saliendo de Ushuaia, me encontre con Aschi Widmer , un fotografo suizo.  Foto cortesia de Aschi.




While on the side of the road with Aschi, we saw a rider go by.  He seemed in a hurry and didn't stop, but what I thought was kind of rude, was that he didn't wave...
Mientras estabamos al costado del camino con Aschi, paso otro viajero en moto un poco apurado y no paro, pero lo que me parecio un poco antipatico, fue que no saludo...

Further down the road I caught up to him, and he turned out not to be rude at all, quite the contrary.  Turns out he didn't wave as only has one arm!
Mas adelante lo alcance, I resulto no ser nada antipatico, al contrario.  Resulta que no saludo porque tiene un solo brazo.


So we rode with James for a few days...
Asique viajamos con James por un par de dias...


And in Rio Gallegos we ran into Helge and Mark.  I had met them briefly in Ushuaia the night I arrived, but they were leaving the next morning.  Here we all are at SM Moto, all getting some bike work done.
Y en Rio Gallegos, nos encontramos con Helge y Mark.  Los habia conocido brevemente en Ushuaia la noche que llegue, pero ellos se iban al dia siguiente.  Aca estamos en SM Motos en Rio Gallegos, todos trabajando en las motos.


James.










A replica of Magellan's ship in Puerto San Julian.
Replica de la nave de Magallanes en Puerto San Julian.





Mark blends among the crew... Mark se mezcla con la tripulacion...


And Helge's long lost cousin!
Y un primo perdido de Helge! 


Monument to the Malvinas pilots.
Monumento a los pilotos de Malvinas.


I took a little detour to ride the coast while Mark and Helge road up the main road.
Me desvie un poco para ir por la costa, mientras Mark y Helge sigueiron por la ruta principal.




This little mishap let all the air out of the wheel.
Este percance me dejo sin aire en la rueda.


But luckily I had assistance!
Pero por suerte tuve asistencia!


Unfortunatly the tire problem meant James rode on, and got ahead of me.  He must have kept going because I didn't see him again....  Had to ride into the night for a few hours to make it to the next town, where I met up with Helge and Mark.  I guess James rode on.
Desgraciadamente el problema con la rueda resulto en que James se adelantara.  Debe haber seguido porque no lo volvi a ver...  Tuve que seguir en la obscuridad por un par de horas hasta llegar al siguiente pueblo, donde me encontre con Helge y Mark.  Supongo que James siguio camino.

 
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    • June 13, 2007 Jim wrote:
      What the hell did you hit that bent your wheel? You are the MAN!
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      1. June 18, 2007 Guido Pothoven wrote:

        Didn't hit anything major, it's just that the valve leaked very slowly and I didn't notice the gradual leak when I was on dirt, and on very low PSI.  Oh, well... live and learn!


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    • June 14, 2007 Gavin wrote:
      Awesome, I ran into Helge and Mark at every border crossing on the way back. Although I never said hi to them I was impressed by the all the stickers on his bike. I found one that was one from the Czech Republic and showed it to my Czech friend Boris... he said it was the first thing Czech that he has seen in Argentina, haha! On the way back I saw the same stuff, the replica of the ship, the plane and that deserted beach. We spent about a half hour on top of that windy cliff leaning into the wind!

      Great pictures!!!

      -Gavin
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      1. June 18, 2007 Guido Pothoven wrote:
        Cool guys those two.  More pics of them to come...  There was talk with them of getting together next summer and hitting eastern europe.  Might go to the Czech Republic.  Who knows?
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    • June 16, 2007 Doner wrote:
      Are you ever comming back to miami?
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      1. June 18, 2007 Guido Pothoven wrote:
        Hi Doner!  No immediate plans to return to Miami permanently, but sure I'll come through now and then.  Expect a visit when I do!!
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    • July 12, 2007 Danny from Rochester wrote:
      Hi Guido,

      Sorry I haven't sent a message in a while. I have relocated in Washington, DC. Glad to see that you made it to S. America safely. You have had some adventure. Hope all is well and remember to keep the rubber side down.

      Danny
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      1. August 24, 2007 Guido Pothoven wrote:
        Hey Danny!  Great to hear from you.  Hope your relocation is going well.  Stand by for a few more miles, a few more pics...
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        1. August 24, 2007 xavier wrote:
          Increibles fotos !!!!
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