Day 18 - Border dramas and meeting the locals

We regretfully awoke from Bariloche and were met with the thickest fog we have ever seen - all for what is meant to be the best ride of the trip - Great - We have become whinging poms!

We left Bariloche - sans bacon again - into low lying fog - damn I fogot my wet weather gear! Wet and 6 degrees for 130 km - Wow - tough work!

We then hit the mountains - now I rememeber why I am her - over 150km of riding into the best valley I have seen - beautiful ride, great lunch - happy Dave!

Over 3 hours border crossing when the Chilean Customs found us smuggling Salami over the border folloowed - much joy!

Then 200km of tough gravel (including Jeff's bike malfunctioning and going sideways on a 500m drop) and bitumen to see an amazing active volcano and the town of Pucon. Great town and dinner! Chat tomorrow - so tired!