Statistics (Totals/Locations)
Miles: about 2006.4 miles
Days: about 29 days
Countries: Argentina and Chile
Total Expenses: ~= $2057.95 (only recorded expenses - a lot was missed)

Day 0, Saturday, December 6, 1997
Daily Miles: 0 miles; Total miles 0 miles
Location: Detroit. Michigan to Dallas, Texas to Buenos Aries, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Found out it was a lot further than I thought between Ushuaia and Buenos Aries
2. Tried learning Spanish.
Expenses: Unknown Pesos
Accommodations: Slept on plane
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 1, Sunday, December 7, 1997
Daily Miles: 40.2 miles; Total miles 40.2 miles
Location: Buenos Aries, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Practice my Spanish on the taxi ride to town.
2. Had to carry my bike down/ up 9 flights of stairs to get in and out of motel room.
3. Got lost biking around town and did not get back to the motel until 7:45 PM.
4. Repacked my bike and went back to town around 11:00 PM, there were a lot of people in town.
Expenses: $142.00 Pesos (rest unknown) - lodging and transportation
Accommodations: Stayed at the Best Western motel in Buenos Aries, Argentina
Altitude profile: Flat

Day 2, Monday, December 8, 1997
Daily Miles: 11.4 miles; Total miles 51.6 miles
Location: Buenos Aries, Argentina to near Ushuaia, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Took cold shower, I think I was supposed to light the hot water heater to get hot water.
2. Flew to Ushuaia
Expenses: $23.00 Pesos (rest unknown) - food and transportation
Accommodations: Camped in woods near Tierra Del Fuego National Park
Altitude profile: flat

Day 3, Tuesday, December 9, 1997
Daily Miles: 93.09 miles; Total miles 144.69 miles
Location: Near Ushuaia, Argentina to about 10 miles north of Tolhun, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. I cycled to Beagle channel and took a photo.
2. I had trouble communicating with people and finding a grocery store.
Expenses: Unknown Pesos
Accommodations: Camped in a ditch about 10 miles north of Tolhun
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 4, Wednesday, December 10, 1997
Daily Miles: 124.96 miles; Total miles 269.65 miles
Location: About 10 miles north of Tolhun, Argentina to 12 miles north of the Chili boarder.
Points of interest:
1. I saw a fox, some cool birds and a couple of llamas.
2. Crossed into Chili, tough time at boarder.
3. Nice night with a full moon.
Expenses: Unknown Pesos
Accommodations: Camped in a ditch about 12 miles north of the Chili boarder.
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 5, Thursday, December 11, 1997
Daily Miles: 90.52 miles; Total miles 360.2 miles; average speed 6.7
Location: 12 miles north of the Chili boarder to a little north of the Straights of Magellan, Chile
Points of interest:
1. Was introduced to Yerba mate.
2. Crossed the Straights of Magellan where I saw black and white dolphins following the boat.
Expenses: Unknown Pesos
Accommodations: Camped a few miles north of the Straights of Magellan
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 6, Friday, December 12, 1997
Daily Miles: 87.47 miles; Total miles 447.69 miles; ride time 10.31 hours
Location: Slightly north of the Straights of Magellan, Chile to bus going to Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina.
Points of interest:
1. Saw what looked like ostridge
2. One lane highway with vehicle going both ways on the same lane. Dangerous looking!
3. Took a buss from Rio Gallegos, Argentina to Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Expenses: $32.00 - Transportation - rest unknown
Accommodations: Slept on the bus to Comodoro Rivadavia
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 7, Saturday, December 13, 1997
Daily Miles: 23.98 miles; Total miles 471.69 miles
Location: Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina to near Esquel, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Tough riding head winds, hills and some parts of the road were not paved.
2. Took rides to get out of the Patagonia desert. One of the rides was with a man that blindly passing cars and was drinking beer.
3. A trucker tied my bike on the back of his truck and gave me a long ride.
Expenses: Unknown Pesos
Accommodations: Camped near highway at the turn off to Esquel.
Altitude profile: Step hills.

Day 8, Sunday, December 14, 1997
Daily Miles: 58.04 miles; Total miles 529.66 miles
Location: Near Esquel, Argentina to north Arrayenes campground, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. The main highway was part paved and part dirt road.
2. Cleaned my hair in a waterfall, first hair cleaning since I left Buenos Aries.
3. Nice day with waterfalls and wilderness.
Expenses: Unknown Pesos
Accommodations: Camped at north of Arrayenes campground
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 9, Monday, December 15, 1997
Daily Miles: 81.58 miles; Total miles 611.28 miles; Max. speed 28.9
Location: North of Arrayenes campground, Argentina to El Bolson, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Very scenic ride with mountains, big trees, big lake and low traffic.
2. I found a nice quit place to eat lunch and then a family of 6 pulled up to eat lunch. They shared some Yerba Mate as we communicated.
3. I took my first hot shower since my arrival in South America.
Expenses: $5 Pesos for camping, the rest is unknown
Accommodations: Camped at "camping La Chacra" in El Bolson.
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 10, Tuesday, December 16, 1997
Daily Miles: 87.56 miles; Total miles 698.9 miles; Daily maximum. speed 29.2
Location: El Bolson, Argentina to Bariloche , Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Shared Yerba mate with Opticians from Argentina.
2. I met about 50 students from Cordoba that wanted to take photos with me.
3. Dogs took my food that night, I left the food outside my tent.
Expenses: $5 Pesos for camping, the rest is unknown
Accommodations: Camped at campground in Bariloche
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 11, Wednesday, December 17, 1997
Daily Miles: 69.54 miles; Total miles 768.5 miles
Location: Bariloche, Argentina to north of La Angostura, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. My gears were skipping, bike needed repairs.
2. Met 3 bikers from Buenos Aries.
3. More tall trees and vegetation.
Expenses: Unknown Pesos
Accommodations: Camped near the road and built a fire. - north of La Angostura
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 12, Thursday, December 18, 1997
Daily Miles: 65.29 miles; Total miles 833.8 miles; Daily maximum speed 28.5
Location: North of La Angostura, Argentina to San Martin, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Nice riding with big lakes, rivers, waterfalls and nice mountains.
2. I broke my chain 2 times and tried getting another one at a bike shop. Could not explain that I needed a chain and the bike shop gave me chain links for free.
3. A dog took my food while I was in the shower.
Expenses: $7.00 Groceries and camping - rest unknown
Accommodations: Camped at ACA campground in San Martin
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 13, Friday, December 19, 1997
Daily Miles: 113.04 miles; Total miles 946.8 miles; Daily maximum speed 35.6
Location: San Martin, Argentina to 4.8 miles south of Agua Del Overo, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Hilly day with a Volcano in the horizon.
2. Met a biker from Holland and one from Argentina.
3. Followed a kid on a bike to a church were I was able to sleep.
Expenses: Unknown Pesos
Accommodations: Slept in a church like building 4.8 miles south of Agua Del Overo
Altitude profile: Hilly, part of the day and then flatter

Day 14, Saturday, December 20, 1997
Daily Miles: 42.8 miles; Total miles 989.6 miles
Location: 4.8 miles south of Agua Del Overo, Argentina to Mandoza, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Ran out of water before Zapala.
2. Took a bus from Zapala to Mandoza.
3. Sat next to Carlos Antonio Rodriguez on the bus and he invited me to his house for Christmas.
Expenses: $60 Pesos -me and my bike on the bus - rest unknown
Accommodations: Not sure if I slept, might have slept on bus.
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 15, Sunday, December 21, 1997
Daily Miles: 44.23 miles; Total miles 1033.8 miles
Location: Mandoza, Argentina to Uspallata, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. I took a very crowded bus with standing room only.
2. The bus let me off in the rain near a campground with nearby bike race in progress.
3. Once it cleared up I could see Mt. Aconcagua, highest point in the Western Hemisphere.
Expenses: $17.00 Pesos - camping and buss - rest unknown
Accommodations: Camped near Mt. Aconcagua in the town of Uspallata
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 16, Monday, December 22, 1997
Daily Miles: 93.16 miles; Total miles 1127 miles; Daily maximum speed 30.8
Location: Uspallata, Argentina to near Tamberias, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Nice ride on dirt road with light traffic.
Expenses: Unknown Pesos
Accommodations: Camped in an arroyo about 1.5 miles from Tamberias
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 17, Tuesday, December 23, 1997
Daily Miles: 84.28 miles; Total miles 1211.3 miles; daily maximum speed 24.2
Location: Near Tamberias, Argentina to San Juan, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. The Police had a traffic block to San Juan. They only allowed downhill traffic after 3:00 PM.
2. Tried going another route, lots of up hill and after hours of traveling I realized I was better off going back.
3. Hitch hiked to San Juan.
Expenses: $20 Pesos - Motel and transportation - rest unknown
Accommodations: Stayed in motel in San Juan
Altitude profile: Dirt road and hills, more down hil than uphill.l

Day 18, Wednesday, December 24, 1997
Daily Miles: 6.93 miles; Total miles 1218.23 miles
Location: San Juan, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Someone shot a bottle rocket at me.
2. A police officer pulled me over and took me to Carlos's house.
3. Spent the day eating and drinking at the Rodriguez’s house. They let me spent that night at their place.
4. At midnight there were fireworks and every wished each other a Merry Christmas (Feliz Navidad)
5. Stayed up partying until 5:00 AM.
Expenses: Unknown Pesos
Accommodations: Slept at the Rodriguez's house.
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 19, Thursday, December 25, 1997
Daily Miles: 20.27 miles; Total miles 1238.5 miles
Location: San Juan, Argentina to Cordoba, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Woke up around noon.
2. Cycled to a lake in San Juan with Mauro
3. Took a bus to Cordoba
Expenses: $33 - transportation - Rest unknown
Accommodations: Slept on bus to Cordoba.
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 20, Friday, December 26, 1997
Daily Miles: 92.67 miles; Total miles 1331.2 miles; daily Maximum speed 20.8
Location: Cordoba, Argentina to Laguna Mar Chiquita, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. A man in a small car gave me a ride, he strapped my bike on the roof of the car.
2. Young farmers shared steaks, cow intestines, Sidra (apple Champaign) and wine with me. We partyed together until right before the downpour.
3. It rained very hard all night.
Expenses: $5 - dinner - rest unknown
Accommodations: Camped at Laguna Mar Chiquita campground.
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 21, Saturday, December 27, 1997
Daily Miles: 96.14 miles; Total miles 1427.3 miles; Daily maximum speed 15.2 MPH
Location: Laguna Mar Chiquita, Argentina to near Sunchales, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Very nice looking blond lady at the grocery store.
2. Saw lots of white butterflies.
Expenses: Unknown Pesos
Accommodations: Camped near highway 34.
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 22, Sunday, December 28, 1997
Daily Miles: 100.09 miles; Total miles 1527.4 miles; Daily maximum speed 20.3 MPH
Location: Near Sunchales, Argentina to Santa Fe, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Man gave me a calendar from his store.
2. Nice park in Esperanza with playground, fountains, neat bridges and even a display of several old tractors.
3. Lots of people swimming in the fountain at Parque Juan De Garay in Santa Fe.
Expenses: $10.00 - lodging - rest unknown
Accommodations: Stayed at the Apollo motel in Santa Fe
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 23, Monday, December 29, 1997
Daily Miles: 73.78 miles; Total miles 1601.2 miles; Daily maximum speed 21.6 MPH
Location: Santa Fe, Argentina to east of Parana, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Could not get a seat on the bus to Iguaza falls.
2. Was not allowed to bike through a tunnel and had to take a boat to Parana.
Expenses: Unknown Pesos
Accommodations: Camped near the road east of Parana.
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 24, Tuesday, December 30, 1997
Daily Miles: 117.14 miles; Total miles 1718.3 miles; Daily maximum speed 20.1 MPH
Location: East of Parana, Argentina to El Palmar National Park, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. I was off by a day, I thought it was Monday and it was actually Tuesday.
2. Started seeing palm trees and wild green parakeets.
3. Cycled 25 miles on dirt roads.
4. Lots of frogs and Vizachas at the campground.
Expenses: $6.00 camping - the rest unknown
Accommodations: Camped at El Palmar National Park
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 25, Wednesday, December 31, 1997
Daily Miles: 56.11 miles; Total miles 1774.4 miles; Daily maximum speed 17.5 MPH
Location: El Palmar National Park, Argentina to Balneario Parquque Ruins del Viejo Molino, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Bird watching - saw scissors tailed birds, some which looked like wild chickens, woodpeckers and several green parakeets.
2. First non-fast food restaurant, since arriving in South America
3. Was planning on going to the bar for New Years, but fell asleep and missed the festivities.
Expenses: $10.00 Camping - rest unknown
Accommodations: Camped at campground at Balneario Parquque Ruins del Viejo Molino.
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 26, Thursday, January 1, 1998
Daily Miles: 89.63 miles; Total miles 1864.1 miles; Daily maximum speed 15.6 MPH
Location: Balneario Parquque Ruins del Viejo Molino, Argentina to Zarate, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Lots of traffic, but a good shoulder.
2. Got a ride to a truck stop.
Expenses: Unknown Pesos
Accommodations: Camped near parking lot at a truck stop in Zarate
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 27, Friday, January 2, 1998
Daily Miles: 46.88 miles; Total miles 1911 miles; Daily maximum speed 18.9 MPH
Location: Zarate, Argentina to Moron, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Lost one of the gears on my derailleur, had to walk the bike about a mile and found a bike shop that fixed my bike.
2. Had my first flat tire of this trip.
3. Several motels would not rent me a room, they only had rooms for couples.
Expenses: $30.95 - Motel, transportation, bike repairs and food - rest unknown
Accommodations: Stayed at a motel in Moron
Altitude profile: Unknown

Day 28, Saturday, January 3, 1998
Daily Miles: 72.83 miles; Total miles 1983.8 miles; Daily maximum speed 20.2 MPH
Location: Buenos Aries, Argentina and Moron, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Cycled to air port to confirm flight home.
2. The highway had a no cycling sign and I biked past a police officer and he just glanced at me and did nothing.
3. My bike gears were wore out and the chain was slipping. Put on a new chain and it helped a very small amount.
4. Was stopped by the police and frisked.
Expenses: $40.00 - Motel and 2 duffle bags - rests unknown
Accommodations: Stayed at a motel in Moron
Altitude profile: Flat

Day 29, Sunday, January 4, 1998
Daily Miles: 22.58 miles; Total miles 2006.4 miles; Daily maximum speed 19.1 MPH
Location: Buenos Aries, Argentina and Moron, Argentina
Points of interest:
1. Went to Wall-mart to buy tin foil.
2. Had my bike saran wrapped for the flight home.
Expenses: $12.00 - Bike wrapped for flight home - rest unknown
Accommodations: Slept on plane
Altitude profile: Unknown