Day 20 we left Cerro Sombrero in company with Tracy Charles and her dog "Roo" who rides on the back of her bike in his cold weather gear and a harness.
Our first stop was the ferry, which would not leave until there were about 30 cars present - and we were just a bunch of bikes! Soon busses turned up, so they agreed to go. I had a cocould not eat lunch and was bent over double with the pain for about 10 hours.
So we are late from the ferry and also need to navigate the border from Chile to Argentina again, but this one is the second most travelled border between the two so gets a lot of attention from the police, checking for drugs coming into Argentina. For the first time (border 6 I think) our bikes were searched. Tracy came through too, as did Carlos from the USA. Tracy has special papers like a passport for the dog which include notes on her being "chipped" and having all the right vaccinations etc. My "moto plaka est numeros" is much easier and quicker!
Still, we are very late at the ride is long in the stronger wind. Eventually we reach San Julian, a nice port, and I go for a walk, ending up having a truly wonderful tour on my own, of Magellan's ship "Victoria" the one that made it round the world. This is of course a replica. The tour lady was about 25, and wanted to try her limited English, which was actually very good. She was truly an insperation in terms of knowledge of Magellan and Sir Francis Drake, both of whom used this harbour. We discussed the differences between a rudder, tiller and a whip-staff for example! She also gave me a home view of the Malvinas (the islands reknowed for the war in 1982 with the British under Margaret Thatcher. The UK calls them the Falkland Islands of course.
Then sleep!
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