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29.01. to 05.02.2010, 187 to 194th Days

Buenos Aires, Argentina

@ Frank: Happy Birthday Birthday!

The preparation for shipment of the Yami grows into a drama in several acts. Plus, I find a German Frachtfuehrer in Hamburg, with whom I the entire range of customs clearance in Germany and Argentina, the packaging, shipping, unloading system in Hamburg and to your door at a fixed price agreement. So I'm not here to blackmail, not monetary. Minus: The business partner in BA. These people have no plan. It is no organization, not of servitude, not of information accuracy, not by love of work, no nothing. Everything, absolutely everything I have to laboriously pull those from the nose, to verify the claim gegenpruefen, ask, clear up contradictions, ask again, but planned to pursue events that have occurred. After 4 days (excluding weekends) Yami is in transit through the customs warehouse. Without the "care" by the customs and freight forwarding agents, I would have had less hassle and annoyance. The whole would be easy to do in a day. From the initially advised departure on the 07:02 is finally 12.02. I'm concerned, in Germany it is cold. What I want here? In the final criticism, I will put this 'company', should not be a call-by name and detailing my experiences.

In connection with other statements and his experiences of other travelers, however, it seems that this Arbeitsmentalitaet typical of Argentina to be. Now I understand the decline of the economy here. Also I would invest a cent in this country. My impression is reinforced by the fact that I, than the tires, they want to sell me happy, but do not mount - get here NO replacement parts. Yamaha - Dealer only sell motorcycles, accessories and clothing. Spare parts are there in other shops, will be repaired again elsewhere. Only, nobody wants to get parts for my Yami, is it in America not to buy, so no parts - so that any excuse. In the other Latin American countries themselves were the dealers and also the respective Yamaha warehouse not too bad to have the pieces to acquire. Argentina did not need this.

In the Hostal have to confirm every day that you want to stay, you have not already paid in advance, otherwise the room / bed away!. Debt is of course the guest. This' kiss-me-am-Arsch'-mentality gets on my mind. William, you're still German! Sigh.

Whether it's up to these experiences and the resulting anger, the city does not appear to me as attractive, as described everywhere? One can compare it architecturally with Paris or Rome, yes. But there it is not degenerate Sun Green plants are a rarity in BA, the rivers seen and smelled toxic. And there are very few real sights. The laissezfaire would enjoy life on the rankings I would like to have, in my mind not fixed on the idea that all human life is one tango dream. Always on the run from work and responsibility towards the physical pleasure and dreams. The party offer is huge. Just what a Opa-Rocker consumption.

What do I now, without my Yami, with rebellious knuckles? Bus and train travel. In the district of La Bocca, and San Telmo in BA See, Iguacu Falls are still on the program, perhaps Brazil. Rio abschminken I can, there are currently no rooms, and the carnival begins there on 10.2.

Well, folks, I have just realized that my bike trip is now over. Actually I wanted to go over Cape Town, South Africa by Africa home, it says Ralf and Katrin copy from Hamburg ('re greeting is 2, you have my appreciation, especially Katrina - you know why). But my foot injury seems serious than to be 'decided'. So I can forget this part (at first). Not a good feeling. And the end of the itinerary of this blog . After my return to Germany, sometime around the end of this month I will set the final review here. Then looks back in, if necessary. Until then, it does well. Thank you for the nice comments and emails. Rejoice with me warm on a motorcycle summer. Freedom on the moped I will enjoy as long as is practicable the nature and extent of the close relations in Europe.

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@ Stu: Do you intend to spend easter in Thuringia? ....

Old Bow And Arrow Game Shooting Balloons

ARGENTINA-sprint-

28.01.2010, 186th Days

Buenos Aires, Argentina

eat all day kilometers. There will always be hot (and damp under the robe). The landscape is consistently boring, the traffic is dense and aggressive, the famous Route 3 in part pretty bad. Before I take BA

the toll highway. Here, too nervous to justify paying more than the costs. The arrangement of the one-way streets in BA is idiotic. No system. But red shaft. Yami cook, me too. I am looking for a hostel in the district of Palermo. After 3 hours, circle drive, I find it. Yami shows constantly overheating, but still runs. Those who go with me ist, muss leidensfaehig sein. Die Schadensliste der Yami nimmt einige weitere Punkte auf. Dringend ist eine Reparatur / Wartung angesagt. In BA sollte das kein Problem sein.

Tacho: 46.620 km Strecke, heute: 800 km Strecke, gesamt: 36.620 km

27.01.2010, 185. Tag

Bahia Blanca, Provinz Buenos Aires, Argentinien

Wieder solo.

Nach 4.700 gemeinsamen Kilometern mit Martin und seiner Transalp haben sich unsere Wege bei Kilometer 45.340 getrennt. Ihn zieht es ueber Barriloche nach Chile zurueck, ich will nach Buenos Aires -wo die Luft gar nicht so gut should be. I would have liked a few meters left in his company, we take the same 'Strich'-but I am drawn to Chile not now. It is expensive and more European than Latin American. After Europe, I must still early enough.

It is hot. Yesterday morning still fresh 15 ° C, I grill today at 35 ° in the motorcycle dress. Since Baja California, Mexico for the first time on this summer trip.

speedometer: 45,820 km route today: 770 km distance, total: 35,820 km

26.01.2010, 184th Days

Trelew, Patagonia, Argentina

Heute das gleiche Spiel wie gestern. Beizeiten weg, dieses Mal mit Fruehstueck. Unterwegs werden wir 2 mal von der Polizei angehalten. Einmal, weil mein Fahrlicht nicht brennt. Die Birne ist kaputt, ich weiss, sag ich der Beamtin, aber es gaebe keine passende bisher in Argentinien. Sie glaubt's (es ist wirklich so!) und laesst uns ziehen -kostenlos. Das andere Mal ist eine allgemeine Kontrolle. 2 Polizisten wollen mit uns nur ihr english erproben, das sie anlaesslich eines UN-Einsatzes in Kroatien, mit Zwischenstopp in Bayern erlernt haben. Nachdem wir unsere Geschichten ausgetauscht hatten (der andere Verkehr musste so lange warten) durften wir weiterfahren. Um's vorweg zu nehmen: Von der beruechtigten Korruption der argentinischen Polizei haben wir nichts gemerkt. Like every talk, they want to.

In Trelew, we find a place to stay with a nostalgic restaurant. It could be a Viennese cafe. Even the waiters are effective. One can ask what you want, they know it. Somehow comfortable.

cuddly,

not?

good appetite, Martin.

I got from something

it.

We have

we deserved.

pleasant contrast to our previous experience with Argentinean information. A majority of us were friendly and with many words, how then sent out to-go somewhere, so they are got rid of us, without being forced to admit that they do not know. Meanwhile, I ask at least 3 times before I follow the target information.

speedometer: 45,050 km route today: 700 km distance, total: 35,050 km

25.01.2010, 183rd Days

San Julian, Patagonia, Argentina

renounce We at the breakfast, dies, going after sunrise, so as far as possible to drive with relative calm to catch the first ferry across the Magallanstrasse come quickly over the border into the Argentine Patagonia, by then quite stormy reach Puerto San Julian.

Parking

our

Fruehstueckskneipe

hat extra reserviert.

Sie lieben sich, die

Argentinier und

die Chilenen.

Kitsch in San Julien.

entry for foreigners

will cost 10 times.

Nice, right?

are Off track tens of guanaco carcasses.

This and the presence of live animals on the roadside makes me more worried than the wind. The used to it. But not to keep the pain in the neck, arms and hands, the muscles have to do heavy work around the moped on track. Anyone who loves Patagonia, love can be stormy.

speedometer: 44,350 km route today: 540 km Strecke, gesamt: 34.350 km

24.01.2010, 182. Tag

Cerro Sombrero, Feuerland, Argentinien

Nachdem wir Werkstatt 1 und 2 nicht gefunden hatten sind wir bei 3 angekommen. Die gibt es zwar, hat aber -noch- zu. Also doch selbst reparieren; haette ich auch gestern machen koennen. Als bei starkem Sturm das Rad ausgebaut war, oeffnet uns jemand die Werkstatt. So kann ich den Schlauch wenigstens bei Windstille flicken (lassen). Mittlerweile erreicht der Wind eine Geschwindigkeit von 130km/h. Wir beschliessen, die Reise fuer heute zu unterbrechen, checken wieder im Hostal ein. Der Sturm legt sich erst gegen Abend.

... is not too bad for

Sunday work

(Chile).

23.01.2010, 181st Days

Cerro Sombrero, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

In brilliant sunshine we have been cycling the 300 km from Ushuaia to the border with Chile in 3 hours. Then, the positive impression left by the Zoellner at the first border crossing, destroyed: For obvious organizational incapacity of the Argentine border, we were for departure from Argentina stayed more than 3 hours.

slowdown of the ar ...

Zoellner.

took to enter Chile again 2 hours. Smelly trolls are within an hour we drove the 110 km on the gravel road from the border to Cerro Sombrero in that hostel, where we had about 3 days ago respects before.

The modern building in Cerro Sombrero

heard the petroleum

society.

Here's the rest

of the place.

Once there I had my first self-driven register plates on the front wheel. After 15 minutes of newly-inflated tire was again under pressure. Several sources said there would be near several Reifenreparaturwerkstaetten that would have also opened on Sunday.

speedometer: 43,810 km route today: 420 km distance, total: 33,810 km