The blog
The end of Patagonia
A comically disastrous day Abstractly, my trip has two primary
First days bikepacking, extreme highs and lows
Day 1: Great start Though it was chilly and drizzling
Chile, let’s go!
Santiago So, quickly through Santiago. It’s cool. I can imagine
My first “oh shit” moment and a few more random reflections
What have I gotten myself into? I flew to Coyhaique
The plan for phase 2 of the sabbatical
Phase 2: South America Phase 2 of my sabbatical has
New Zealand: still haven’t seen a kiwi
NZ: Auckland, Tongariro, Wellington, Wairarapa, Rotorua, Coromandel, Bay of Islands
Some photos
If it’s not on Strava, it didn’t happen
- Lovely evening spinOn April 9, 2026 went 32.12 km during 01:03:49 hours climbing 216.00 meters burning 912 calories.
- 💨🌞On April 6, 2026 went 59.02 km during 01:59:52 hours climbing 383.00 meters burning 1,725 calories.
- SpinOn April 3, 2026 went 55.75 km during 01:51:35 hours climbing 339.00 meters burning 1,590 calories.
- Woke up and thought 7 hours of cross-headwinds sounded like a nice ideaOn March 29, 2026 went 183.35 km during 07:16:24 hours climbing 801.00 meters burning 4,791 calories.
- Exploring the south w StuOn March 22, 2026 went 105.61 km during 03:51:35 hours climbing 425.00 meters burning 2,669 calories.