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Roadside view, about an hour out of Mar del Plata
View from the hostel terrace in Mar del Plata, Argentina
Big fat sea lion greeting us to the waterfront at Mar del Plata
Dakar Rally starting block, the day before the race - very cool!
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Beachfront skate park in Mar del Plata
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In the Atlantic! Feels great to have crossed the continent
Blake documenting the scene at Arena Beach just south of Mar del Plata
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As you get closer to the city, the beaches become progressively more crowded
Huge flag overlooking Mard del Plata, with my bike and I for scale
Blake with the flag and bike in Mar del Plata
Neat old ship at the navy yard in Mar del Plata
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Matress and motorcycle - got the basics
With Raul, fellow motorcycle traveler and my host for the night, in Junin
Some of the Madrid family in Junin
Sunset at Mar del Plata
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Most of the Argentinian interior looks like this - flat, hot farmland
Sunflowers!
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Great to be in Mar del Plata for the beginning of the Dakar World Rally!
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Nice day at Arena Beach
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The San Luis cathedral
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My couchsurfing host for the night in San Luis, Ricardo
Ricardo's friend Lau
Entrance to the Mendoza province, "The Land of Sun and Good Wine"
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Wine tour day - Mr. Hugo's awesome bike rental shop
Ready to go at Mr. Hugo's bike shop
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Wine stuff all over the place
Some old wine casks at the wine museum in wine country
Malbec tasting with casks behind
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The tasting room on the aforementioned tour
Of all the employees there, he was the most disdainful of the guests
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Some of Trapiche's current lineup
Made it to the lunch spot at about 4pm, pretty darned hungry!
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Not sure if the midfielders are supposed to gang up like this
More bad news.
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🙁 Moto sin cylindro
Motos Lopez, the guys tinkering on my bike for me in Mendoza
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Biking around wine country
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USA vs. Germany
"Hey, look over there, it's something else that's broken!"
So, whether or not you know what this is, the short version: it's bad news.
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Hiking out of the foothills of Aconcagua, altitude about 8000 feet
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