Argentina Gas Station (Thursday, December 27 - Lago Posada to Puerto Bertrand)

Yeah - Fast internet is now available so I can catch up on my blog posts!  I have added photos to the blog posts from December 25 and 26 so be sure to go and check out the photos!

Yesterday, when we were in Lago Posadas trying to sort out what to do with our lack of fuel, we meet two guys from Australia.  They were riding Kawasaki KLRs they had rented and were being trailed by their wives in a rented car.  They were also trying to sort out fuel options.  We ended up staying at the same resort.  Sometime over breakfast, I’m not sure when, Wilfredo struck a deal with the resort owner to sell us and the Australians some fuel to get us on our way.
Argentina Style Gas Station


After we got some fuel in our bikes, we went back to the gas station in Lago Posadas to see if they had received their fuel yet.  The plan was to purchase some additional fuel as a reserve if we needed it.  Still no additional fuel to be had.  Wilfredo then used his back-up plan he made yesterday , a contact of his was willing to sell a small amount of fuel to us.  Now we had all the fuel we needed.  We stopped at a small convenience store to pick up some lunch supplies and headed out of town.
Waiting at Lago Posadas Gas Station for Fuel
As we continued on our journey, we made our final border crossing from Argentina back into Chile.  Shortly after crossing the border, we stopped in a national park and had our picnic lunch.  The view was very beautiful.


After lunch, we continued on to our final destination of Puerto Bertrand.  We are spending the night at a cabin that is owned by Wilfredo's friend Mary Ann.  She rents the cabin out on airbnb.  Mary Ann splits all of her own firewood and has an amazing wood stove/oven/water heater in her house.  She also has a collection of loving pets including 4 dogs and 7 cats.  We had a wonderful meal and enjoyable conversation.



Mary Ann, Tuggy, and the wood pile
It is hard to believe, but tomorrow, Friday, will be our final day of riding. This trip has flown by quickly.

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