The Massive Fitz-Roy and glacial lake
Michiel if the hat fits
Left 15 mins early to beat the wind. Over the stony road through the town. Then wonders sealed road through softer rolling hills. Pass a few of the earlier starters. Great riding averaging around 25 into a slight head wind. Come through a small pass between 2 rises and before the first glimpse of e FitzRoy range and in the distance and on the right the twin peaks of the Fitzroy. What luck a brilliant clear day and the glaciered peaks glisten in the sunlight. 2 German tourists we met at angostura saw nothing as was cloudy. We are blessed.
Lunch truck ahead and I just squeak in first before Martin and Peter. Soon after breakfast so a brief stop for a sweet cake. And on again. The whole range unfolds to the right contrasting against the soft hills of the desert country. Then the glacier lake appears at the foot of the mountains. Time for a photo stop.
Still concerned about wind so press on with 25 k to go. 12k out I hear a bike behind and get a push on my bum and Peter & Martin say join in. Up the pace drafting them. Peter is 16 hours in the lead on the race to Ushuia and Martin only trails him because he hit a donkey at 60k’s and was lucky to get away with minor injuries and was in the truck for 3 days recovering after a trip to the hospital.
What's going on - stuck zip
We power on and very soon we get to Luz Devina a homestead with a warm timbered restaurant with a wood stove sitting beside the river. A beautiful warm sunny day with only a couple of wind gusts occasionally. We are first in at 10.45. What to do
but have a beer. Off to the restaurant and a slice of apple flan cooked in the wood stove. 6 rounds later and e same number of emponadas we are slowing and at 1.30 of to put up the tent for the last time. Then sit in it and have a sleep for a couple of hours.
Our hosts
Clean the bike from the mud of the previous day a glass or 2 of red before dinner. Pasta with cream sauce salad and pudding after. Then off to bed as 8 of us are leaving early to beat the wind. Up at 3.