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To Conclude:

06/06/2010

OVERALL:

* Comrade & teamwork

* Scenery & landscape diversity

* Interface with locals

* Coping with situations

  HIGHLIGHTS:

* Route 6 (337km dirt road) – Bolivia

* Titikaka Lake (8560km²) – Bolivia/Peru

* Atacama Desert – Argentina/Chile

* Road of Death (65km dirt road) – Bolivia

* Salt Pans (160km) – Bolivia

* Coastal road (& camping) – Peru

* Route 40 (595km dirt road), very famous – Argentina

* Highest peak on Andes Mountains – 5081m

* Special Dakar Rally stage (121km, 4800m) – Argentina

 SCARY MOMENTS:

* Altitude – above 3500m (do not camp!)

* Temperature faced – max: +38degress; min: -14.7 degrees

* Altitude + Cold – mental & physical

* Route 6 (Bolivia) … mountain passes, road condition, traffic.

* Abra del Acay pass – very extreme and technical

* Border crossing Chile/Bolivia with GPS – no border post!

 BREAKDOWNS/REPAIRS:

* 1x flat tyre (not bad for over 80 000kms !)

* 1x battery replaced

* 1x front shock oil leak

* All had to replace bulbs

* All had to fill up engine oil

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