From Anchorage to Ushuaia by Bike

Yup, we’ve lost 6 kg! And yet our calves and thighs continue to develop. Since getting to US, we’ve decided to wage war against extra kilos... we found 6 kg of extra stuff in our bags: maps, clothes, backpacks, etc. Everything we hadn’t used in a while we mailed back home. And we feel so much lighter now!

We’re in one of the wettest areas of the US, and we’ve only had one downpour so far. Fingers crossed it stays that way.

Heidi and Dick, our hosts for the past couple of days, took us out for a trip to Olympic National Park. We hadn’t planned on staying in Sequim for 2 days, but we just couldn’t turn down such a good offer. Thanks again for their hospitality!

This is a long weekend for North Americans. Monday is a holiday – labour day. And it’s the end of summer vacation for the schools. Everyone makes the most of the weekend, staying a couple of extra days out of the cities. All the camping sites say “no vacancy.”

Yesterday, we arrived at the only camping site in the area, only to find a big sign saying “full.” The next campsite was 50 km away. We had just turned around to try and find a little corner to pitch the tent, when we were stopped by a cycle-tourist who invited us to camp on his neighbour’s site (it was bigger than his), and cycle-tourist! And little bit later, another biker arrived, a student from Korea.

Sara & Sébastien