Sunday 2nd February 2025 San Antonio Oeste to General Conesa
Bit of a bad night with the VPN and watching the rugby, worked fine on Friday, but today no go, I could watch a load of crap on live ITV, but it would not let me watch “catch up”, so had to settle for the write up, least said about the result the better. Think we need some young guns out here to sort out the IT issues.

Another 40 odd lengths in the family pool this time, set us up for a big evening meal, all changed and washed, I had a shave as it was a Saturday night, Bingo still going for the New Age traveller look (that’s a blast from the past) I was more looking for the disco dancing. Walked up to the restaurant, closed, bit of a theme going on here, a guy told us we could get a take away order from reception, we went over but did not know what we wanted, so decided to bike to the little place down the road, only a mile or so, past a pack of wild dogs, what could possible go wrong, nothing. Had a wonderful meal served by a little princess who spoilt us rotten, just think what would have happened if we had did have the young guns with us, would have been dancing all night.

Same old routine in the morning quartermaster Bingo serving up the porridge and chocolate and off pedalling just after 6, gorgeous sunrise breaking over the horizon as we said our goodbyes to the Atlantic Ocean, bit crazy to think but the next bit of sea we see will be the Pacific Ocean, that got me thinking with my little mind going over all the possible routes we can take, need to rein back a bit, take it easy. Rylan has given us a few option to ponder over, as he is planning on joining us somewhere for a 1000 mile ride, either in La Paz Boliva to Lima Peru: Lima Peru to Quito Ecuador or Quito Ecuador to Medellin Colombia, we will give it a week or so and sort out a time frame.

Bingo ever efficient on the animal trekking spotted a family of Patagonian Mara, trotting majestically across a dried out salt lake (not quite what John Cleese said in Fawlty Towers, but good enough for me), then a bit of a contentious issue, I am not sure he can claim an animal spot, when it was clearly dead, like the parrot in the afore mentioned John Cleese sketch, flat as a pancake. The discussion went on for about 10 miles, Bingo saying it was still warm so it does count, not having any of it, will send to the Ed for arbitration [It counts: Ed].

Good ride to day, but as we have crossed into a new state the road has slightly changed, still good, but has a rumble strip on the edge of the road now, least it keeps you awake, all in all the drivers have been very good to us, with very few issues so far.

As we rode into General Conesa we stopped for the customary cold drink and ice-cream, before we headed to a hotel that was on the road out of Town, bit of forward planning as we have a big ride in the morning.

Another theme we have is that every time we try and book a place its either a flat no, or more often than not it’s a big hug and welcome by crazy Argentina ladies, this one was the latter, mad as a March hare, or in these parts Mad as a Patagonian Mara, she showed me to the chalet, then could not get the door open, I had a go, got in first time, she them gave me the biggest cuddle in living memory, fair play she did not say anything about me smelling of fish, so the hygiene must be working now.

Nice restful afternoon planning the next couple of day.