{"id":1515,"date":"2013-01-16T05:06:45","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T05:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capetocairo2010.co.za\/?p=1515"},"modified":"2013-01-17T05:10:01","modified_gmt":"2013-01-17T05:10:01","slug":"16-january-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.capetocairo2010.co.za\/?p=1515","title":{"rendered":"16 January 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today was a rest day although because we could only find accommodation yesterday for 1 night we had to pack up and move again. This was not a bad thing because it motivated us to get our riding gear on and head out to Bahia Lapataia which is THE end of the road in South America for that iconic picture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capetocairo2010.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/SAM_0328.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"SAM_0328\" border=\"0\" alt=\"SAM_0328\" src=\"http:\/\/www.capetocairo2010.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/SAM_0328_thumb.jpg\" width=\"649\" height=\"490\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This is as far south as the road goes!!! And in the enigmatic words of Bono\u2026\u201d\u2026I still haven\u2019t found what I\u2019m looking for\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capetocairo2010.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/SAM_0338.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"SAM_0338\" border=\"0\" alt=\"SAM_0338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.capetocairo2010.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/SAM_0338_thumb.jpg\" width=\"648\" height=\"857\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>It never fails to amaze just how much attention we\/the bikes attract. It seems that regardless of where we stop, the bikes, the gear and the riders kitted to the hilt draw a crowd with hundreds of questions about where we&#8217;re from, where we&#8217;re going, the kind of bikes etc etc etc. It makes me realise that so many people aspire to live this dream, any dream for that matter, and to see somebody else doing it is obviously inspirational for them based on the number of comments and good wishes we receive from total strangers every day. We are truly blessed to be able to be on this journey!<\/p>\n<p>After Bahia Lapataia we headed up to see the Martial Glacier but when we arrived there and realised that it required a1 hour trek up the mountain, we decided that our Alpine Star riding boots with steel toe caps were probably not the best climbing boots, so we opted instead for a civilised cappuccino and a chat with two great German fellows we met.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capetocairo2010.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/SAM_0336.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"SAM_0336\" border=\"0\" alt=\"SAM_0336\" src=\"http:\/\/www.capetocairo2010.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/SAM_0336_thumb.jpg\" width=\"649\" height=\"490\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><em>Beautiful Terra Del Fuego<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We have managed to find accommodation for the next two nights at an AWESOME hotel in Ushuaia that I would highly recommend called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.altoandinohotel.com\/index_eng.html\" target=\"_blank\">Alto Andino<\/a>. The staff service has been superb (well done Freddy) and the rooms and location amazing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capetocairo2010.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/SAM_0343.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"SAM_0343\" border=\"0\" alt=\"SAM_0343\" src=\"http:\/\/www.capetocairo2010.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/SAM_0343_thumb.jpg\" width=\"649\" height=\"490\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><em>The town of Ushuaia..<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow we rest and give the bikes some TLC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capetocairo2010.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/SAM_0311.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"SAM_0311\" border=\"0\" alt=\"SAM_0311\" src=\"http:\/\/www.capetocairo2010.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/SAM_0311_thumb.jpg\" width=\"649\" height=\"490\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>My gorgeous gorgeous supermodel that I love more every day!!! 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