A Bit of a Fall-Apart

Days 174-180 - San Pedro de Atacama to Santiago de Chile - 30,067 km

The Route: A) San Pedro de Atacama,
B) Calama, C) Antofagasta, D) Chañaral,
E) campsite, F) Vallenar, G) La Serena,
H) Hurtado, I) Ovalle, J) crash site,
K) Los Vilos, J) Santiago de Chile 

In the 9th and final episode of the video blog from our 2013-14 North to South America motorcycle trip, we travel south from San Pedro de Atacama through 1,500 km of stunning Chilean desert and countryside. Just before we reach Santiago where the trip comes to an end, we suddenly have a big scare when I get into a high speed crash...

Through This Vast Emptiness

Days 167-171 - La Paz to San Pedro de Atacama, Chile - 27,774 km

The Route: A) La Paz, B) Potosi, C) Uyuni,
D) Colchani, E) Isla Incahuasi, F) Colcha K,
G) Ollangüe, H) Calama, I) San Pedro de Atacama

In the 7th episode of the video blog, we cross the stunning, otherworldly Uyuni salt flats and then we range a couple hundred kilometers of dirt roads to reach the Chilean border. Finally, we arrive at the world's driest desert at San Pedro de Atacama.