After sukesh left I have been riding around further south all by myself after a good 5 months in total in Peru I decided to make my way to Bolivia where I finished a 6,000 meters hike and then went to the salt flats spending a good week getting lost in the vast salt flats which had no humans in sight. I crossed the border from here to Chile where I spent a good few days in San Pedro De Atacama from there to south of Chile where the capital Santiago lies is 2500 kilometers of riding on straight highways without much happening around at any time.
I even took a nap once in a while as the roads were dead boring without any interesting events happening.
The best part of being in Chile is it is the European nation of South America it is the most well maintained country where even a highway petrol station has a washroom , showeroom and camping spot where we can take a nap.
I managed to make it to Santiago in a week since I left Atacama desert and while I was here a friend's dad hosted me and I took the much needed shower and a comfortable bed for myself after a very long time.
I have a very few days here so I need to fix the bike as it's due for a nice wash and service while I plan my route to the last town in the world.
The route from here is going to be zik zak where i keep altering between Chile and Argentia! I thought I would do a day trip to Mendonza which is the wine capital of the world in Argentina which is hardly 100kms away from Santiago also I had booked concert tickets to watch Metallica live in Santiago so I was excited about this short but sweet stay here in this big city.
After servicing the bike and knowing it's entering the last stage of the trip, I have another 4000 kilometers of riding to Ushuaia where my trip ends and I return home from there. 2 more service and 90% off roading from here I wonder how the bike is going to perform considering it's been 35,000 kms already added to the odo after I got the bike.
But it also makes me wonder how the bike has performed so far and I can't help but wonder how well the engine oil has helped its performance. I always say the engine is the heart of the bike. How exercise is important to keep our human body healthy engine oil is the same for bikes. I hardly make bad choices and I am very brand loyal and particular about the product I use for my bike and I am once again giving a pat on my shoulders to tell myself how good a decision this is to stick with Castrol Power1 Cruise for this ride.
After eating a few empanadas its time to hit the final stretch to make it a smooth sailing finish to the end of the world.
But before I left I met an interesting guy who used to work in Dakar rally helping Toby Price when Dakar used to happen in South America!
This guy told me to spend some time with him in his garage south of Santiago for a few days so I can learn a few tricks of how to maintain my bike better! It would be foolish of me to let go of this opportunity so I grabbed it with both hands and accepted it which meant I am going to one up myself in skill level as far as time is concerned I am pushed off by another week.
But I have to remind you all I have all the time on earth to do whatever comes my way.
