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Cycling from San Blas to Near Pituil in Argentina

Another day spent cycling in Argentina, this time beween the town of San Blas and a wild camping spot near Pituil. Here's my blog touring post from the day.

Punctures and rain

Blog post written January 28 2011

Another mixed day really. I managed to get a WiFi signal at the campground from somewhere, so I checked some email and then hit the road.

It was only when I rounded a corner that I realised just how dark the sky was in the direction that I was headed in. In fact, I don’t think I have seen clouds that dark before!

Needless to say, the heavens opened a half hour into my journey, on top of which, I also got as puncture in the front tyre. Terrific.

I managed another 3 kms, and then pulled into a bus stop shelter to repair it. In Salta, I had bought some new, thinner tyres in order that I could cycle faster and more efficiently.

They are working, but the drawback is, that they are getting punctures a lot more frequently, so overall I am probably not saving that much time and energy.

Clouds and rain in Argentina

Finding a wild a camping spot

Eventually, the rain swapped from torrential to just plain pissing down, and so I could continue. Not a spectacular day in terms of scenery, and strong winds picked up around the town of Pituil.

I managed another 10 km or so out from the town, and then called it a day at kilometre 3929ish, where there was a shelter on the left hand side of the road. It seemed just the job, and so I decided to wild camp and set my tent up under there. As fuel was low for the stove, I cooked over an open fire.

Wild camping near Pituil in Argentina
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