My route

Well, more of a guide than route.

If you imagine drawing a line from each of these places it would give you an idea of the route,

Buenos Aires - Argentina

Ushuaia - Argentina

Santiago - Chile

La Paz - Bolivia

Lima - Peru

João Pessoa - Brazil

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Montevideo – Uruguay

Buenos Aires – Argentina

I will stick near to the coast so I will travel round the outside of South America till I reach Peru.  I will take the BR230 or Transamazonica as it is better known across Brazil to Joao Pessoa and then again continue down the coast till I arrive back at my starting point.

I have no time schedule to keep, other than a limited time in each country due to visas 3-6 months. I will apply for a longer stay in Brazil as this is where most of my miles will be done. Because I have no time schedule I am free to change my mind and explore anything that takes my fancy.

It will be about 12 to 14 thousand miles, I will aim to do around 1000 miles each month.

Kit list

Well this is it, 15 days to go before I set off on my trip.

Below I have made a kit list of everything I am taking. I am sure there are a few bits which I forgotten I’ll add them as I remember them.

Camping

Tent Helium 100 lightweight

9 x Extra tent pegs Alpkit spikes heavy duty tent pegs

Four season sleeping bag -19 to +20

Silk sleeping bag liner

Fleece sleeping bag liner

Quechua self inflating sleeping mat

Pillow

Mosquito net (impregnated)

M.S.R. XGK Expedition Stove

Fuel bottle

MSR Alpine pan set

Plate

Mug

Eating utensils

Cooking utensils

MSR Water treatment

Aquaclear water purification tablets

2 x Water bottles

Trekmate kitchen sink

Para cord

Amazonas jungle tent

Amazonas Hammock with integrated mosquito net

2 x hammock hanging ropes

Wind up Torch

Lantern

Clothes

5 x Trainer socks

4 x thermal socks

Thermal top

2 x Thermal long johns

2 x underpants

1 x black cycling shorts

2 x bib shorts

1 x zip offs

2 x tee shirts

2 x cycling tops

Full BMC pro racing kit (because I'm a poser)

Winter cycling top

Cycling jacket

Arm warmers

Leg warmers

Waterproofs

Skins compression leggings

2 x Summer gloves

1 x Autumn / spring gloves

1 x winter gloves

1 x normal gloves

1 x woolly hat

Skull cap

Giro Helmet

Neoprene shoe covers

Shoes

Flip flops

2 x Sunglasses ran ban

Sunglasses Cycling

Travel sewing kit

Clothes washing stuff

Bike

Bike Cube Delhi

Ortlieb roller plus bar bag

Panniers front Ortlieb roller plus

Panniers rear Ortlieb roller plus

Cycle computer

Bike tools general

Special tools bottom bracket remover etc

Bottom bracket

Chainset

Chain

Brake pads

Brake disc

Cables

Spokes

Tyres

Inner tubes

Puncher repair kit

2 x bungees

Other stuff

Blackberry

Kubik 8 gig MP3 Player

Unlocked Samsung mobile

2 x Power monkeys

Power monkey Y cable

Elonex colour eBook reader (with guide to South America)

Head torch

Camera Panasonic Lumix FZ45

Camera case

camera battery  (extra)

Garmin Edge 705

Garmin world maps

Garmin heart rate monitor

Maps (paper) Peru/Chile/Brazil/Argentina/Bolivia

Journal

Pen

Small diary

8 x Flash media storage cards

Compass

Body wallet

2 x wallet (1 hidden and 1 mugging)

Timex expedition watch

Passport / Vaccination certificates / copy of important stuff

Giant travel towel

2 x small travel towels

3 x Large dry bags

1 x small dry bag

Gerber

Gorillapod

Cable ties

Wash bag

Dental first aid kit

Sterile first aid kit needles, scalpel etc

First aid kit general

Deet

Doxycyline 100 tablets (anti malaria)