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2004 Patagonia - Eat Dust
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Part 9 - Chain Reaction (Puerto Natales - Rio Grande)

Part 9 - Chain Reaction (Puerto Natales - Rio Grande)

The flat concrete surface of the Chilean roads are a pleasure after Ruta 40 - and we even manage speeds of 50 mph. By 3pm we reach the shores of the Magellan Straits in Punta Arenas, Chile, just as the last ferry of the day vanishes into the distance. So we set up camp and decide to do a little chain servicing. Joe loosens up the wrong bolt, tries to tighten the chain and snaps an adjusting screw. So, after some heavy cursing, we use the time-honoured way of adjusting the chain tension with a tyre-iron, much of the amusement of several spectators.