Paso Icalma and into Chile. End of stage 5.
Leaving Argentina, crossing over to Chile via Paso Icalma gave us spectacular views of the lakes.Stage 5 from Aconcagua to the Chilean border. A distance of 1129.61 km over 18 days, an average of 62 km a day with a top speed of 77kmph.
Hopefully this is the end of the desert for a while. We can now enjoy touring the lakes up until Christmas.
The forest thickened on the Chilean side of the pass making for a great camping spot.The Chilean customs are fairly strict, they emptied all our panniers in search of fruit and veg.
They found an apple I hadn't declared but luckily rather than sending me to prison they said I could eat it.
The view from our tent.
