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Total Kilometers Cycled:<\/strong><\/span> 84,944<\/p>\n

Current Location<\/strong>:<\/span> Paysandu, Uruguay<\/p>\n

On the Road:<\/strong><\/span> 4 years, 4 months, 17 days<\/p>\n

A look back at what we\u2019ve been up to since the last update way back in September.<\/p>\n

4<\/span><\/strong> Number of border crossings.\u00a0 Paraguay to Brazil, Brazil to Argentina, Argentina back to Brazil, and finally Brazil to Uruguay.\u00a0 Which we technically crossed illegally.\u00a0 Well, we haven\u2019t officially departed brazil because when we turned up at the border we discovered there was no immigration post. Yep, you guessed it, the magic stamp was being given some 100 kilometers back.\u00a0 What\u2019s up with Brazil and borders?\u00a0 This is our second such experience.\u00a0 Thankfully, the Uruguayans stamped us right in without fussing about exit stamps from Brazil.\u00a0 Saved us backtracking, but probably means we\u2019ll be blacklisted from Brazil.\u00a0 All I can say is that fatigue inhibits good decision making.<\/p>\n

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Lovely early morning riding in Paraguay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3<\/span> Number of new electronic devices purchased.\u00a0\u00a0 One new computer and two new MP4\u2019s. While lugging around two computers on the back of a bike may sound a little extravagant, it sure does cut down on the arguments.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0No more, \u2018Are you almost finished? \u00a0What can you possibly be doing on that computer all this time.\u00a0 You know I also want to check my e-mails.\u2019\u00a0 The extra weight is well worth the peace.<\/p>\n

11<\/span> <\/strong>Hours spent visiting some of the world\u2019s most spectacular waterfalls.\u00a0 Iguazu, of course.<\/p>\n

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Beautiful Iguazu Falls- a view from the Brazil side.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

7<\/span> <\/strong>Number of e-books read.\u00a0 Now you see why we needed a second computer.<\/p>\n

73<\/span><\/strong> Hours spent listening to podcasts while pedaling. \u00a0And there you have it, the reason for the new MP4\u2019s (although I really wanted an I-pod, but you know what my frugal French husband thought of that).<\/p>\n

22<\/span><\/strong> Number of days spent waiting in Asuncion for shiny new passports from the French authorities.\u00a0 Mine was expiring and Eric\u2019s was chock full of stamps.\u00a0 Used to be you could apply in one country and pick up your new passport in another country down the road.\u00a0 No more.\u00a0 \u2018Heightened security,\u2019 they say. \u00a0\u00a0More like heightened hassle.<\/p>\n

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4.5<\/strong> <\/span>Number of liters of ice cream devoured.\u00a0 The best being a liter we shared with new friends in Asuncion.\u00a0 There\u2019s just something about everybody taking up spoons and digging into a liter of creamy goodness that seems so convivial.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1<\/span><\/strong> Number of museums visited.\u00a0 Just one, but it was excellent.\u00a0 The Mennonite museum in Filadelfia, Paraguay.\u00a0 We learned all about how this hardy folk carved out a colony in the inhospitable Chaco.<\/p>\n

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1,545<\/span> <\/strong> Number of kilometers cycled since last update.\u00a0 Some crazy hills near Iguazu, but otherwise gentle rolling farmland.<\/p>\n

\"Steep<\/a>
Steep hills ahead.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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36<\/span><\/strong> Number of mandarin oranges received from one very generous Uruguayan farmer.<\/div>\n

33<\/span><\/strong> Number of times we have eaten pasta.\u00a0 Spaghetti or macaroni is about the only choice we have to make around dinner time.<\/p>\n

2<\/span><\/strong> Number of cyclists met.\u00a0\u00a0 Incredibly, the last time we bumped into other touring cyclists on the road was way back in Colombia.\u00a0 Can you believe it?\u00a0 Not a single cyclist had crossed our path in more than six months.<\/p>\n

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First cyclists seen in months.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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6<\/span><\/strong> Average number of Chipas<\/em> (delicious cheese bread) eaten per day.<\/p>\n

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Chipas--a tasty, filling snack for cyclists.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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18 <\/strong> Number of nights spent camping.\u00a0 All of them free.\u00a0 We continue to be amazed at the sense of hospitality in South America.\u00a0 It\u2019s a rare occurrence that somebody turns us down we when request to camp on their land.\u00a0 Ranches, gas stations, churches, community centers, police stations, schools\u2026people everywhere have welcomed us with a smile.<\/span><\/p>\n

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29,279<\/span><\/strong> Number of kilometers we have pedaled since leaving the United States in December 2009.<\/p>\n

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11<\/span><\/strong> Number of rainy riding days.\u00a0 Not too bad, I suppose.\u00a0 The problem is that we\u2019ve left the tropics and riding in the rain leaves us sneezing and hacking away for days. Yes, I grew up in arctic Montana, but that doesn\u2019t equate with a fondness for negative temperatures.\u00a0 Any suggestions for dealing with the wind chill in Patagonia?<\/p>\n

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