Crossing The Deserts Of Argentina

The vibe between 2pm and 5pm.

Get me somewhere shades, an ice lolly, and a drink.

It’s hot, hot, hot.

I’m sure I’ve only ever heard people warn me about the midday sun. Forget the midday sun, it’s that 4pm sun that gets ya.

Our first few days in Argentina were hilly, long, and under the sun it was a lot.

In Argentina, they honour the siesta. Almost the entire town closes. If you’re very lucky you’ll find one shop open, like this one in the video. We usually have to find a kilometre or two to find one open place. A kilometre is not a lot, but when you’re already overheating, it’s a lot.

Most days we stop like this, drink something cold and eat an ice lolly. If it’s really hot we will soak our clothes in cold water and allow the wind to cool us down.

Soaking clothing helps a lot, a lot, it’s not something we’ve done since cycling in Central Asia!

Usually, after a drink, we return to riding in the hottest part of the day and it’s seriously hard. We stop as frequently as we can for more ice lollies and drinks, or stop to throw water over our heads.

We could do with riding some shorter days 🤞🏼

Look at the tan on my legs, you can just about see the white skin where my shorts have been.

When we were in Turkey, a man in a market looked at my tan and said, “what happened?! You look like a latte” 😂 and I’ve said it ever since.

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