Kayak the Marble Caves in Patagonia

Jordan Pawley

Kayak the Marble Caves in Patagonia

11/22/19

I was on a month long motorcycle journey through Patagonia, this was a must stop location. The caves were beautiful, due to the severe wind we were not allowed to kayak the caves, had to get on a larger powered boat. True to SA fashion, the price changed the morning of the tour. It did not take much to get back to our original price. an Exert from the days update " They call Patagonia Terra Extrema. A name, given rightfully so. High mountains, beautiful canyons, and swollen rivers, with severe and unpredictable weather. Perfect views anyway you look, if and when you can see. Usually we ride south " one tank at a time". Yesterday was our most extreme riding of the trip, 10 hours of riding, in drenching wind and rain. The type of rain, where even plastic forgets it can keep water out. We rode through mountain passes, and through deep canyons, every inch of the land drenched and flowing with water. Every river and water way in flood stage. Mudslides, roads closed and dirt track detours so steep and knarled, every fiber of our being had to focus on riding. The steep where 1st gear is at times too fast, and others not slow enough. A detour that added 2 hours to our ride, and brought us within a few hundred feet of the snow line. Through narrow bridges, and tiny farms, lakeside. A detour we saw only 1 local, for the two hour diversion. In fact we rode through and past some of the most beautiful sights Patagonia has to offer. However, for those who don't know- the face masks in our helmets fog up, making it hard to see. That coupled with the weather means, we did not see much at all. A rigorous 280km ride, if we could had been able to stop, and see the views we would of had pictures to share. We got here late last night, both drenched and soaked to the bone, our fingers and toes pruned from the prolonged moisture contact. The ladies, performed well dragging us through, up, and over anything we placed in front of them. Today, we are about to head out onto a lake, in pouring rain to continue our soggy journey." The ladies referring to the twin KLR Moto"s that were the steeds of the journey.

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