hello! as part of a larger south america trip, i'm riding from montevideo to florianopolis to visit some brazilian friends and celebrate carnival. then after carnival is over (february 12), heading back west toward cordoba, argentina. need some advice on good motorcycling roads for the following day trips of my journey. also looking for hosts, or people willing to show me around any of these areas or towns. (1) punta del este - chuy, brazil (border) (1 day - jan 28): is this the best border crossing? would it be open and easy to pass through at the end of a days riding? or should i stay the night on the uruguay side, and cross in the morning? (2) chug to porto alegre (1 day - jan 29): planning on just taking the coast all the way, with the ferry crossing at rio grande. anything to see along the way? porto alegre (feb 29-31): what neighborhood of porto alegre would be the most fun for a single, 36 year-old guy who speaks portugues ok? are you from porto alegre and want to host another ADV rider or to show me around your city? (3) porto alegre to florianopolis (2 days - feb 01-02): found some great advice for this day at this thread: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/south-america/southern-brazil-advice-trip-reports-67176. my route: Porto Alegre to Florianoplis, Brazil - Google Maps. let me know if you would change anything, and where to stay overnight mid-way. (4) florianopolis/balneario camburio/carnival: are you from floripa and want to meet up or get a beer/chopp? should i remain in floripa for carnival or are there better celebrations in nearby cities? what else is going on in floripa at that time? i'm also visiting friends in balneario camburio - let me know if anyone wants to meet up there. (5) florianopolis to cordoba, argentina (4 days?? - feb 13-16): what route and through which cities should i travel? at which cities should i spend the nights and do you know of any good hotels/hostels or want to host me? what is there to see on the way? (i have already seen iguazu falls.) how many 5-6 hour days should i plan on? thank you so much!!! eu falo portogues tambem, porque eu vivou em floripa por um ano em 2002. here is my trip preparation blog, which will become my ride report: www.porkandcorn.com here's my approximate schedule for the first 2 months (aquí está mi horario aproximado para las primeras 2 meses): part - santiago, chile to cordoba, argentina (6 weeks): jan 06-10: santiago, chile jan 10: santiago to playa renaca jan 10-13: playa renaca/vina del mar jan 14-15: valparaiso jan 15: valparaiso to mendoza, argentina jan 16: mendoza to laboulaye jan 17: laboulaye to buenos aires jan 17-23: buenos aires jan 24: (ferry) buenos aires to montevideo, uruguay jan 24-25: montevideo jan 25-27: punta del este jan 28: punta del este to chuy, brazil jan 29: chuy to porto alegre jan 29-31: porto alegre feb 01: porto alegre to sao jose dos ausentes feb 02: sao jose dos ausentes to florianopolis feb 02-12: florianopolis/balneario camburio (carnival!) feb 13: florianopolis to passo fundo feb 14: passo fundo to uruguaiana feb 15: uruguaiana to parana/santa fe, argentina feb 16: parana/santa fe to cordoba feb 17-18: cordoba, argentina part 2 - cordoba, argentina to santa cruz, bolivia (2 weeks): feb 19: cordoba to aimogasta, argentina feb 20: aimogasta to paso san francisco feb 21: paso san francisco to bahía inglesa, chile feb 22-23: bahía inglesa, chile feb 24: bahía inglesa, chile to pan de azuacar national park feb 25: pan de azuacar national park to antofagasta feb 26: antofagasta, chile to san pedro de atacama feb 26-27: san pedro de atacama feb 28: san pedro de atacamo to…... thanks!!!!
Porkandcorn: Hi, Im Marcos from Tucuman, Argentina Point 5: Argentine people who spend hollydays in Brasil usually use one of this 3 roads, that have bridges. People make the trip usually in 2 or 3 days. 1) Foz de Iguazu - Guaropuava-Curitiva-Florianopolis (North) 2) Santo Tome/Sao Borja: Ijui, Lages Florianopolis (Center) 3) Paso de los Libres/Uruguayana: Santa Maria, Santa Cruz do Sul, Porto Alegre Florianopolis (South) I personally preffer the number 2, but there will be people that chose one of the other. They are all excelent options. You also have 2 o 3 places, to enter using a kind of ferry You can download maps for mapsource (Garmin) Argentina: Proyecto Mapear: www.proyectomapear.com.ar/ Brasil: TRC: www.tracksource.org.br
jan 24: (ferry) buenos aires to montevideo, uruguay jan 24-25: montevideo jan 25-27: punta del este jan 28: punta del este to chuy, brazil Colonia to Montevideo: Ruta 1 Montevideo to Punta del este: Interbalnearia Punta del Este to Chuy: Hay 2 opciones 1) por la costa hasta Aguas Dulces y luego subir hasta Ruta 9 or 2) Punta del este to Pan de Azucar y seguir por Ruta 9 hasta Chuy Las rutas están buenas. Hay mucho transito por estar en temporada turistica.
Hey pork&corn, Where are you now? I also have friends in Balneário Camboriú and Florianopolis. My Florianopolis friend just returned home from Ushuaia so I may visit. He and two other brasilian friends stayed with me in Los Angeles and San Francisco on the way to Deadhorse. I rode the entire coast from Ushuaia to Belem on the Amazon then Brasilia, Minas Gerias and Rio for Carnival. Today I'm in Sao Jose near Sao Paulo getting some stuff fixed. Just rode from Rio to Paraty then here. Maybe 47,000 km so far and 28,000 to get home after kayaking southern Chile. Staying at a BrazilRiders home now while stuff is fixed Be nice to share a beer before I 'make rain'!
