So near and yet so far

Location:	Rio Grande
Mileage:	16,840

Today we crossed tow borders (Argentina to Chile and Chile back to Argentina) and arrived on Tierra del Fuego. It seems that we have found some luck again. The weather holds as a bright blue clear day. When we arrive at Punta Delgada for the short ferry crossing across the Magallen Straits, the sea is like glass and the sun has an early springtime warmth to it.

As we board the ferry, we have a sudden rush of excitement, almost hysterical. We had reached Tierra del Fuego!! The bike was running well. Kev had recovered and I was in high spirits. And we were ahead of schedule. We had recalculated final miles and times and it seemed that to come in at a 35 day + time was feasible.

We had this new aim - we took 12 1/2 days off the RTW Motorbike Record. Could we take 12 1/2 dys off the Trans Americas Motorbike Record too??