Argentina
El Chalten – More early mornings!
El El Chalten with its rugged Andean setting really is the trekking capital of Patagonia. It is situated within Parque Nacional Los Glaciares and is a superb place to explore. It only has roughly 500 permanent residents and during the summer months over 60,000 hikers and climbers are drawn to this area by the great … Continue reading
Glacier Perito Moreno
Glacier Perito Moreno In the southern sector of this great Parque Nacional Los Glaciers is the spectacular sight of Glaciar Perito Moreno. It really is a white giant with its 5 kilometre front which rises 60 metres above the water . Glacier perito moreno’s ice flows down and into the milky mineral rich waters of … Continue reading
Leaving Ushuaia and tierra del fuego national park, heading North this time
Tierra del fuego national park So we were back from the Antarctic , our 18 day holiday was over, and it was back to buying food and cooking for ourselves, laundry, buying diesel and map reading time and we also had a small repair job done on our alternator, which was done successfully and … Continue reading
The end of the World – Ushuaia
Well, we made it to the end of the world. It’s been a thrilling roller coaster of a ride with it’s share of ups and downs, but we would live every minute of it again. We’ve been meeting other folks from all over the world here in Ushuaia, Argentina and everyone has their own way … Continue reading
Highlights of the Atlantic Coast of Argentina!
As we were back on the road after our hiccup we headed to the Atlantic Coast to see the whales. However, we didn’t get to see as many as we would have wished as we were a few weeks after the peak viewing time, but nevertheless we did see some. I guess even when travelling … Continue reading
Back on the road again after UPS customs hickup
Things were going just a little too well. Sure, we have had hiccups with the truck, and it does require a bit of TLC but at almost 30 years old, who can blame it! When the problem got compounded by a UPS customs screw-up it really did not help. This time however, we got let … Continue reading