Patagonia
Ushuaia – The End of the Earth
Greetings from the end of the earth! I arrived in Ushuia on Monday??? ( I have totally lost track of the days) after flying on a lunch time fight from Calafate. It was only a short 50 minute trip but again, the plane as completely full. The first thing that I did after checking in […]
Read MorePaine Photos
The very uninteresting scenery on the way from Calafete to Paine National Park The Paine Range The panorama from near our hostel There are thousands of these Guanacos in the park (a relative of the Llama) The Towers of Paine View from the lookout at the top of the moraine. The ‘Horns’ on the Paine […]
Read MorePaine National Park
I have been on the go so much over the last three days that I haven’t had time to sctratch myself, let alone add to my posts. I’m now back in Calafete (which for some reason today is without water) and I have a rest day for the afternoon. This gives me a time to […]
Read MorePerito Merino Glacier
This was a great place to visit – a world heritage site. The Glacier is the only one in the world that is not receding. It is located 80 kms from Calafete and we took about a bit over an hour to get there in our little bus. The glacier is not the biggest in […]
Read MorePhotos & Scenery
Through the good fortune of finding an Internet Cafe in Calefate, I am able to upload a few pictures of places & things that I have seen. This is a street in one of the more modern areas of BA These are a few examples of the courful houses in the La Boca Region The […]
Read MoreChaltern – Trekking
Hi everyone. I finaly found an Internet Cafe in Chaltern and have been able to read your comments. Thanks for them all. Sorry about any spelling mistakes, but it´s hard enough to grab time to write my journal anyway, without worrying about spelling. I´ve been doing most of my blogs while lying in bed in […]
Read MoreCerro Torre
On Sunday, we completed the first of three days of trekking from our base in Chaltern. We walked 11 kilometres into the lake at the end of the glacier beneath Cerro Torre (Big Towers) – a part of the Fitzroy Range. We came back the same way, making a return trip for the day of […]
Read MoreA Day of Travel
On Saturday we spent our entire day travelling to Patagonia. We left Buenos Aries in pouring rain and were half drowned as we walked across the tarmac to the plane. You can always trust that there will be some dumb American who has all their rain gear on but still insists on pushing past everyone […]
Read MoreBuenos Aries Sightseeing
Friday saw us getting g a quick glimpse of BA thorough a couple of half-day tours.In the morning, we had a pre-arranged tour of the city and in the afternoon, one that we booked yesterday to a holiday resort area to the north of the city BA is a very alive place. It bustles with […]
Read MoreArrived in Buenos Aries
It’s 2 am and I’m wide awake after just a few hours sleep and my body is firmly convinced that it is time to be up and about. Jet lag is indeed a wonderful thing! My flight arrived on time at 1.30 pm, local time, after travelling from Sydney to Auckland (which took 2 1/2 […]
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