Except for the Parrots and Volcanos, It Looks Just Like Switzerland!
We had pre-booked all of our reservations through our stay in Chiloé, including the car rental for this last week. We didn’t book any lodging
March 11, 2012
Chile
Don’t Put Your Head into the Water for a Long Time!
Where there are volcanoes, there are thermal baths, and so it is throughout the Lake District. After the volcano climb, we spent the next day
March 11, 2012
Volcán Villarrica
I have concluded that there are three types of people. The first is the type that knows their physical strengths and weaknesses and makes appropriate
March 9, 2012
Glissading!
At some point, hiking up the volcano, I began to think about how I was going to get down. At the turnaround point for those
March 9, 2012
Iglesias al Fin del Mundo
Chiloéan history goes something like this: In the early 1600’s, the Jesuits arrived on the island to evangelize the indigenous Huilliche. To accomplish this in
March 5, 2012
Death in the Valley
Monday was our last day in Torres del Paine National Park. We decided to do one last hike. The trail took us up a ravine
March 2, 2012
18 Wheelers, Drunken Truck Drivers, Cattle, Nescafe, and a Little Dice
We boarded the Navimag Ferry in Puerto Natales at midnight on Monday. We were warned that the ferry was not bound to any rigorous schedule
March 2, 2012
A Stroll Out to Grey’s Glacier
Given the condition of our thighs yesterday, we decided on a benign stroll just a few miles out from town to get a view of
February 27, 2012
Among the Guanacos
In Argentina, we were hard-pressed to get close enough to Guanacos to view them, let alone photograph them. The herds tended to be small and
February 26, 2012
