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- Monday, January 28, 2019
- ☁️ 5 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
South Atlantic Ocean57°59’52” S 64°1’26” W
Half way home
January 28, 2019, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Crossing the Drake Passage - relatively calm (compared to way down). Things a bit boring - Joanne’s done some handicrafts!!
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- Wednesday, January 30, 2019
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Altitude: 216 m
ArgentinaBarrio Almirante Brown54°48’26” S 68°21’9” W
Back in Ushuaia
January 30, 2019 in Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Got back into Ushuaia this morning. Very wobbly on our feet!! Feels like we’re still at sea!! Said goodbye to our chummies Scott and Fifi who flew off to BA. Walked for miles into town and up toRead more
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- Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 6:11 PM
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Altitude: 961 m
- ArgentinaLapataia54°48’7” S 68°32’43” W
Climbing Cerro Guanaco
January 31, 2019 in Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Spent today in the National Park a few miles out of Ushuaia. Had a pretty dry day and climbed Cerro Guanaco and saw our first guanacos (llama look alike). Nice day out - sore legs now!!
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- Friday, February 1, 2019 at 9:29 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 247 m
- ArgentinaEl Calafate50°20’44” S 72°16’0” W
Arrived in El Calafate
February 1, 2019 in Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Arrived into El Calafate this morning. Krikey it has grown since we were last here! Beautiful blue skies and getting considerably warmer. My vegetarian dinner wasn’t quite what I was expecting!!Read more
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- Saturday, February 2, 2019
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 400 m
- ArgentinaEl Chaltén49°19’53” S 72°53’9” W
Arrived in El Chalten at our Ecodomes
February 2, 2019 in Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Drove in our crappy Chevy Joy from Calafate to El Chalten in the mountains. Picked up two Russian hitchhikers on the way. 17km further on dirt roads led to our Glamping Ecodomes. Boiling during theRead more
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- Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 5:32 PM
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 1,153 m
- ArgentinaDepartamento de Lago Argentino49°18’47” S 72°59’42” W
Cerro Torre
February 3, 2019 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Cracking day up the hill! Weather is amazing - 28 degs at 6pm. Went up to Maestri’s base camp - last time was 27 years ago!!
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- Monday, February 4, 2019
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 467 m
- ArgentinaDepartamento de Lago Argentino49°13’59” S 72°56’9” W
Lago Piedras Blancas
February 4, 2019 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Woke up to another cloudless sky. After our long walk to Cerro Torre on Sunday we went out for a short walk which turned out to be a bit longer than I planned!! Hotter than hell but fabulous views!!Read more
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- Tuesday, February 5, 2019
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 877 m
- ArgentinaDepartamento de Lago Argentino49°17’14” S 72°59’48” W
Lago de Los Tres
February 5, 2019 in Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Last day at Fitzroy so we headed up to a high lake under Cerro Fitzroy. Another beautiful day but weather was getting much more windy and cloudy by the end of the day. We’ve certainly been keepingRead more
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- Wednesday, February 6, 2019
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 821 m
- ArgentinaBariloche41°7’59” S 71°20’20” W
Leaving Fitzroy and going to Bariloche
February 6, 2019 in Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
After an early start from the Ecodomes we headed back to Calafate and got our flight to Bariloche. Saw a few guanacos on the way back from El Chalten. Arrived in Bariloche and was met by Ed at theRead more
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- Thursday, February 7, 2019
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 828 m
- ArgentinaBariloche41°7’59” S 71°20’19” W
Bariloche
February 7, 2019 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Had a lovely day with Ed, Audrey and family in Bariloche ending with an asado in their garden. Great to see them all again after 27 years!
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- Friday, February 8, 2019
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 89 m
ChileRío Chico41°26’32” S 72°49’20” W
Heading for Chile
February 8, 2019 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
A long and boring 8 hour day on the bus from Bariloche to Puerto Montt in Chile. Highlight was spotting Mount Osorno, an active volcano en route.
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- Saturday, February 9, 2019
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 2,435 m
- ChileSan Pedro de Atacama22°54’42” S 68°12’11” W
Atacama Desert (or mudpie)
February 9, 2019 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Checked in at Puerto Montt airport and found we had our own check in desk😂. Two flights later and we arrive in The Atacama desert - the driest place on the planet but unfortunately they have hadRead more
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- Sunday, February 10, 2019
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 2,430 m
- ChileSan Pedro de Atacama22°54’43” S 68°12’10” W
Plan B
February 10, 2019 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The sun has come out and things are beginning to dry out. However there are still no tours being allowed out of town yet. The forecast for the Bolivian side continues to be wet so we have decided toRead more
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- Tuesday, February 12, 2019
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 669 m
- ChileCerro San Luis33°24’42” S 70°35’48” W
Leaving Atacama for Santiago
February 12, 2019 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Left San Pedro and headed for Santiago. Weather was hot hot in Santiago so resigned to sitting by the pool
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- Wednesday, February 13, 2019
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 766 m
- ArgentinaMendoza32°53’21” S 68°50’48” W
Santiago to Mendoza
February 13, 2019 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Got a flight to Mendoza in Argentina - renowned for wine and beef! Just what I was looking for - steaks the size of small cars!! Heading to Mt. Aconcagua to get some much needed exercise....
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- Friday, February 15, 2019
- ☀️ 8 °C
- Altitude: 3,497 m
- ArgentinaDepartamento de Las Heras32°45’6” S 69°58’41” W
Cerro Aconcagua
February 15, 2019 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Drove 180 km from Mendoza to Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the world outside of the Himalayas. Fabulous road up and the hike up to the base camp was incredible - altitude at 3400 m didn’t seemRead more
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- Saturday, February 16, 2019
- ☀️ 9 °C
- Altitude: 2,604 m
- ArgentinaDepartamento de Las Heras32°50’20” S 69°51’11” W
Aconcagua day 2
February 16, 2019 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Interesting night in a rather run down ski lodge in Los Penitentes (near Aconcagua) - did a bit more exploring of the area and then headed back down to Mendoza in our very very small car!
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- Monday, February 18, 2019
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 715 m
- ArgentinaGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport32°49’40” S 68°47’56” W
Wine Tasting in Mendoza
February 18, 2019 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Mendoza is the largest region for the production of wine in Latin America and we did our best to sample as much of it as we possibly could and had a jolly nice time doing it
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- Tuesday, February 19, 2019
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 94 m
- ChileMatiz Chico33°2’58” S 71°37’21” W
Mendoza to Valparaiso (Chile)
February 19, 2019 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Headed off from Mendoza and flew past Aconcagua on the way to Santiago. Hired a car in Santiago and now down on the coast in the town of Valparaiso - a quirky and a bit edgy place. Here for a coupleRead more
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- Friday, February 22, 2019
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 570 m
- ChilePlaza de Armas de Santiago33°26’15” S 70°39’2” W
Valparaiso and Santiago
February 22, 2019 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
More exploration of Valparaiso and then on to Santiago. Santiago is really a beautiful city and the weather is fantastic.
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- Sunday, February 24, 2019
- ☀️ 9 °C
- Altitude: 2,787 m
- ChileCerro San Francisco33°45’44” S 70°4’37” W
El Morado Glacier
February 24, 2019 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Back into the Andes today - took a guided trip from Santiago to a glacier about 2 hrs drive away. Nice hike and I got a chance to try local drink on the way back - Moto con Huesillo - wouldn’tRead more
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- Tuesday, February 26, 2019
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 681 m
- ChileVitacura33°24’14” S 70°34’58” W
Last Pisco in Santiago
February 26, 2019 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Our last day and last Pisco Sour in Santiago.
TravelerIt all looks fantastic, fabulous pictures. Joanne was always very good at crafts!
Traveler
Remarkable when do you go into business? Jx