Got to ride in a propelor plane!
October 28, 2023, Caribbean Sea ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Bus trip round Barbados
October 30, 2023 in Barbados ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Found some lovely beaches, fossil corals, a big rock, and had a refreshing beer at the end of the day
Happy Halloween + new qualified diver!
October 31, 2023 in Barbados ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Done some diving
November 3, 2023 in Barbados ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Sam got his advanced diving!
November 5, 2023 in Barbados ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
Got my Rescue Diver qualification!
November 7, 2023 in Barbados ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Last day of diving, putting me through all the scenarios where I might have to rescue someone. Extremely chaotic dive! Celebrated with cocktails afterwards.
Goodbye Barbados, onwards to Chile!
November 9, 2023 in Panama ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Flew over the Panama canal (and some gorgeous islands)
Santiago de Chile / Apoquindo Waterfall
Nov 10–13, 2023 in Chile
Saw a bit of the city (in the rain), and had a lovely long hike to a waterfall (in the sun)
Las Peñas
Nov 15–18, 2023 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Pucón
Nov 19–26, 2023 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Villarrica volcano - the most active volcano in Chile, has erupted 59 times in the last 500 years. Last eruption was 2015.
Waterfall is Salto de Claro - 90m tall!
Parque Nacional Huerquehue
Nov 22–23, 2023 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Spent last night in Huerquehue national park, camping right by a beautiful lake. Did an extremely muddy hike yesterday up to some other lakes and a less muddy today to see a waterfall!
TravelerLooks absolutely beautiful. What height did you go up to? You obviously found some snow so it must be a bit chilly for camping.
Reserva El Cañi
November 26, 2023 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Went on a long walk up a mountain to see a view of all the volcanoes. Two puppies adopted us on the way and stayed with us for most of the 18km / 1200m gain hike (they were so sleepy by the end theyRead more
Valdivia
Nov 27–29, 2023 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Supposedly the best city in Chile to live - we think we agree. The sea lions make it.
Patagonia road trip part 1/3
Nov 29–Dec 6, 2023 in Chile ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
I drove 2163 km around northern Patagonia and Chiloé island (next time we'll also insure Sam, that was a lot of driving).
Had some crazy roads/gravel, snow, dust, and luckily some sunshine. We wereRead more
Patagonia road trip part 2/3
Dec 7–9, 2023 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Exploradores glacier.
Catedral de mármol / marble caves.
Our maximum distance reached on the same road (actually 850 km but there wasn't a sign at that point).
Patagonia road trip part 3/3
Dec 8–12, 2023 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Parque Nacional Cerro Castillo - snuck into a closed hike (we can see why it was closed, but got some fantastic views).
Got a ferry over to Chiloé, Sam got to touch the Pacific Ocean for the firstRead more
Glacier Perito Moreno
December 19, 2023 in Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
One of few glaciers in the world that isn't shrinking. 4.4km wide at the front part, up to 70m above the water and 200m below.
Torres del Paine
Dec 21–27, 2023 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
One week hiking (most of) the O trek in Torres del Paine over christmas. We attached a map showing our route - around 115km - and where we camped each night. Santi did a very good job climbing all theRead more
Antarctica day 1
January 7, 2024 in Antarctica ⋅ 🌫 -1 °C
After two days on the Drake Passage arrived in Antarctica.
Morning: Went mountaineering on Cuverville Island.
Afternoon: went on a zodiac (rubber motor boat) tour at Brown station / ParadiseRead more
Antarctica day 2
January 8, 2024 in Antarctica ⋅ ☁️ -1 °C
Morning: woken up from camping to whales in the bay beneath us.
Had a couple hours rest on the boat heading to Orne Harbour - had a few minutes walking up to a chinstrap colony before the wind blew inRead more
Antarctica day 3
January 9, 2024 in Antarctica ⋅ ☀️ 2 °C
Morning: woke up to orcas passing the boat. Drove through Lemaire Channel, a super narrow, beautiful passageway.
Petermann Island - went on land to see Gentoo rookeries, some elephant seals, and someRead more
Antarctica day 4
January 10, 2024 in Antarctica ⋅ ❄️ -1 °C
Izzy's birthday!
Morning: stopped at Port Lockroy, i.e. the penguin post office and got an Antarctic stamp. Went kayaking in the bay around Port Lockroy.
Afternoon: weather turned bad so we were onRead more
Antarctica day 5
January 11, 2024 in Antarctica ⋅ ☀️ 0 °C
Morning: Kopaitic Island zodiac cruise and landing. Got super up close with a bunch of humpbacks. On the landing was a chinstrap rookery.
Afternoon: Kiness cove zodiac cruise, watching an utterlyRead more
Antarctica day 6
January 12, 2024 in Antarctica ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Morning: Brown Bluff landing, another big adelie colony and some cool rock structures. Saw a massive glacier calving (noone got a video sadly).
Afternoon: Hope Bay / Esperanza zodiac cruise. EsperanzaRead more
Antarctica day 7 (last day)
January 13, 2024 in Antarctica ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
Morning: started bright and earlier at Whalers Bay / Port Foster, Deception Island with our polar plunge. We were 3rd and 4th into the water (along with our friend Bernie). Also saw the remains of anRead more
