Got to ride in a propelor plane!
28. Oktober 2023, Caribbean Sea ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Bus trip round Barbados
30. Oktober 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!
31. Oktober 2023 in Barbados ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Done some diving
3. November 2023 in Barbados ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Sam got his advanced diving!
5. November 2023 in Barbados ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
Got my Rescue Diver qualification!
7. November 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!
9. November 2023 in Panama ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Flew over the Panama canal (and some gorgeous islands)
Santiago de Chile / Apoquindo Waterfall
10.–13. Nov. 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
15.–18. Nov. 2023 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Pucón
19.–26. Nov. 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
22.–23. Nov. 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!
Reserva El Cañi
26. November 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 theyWeiterlesen
Valdivia
27.–29. Nov. 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
29. Nov.–6. Dez. 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 wereWeiterlesen
Patagonia road trip part 2/3
7.–9. Dez. 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
8.–12. Dez. 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 firstWeiterlesen
Glacier Perito Moreno
19. Dezember 2023 in Argentinien ⋅ ⛅ 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
21.–27. Dez. 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 theWeiterlesen
Antarctica day 1
7. Januar 2024 in Antarktis ⋅ 🌫 -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 / ParadiseWeiterlesen
Antarctica day 2
8. Januar 2024 in Antarktis ⋅ ☁️ -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 inWeiterlesen
Antarctica day 3
9. Januar 2024 in Antarktis ⋅ ☀️ 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 someWeiterlesen
Antarctica day 4
10. Januar 2024 in Antarktis ⋅ ❄️ -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 onWeiterlesen
Antarctica day 5
11. Januar 2024 in Antarktis ⋅ ☀️ 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 utterlyWeiterlesen
Antarctica day 6
12. Januar 2024 in Antarktis ⋅ ⛅ 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. EsperanzaWeiterlesen
Antarctica day 7 (last day)
13. Januar 2024 in Antarktis ⋅ ☁️ 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 anWeiterlesen
















































































































































































































































































































































