Got to ride in a propelor plane!
28 октября 2023 г., Caribbean Sea ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Bus trip round Barbados
30 октября 2023 г., Барбадос ⋅ ⛅ 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 октября 2023 г., Барбадос ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Done some diving
3 ноября 2023 г., Барбадос ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
ПутешественникAround 15-20m. We had a dive the day before down to 30 for Sam's deep qualification!
ПутешественникHe seems to have taken to it very well - 30m seems very deep to me! Looks wonderful.
Sam got his advanced diving!
5 ноября 2023 г., Барбадос ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
Got my Rescue Diver qualification!
7 ноября 2023 г., Барбадос ⋅ ☁️ 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 ноября 2023 г., Панама ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Flew over the Panama canal (and some gorgeous islands)
Santiago de Chile / Apoquindo Waterfall
10–13 нояб. 2023, Чили
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 нояб. 2023, Чили ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
ПутешественникSome stunning scenery. Did you have a swim at the waterfall?
ПутешественникIt was ice water off the mountain - we weren't brave enough!
Pucón
19–26 нояб. 2023, Чили ⋅ ⛅ 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 нояб. 2023, Чили ⋅ ⛅ 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!
ПутешественникLooks absolutely beautiful. What height did you go up to? You obviously found some snow so it must be a bit chilly for camping.
ПутешественникNot too high, only about 1300m. But yes, it got to about freezing overnight, bit chilly! The days are generally in the teens though
Reserva El Cañi
26 ноября 2023 г., Чили ⋅ ☁️ 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 theyЧитать далее
ПутешественникThey're great photos - the colour is really vivid - looks like the air is really clean and the visibility wonderful. Chile looks really beautiful. I'm sure Sam wanted to take the dogs back with him!
Valdivia
27–29 нояб. 2023, Чили ⋅ ☁️ 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 нояб.–6 дек. 2023, Чили ⋅ 🌧 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 wereЧитать далее
ПутешественникA feat of driving! Well done Izzy - yes probably best to have 2 drivers! Beautiful photos - such clarity.
Patagonia road trip part 2/3
7–9 дек. 2023, Чили ⋅ ☀️ 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).
ПутешественникSo well worth all the driving to see the marble caves and the glacier. Amazing photos.
Patagonia road trip part 3/3
8–12 дек. 2023, Чили ⋅ ⛅ 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 firstЧитать далее
Glacier Perito Moreno
19 декабря 2023 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 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 дек. 2023, Чили ⋅ ☁️ 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 theЧитать далее
Antarctica day 1
7 января 2024 г., Антарктида ⋅ 🌫 -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 / ParadiseЧитать далее
ПутешественникWhat an incredible experience. And there are some priceless photos. Penguins are natural stars and the whales are so close.
Antarctica day 2
8 января 2024 г., Антарктида ⋅ ☁️ -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 inЧитать далее
ПутешественникMore penguins! And great to see Boaty McBoatface. Where's Santi? Is it too cold for sloths?
ПутешественникIt is too cold for sloths, and we thought slightly risky in case a penguin decided to adopt him!
Antarctica day 3
9 января 2024 г., Антарктида ⋅ ☀️ 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 someЧитать далее
Antarctica day 4
10 января 2024 г., Антарктида ⋅ ❄️ -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 onЧитать далее
Antarctica day 5
11 января 2024 г., Антарктида ⋅ ☀️ 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 utterlyЧитать далее
Antarctica day 6
12 января 2024 г., Антарктида ⋅ ⛅ 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. EsperanzaЧитать далее
Antarctica day 7 (last day)
13 января 2024 г., Антарктида ⋅ ☁️ 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 anЧитать далее
