Andes Crossing, Chile and ArgentinaApril 4, 2010Trip to South America, 2010 On Easter Sunday, a bus over the Andes from Santiago, Chile to Mendoza, Argentina. The bus was double decker where we sat above the driver in the front. Beautiful but at time very frightening.
Sewell Mine, ChileApril 3, 2010Trip to South America, 2010 Sewell, a Unesco World site is an old abandoned mining town, with an active mine underneath. First in the day after taking a bus from Santiago and seeing some more earthquake damage on the way was seeing the old town on …
Santiago, ChileApril 1 – 2, 2010Trip to South America, 2010 Santiago, Chilie was a bit, or a lot smoggy, but was one of the reasons for going to South America. The Earthquake had happened not long before and there were getting no tourists and asking people to come so we …
Argentina and ChileMarch 31, 2010Trip to South America, 2010 This was a long but exciting day, leaving the hotel in Bariloche, Argentina before dark, hopping on a bus to take us to a boat, that took us across a lake, to check out of Agentina, to get on a bus …
Bariloche, ArgentinaMarch 30, 2010Trip to South America, 2010 A day in Bariloche, wandering town, doing laundry, finding a good mexican restaurant! Watching the police practice rescues and the sleep early for the long next day on the buses and boats to Chile!
Perito Morino Glacier, Patagonia, ArgentinaMarch 29, 2010Trip to South America, 2010 Wow, amazing so see this large chunk of frozen nature and watch as pieces crash into the water.
Cerro Chalten, Patagonia, ArgentinaMarch 28, 2010Trip to South America, 2010 An amazing day driving over to the park and seeing El Chalten and the Fitz Roy. .
El Calafate, ArgentinaMarch 27-29, 2010Trip to South America, 2010 El Calafate is a nice small town on a large lake that is near the Perito Morino Glacier and with a drive, the Cerro Chalten in the Los Glaciares National Park, Santa Cruz province, Argentine Patagonia. The first day driving up to the glacier was …
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, ArgentinaMarch 26, 2010Trip to South America, 2010 Well a day late, but made it to the most southern city in the world, went to go see the old prison train that is still running there. Not huge amounts to do in the town other than wander …
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaMarch 25, 2010Trip to South America, 2010 So after waking up in the morning, checking out of the hotel, getting a cab to the airport and finding first that it is the wrong airport, and second, the airline had cancelled our tickets because they had not been paid …
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaMarch 24, 2010Trip to South America, 2010 Started what was to be the last day in Buenos Aires at the beginning of the trip before flying south turned into a strange day. Getting off the Subte (subway) at the Obelisk, the was a huge demonstration going on. 1000s …
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaMarch 23, 2010Trip to South America, 2010 Some touring, starting with lunch in San Telmo then walking around town to the port area down to the bus station to get tickets and then ending in Retiro.
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaMarch 22, 2010Trip to South America, 2010 This was the first day of the first trip to South America. Why SA? Well the cedar pollen and spring was going wild in the north and the idea of a trip to the southern hemisphere came up. Go to Australia and …