PERU | Friday, 7 Mar 2008 | Views [749]
Patti: Lots has happened since our last entry a week ago. We have had one flight from Punta Arenas to Santiago, a long, 20 hour bus ride from Santiago to San Pedro de Atamca and two shorter bus rides. Catching our bus in Santiago on time included 3 ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
CHILE | Thursday, 28 Feb 2008 | Photo Gallery
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CHILE | Thursday, 28 Feb 2008 | Views [3089] | Comments [4]
Patti: Our first day in Puerto Natales (back in Chile) was used for planning our time in the Torres Del Paine National Park. It was perfect weather for planning; rainy, windy, and cold. There are two popular hiking routes through the park, one of which ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
ARGENTINA | Friday, 22 Feb 2008 | Photo Gallery
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ARGENTINA | Thursday, 21 Feb 2008 | Views [777]
Amy: We awoke the morning of the 16 th to a windy and rainy day so we decided to delay our 3 day hike and to spend the day doing short hikes from town. We walked out to a nearby waterfall that was nice and we also did a climb to a lookout point ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
ARGENTINA | Saturday, 16 Feb 2008 | Photo Gallery
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ARGENTINA | Saturday, 16 Feb 2008 | Views [775]
Patti: WOW!!! Yesterday, Valentines Day was an amazing day. It was actually my best day in South America so far. The main event was an all day tour of Perito Moreno Glacier, accessed from the town of El Calafate, Argentina. Our bus had a tour guide ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
ARGENTINA | Friday, 8 Feb 2008 | Views [719] | Comments [3]
Amy: We survived our first self-organzied bus trip today. We traveled 6 hrs from Puerta Varas to Bariloche, Argentina. The border crossings out of Chile and into Argentina were organized by a guy from the bus company so they went very smoothly. It ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
CHILE | Wednesday, 6 Feb 2008 | Views [608] | Comments [1]
Amy: The canyoning adventure that we went on in Pucon was very fun. We did 3 self repels through waterfalls one of which was a 15 meter drop. We also had the opportunity to scramble through a narrow slot that we were told was formed by the ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
CHILE | Wednesday, 6 Feb 2008 | Photo Gallery
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CHILE | Wednesday, 6 Feb 2008 | Views [619] | Comments [1]
Patti: We are now in Puerto Varas which is basically the gateway to Patagonia. It is located on a beautiful lake which is surrounded by mountains and volcanoes. We ended our travels with Pachamama yesterday so from here on in we are on our own. Salmon ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
CHILE | Saturday, 2 Feb 2008 | Views [723] | Comments [2]
Amy: I am surprised that a week has gone by already. Since Patti’s last entry we hopped on the Pachamama (or the hoochi mama as I like to call it ) bus and got out of Santiago. Our first stop was a surfing town called Pichilemu. We ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
CANADA | Sunday, 27 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery
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CHILE | Sunday, 27 Jan 2008 | Views [666] | Comments [1]
Patti: So we made it to Santiago, Chile safe and sound with only one minor glitch. Our connecting flight in Chicago from Winnipeg to Miami was delayed by about 4 hours so instead of arriving at 11:00 pm, we arrived at 3:00 am very tired. The hotel shuttle ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
CANADA | Monday, 21 Jan 2008 | Views [618]
AMY: Well the mild weather has passed and it was -45 here in Winnipeg this morning. I have been trying really hard to remember the +40 we experienced in Namibia but it is a distant memory. People do continue on with their daily lives though. Our ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
ZAMBIA | Thursday, 10 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery
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ZAMBIA | Thursday, 10 Jan 2008 | Views [691] | Comments [1]
Amy: 5 flights, 2 delays, one sprint through the Montreal airport and we arrived home on Christmas Eve around 4pm. It has been great to be home to catch up with family and friends but one of our friends complained that we haven’t updated the site ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
BOTSWANA | Thursday, 20 Dec 2007 | Photo Gallery
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BOTSWANA | Saturday, 15 Dec 2007 | Views [6646]
Amy: It is Dec. 15 th as I type this update and I can’t believe how fast the time is going by on our Safari. We arrived in Maun (gateway to the Okavango Delta) on the 13 th and went on a scenic flight of the Delta in the afternoon. It was beautiful ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
NAMIBIA | Tuesday, 11 Dec 2007 | Photo Gallery
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