Category Archives: Argentina

Perito Moreno. Ice, Ice, Baby.

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  We’ve just returned to Puerto Natales from a short visit to El Calafate and Perito Moreno, probably Argentina’s most famous glacier. The town is situated in the Argentinian pampas, meaning that in every direction are flat lands, enormous estancias and … Continue reading

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Buses and the Patagonian Pampas

(not sure why this one didn´t make it on to the blog a week ago- but here it is!) Yesterday marked the longest bus ride of the trip thus far- 14 hours from Ushuaia, Argentina to Puerto Natales, Chile. Nothing … Continue reading

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Gringos Head North

At an ungodly hour tomorrow morning.

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Training Camp, Part 2

On day 2 of our trip we found ourselves abandoning plans to stay another night at Camp Mosquito Shores in favor of searching out less hostile ground. We loaded up the packs and struck out on a trail that wound … Continue reading

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Training Camp: Tierra del Fuego National Park, Part 1

Cody and I have just returned from 3 days of training camp (for campers) in Tierra del Fuego National Park. The park lies 12 km outside of Ushuaia, and as a result is largely a commuter park, with tourists, cruise … Continue reading

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Glaciar Martial and The Comings and Goings of Ushuaia

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Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, is also a place of constant transit. Its port serves as a stopping point for the mega-size, city-on-a-boat cruise ships that circle the bottom of South America on their way from Santiago to … Continue reading

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Super Bowl Sunday

Watching the Super Bowl in the southernmost Irish pub in the world, over Argentinian beer ( Quilmes!) and pizza. Holler at me globalization.

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Ushuaia, 21:30

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So Long, Buenos Aires

We knew from the start that our time in B.A. would be brief and to the point. Our hiccup in Bogota made it that much shorter, and four days in a city is next to nothing in the grand scheme … Continue reading

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El Campo

As we will mention in the next few posts, we spent the last 3 days in La Plata, Argentina. Probably the reason for our lack of posts is that we were having such a good time, and couldn’t bother with … Continue reading

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