So we made the trek from Arequipa to the Colca Canyon (Yanque) without much trouble. The car sure doesn’t like passes at 15,000 feet – but we pushed through. The Colca Canyon is a huge place where Inca used to farm, and locals still do on terraces all the way down. On different terraces they grow different things due to the weather changes at different levels. We spent the day driving the canyon, […]
Well we have been busy here in the big city for about a week now. Today we are heading to Montevideo via the boat – leaving our car here in the garage. For the past week we have been pretty busy doing lots of things and being city dwellers. First off I got a bit of the tourista bug so was down for a day, it’s took a shot at Hayden as well so he […]
Ok we did it – we have finally arrived in Buenos Aires. After driving 2800KM – not including side roads, etc. we have arrived at our lovely townhouse in Palermo Soho – inside of Buenos Aires. The drive was getting very old as nothing was changing. At one point Cindy and I were talking to each other (imagine that) about the drive and she was telling me…. “I’m trying to think of each bush […]
So the volcano that I have been taking pictures of in Pucon blew it’s top last night. http://www.today.com/video/today/57056371/ Here is the footage. When we were there it’s status went from green to yellow and we couldn’t do the climb… Now it’s changed forever…
So, off to Argentina we go. Our first long term location, is Bariloche, Argentina. We were looking at maps, and we realized that the one day drive, would be something like, 10 hours. Not with the border crossing, of course. Our plan was to get across the border, and find a town to stay the night in. We found…..San Martin De Los Andes, Argentina. Perfect. We had found our way to Argentina. We set off […]
So we had been staying in this great spot in Pucon called Romance del Lago – which was excellent up until Wednesday when the ugly side of the world reared its head and sort of slapped us back into reality. We left our house around 4:30, came back at 8:30 to find a window wide open. Yup, we got robbed. At first you don’t believe it, then you realize what you lost and get really […]
So it’s been a busy couple of days. We have gone sort of crazy the last couple of days doing lots of neat things. The weather was a bit colder so we managed to not be at the beach – and recover from our crazy hike. We managed to meet some people at the BBQ that are from America & Australia – and they own a blue berry farm. Well that perked our interest […]
Beach/Bar/Jack Sparrow – We now have officially been here for about a month and are getting the hang of things. Certain things like ordering food, going to the store, etc. we have under our belts – in understanding what people want, communicating, etc. It’s the new situations where we stand there looking like dopes since we don’t know what we are being told. Many times it’s simply knowing the nouns and verbs – but when you […]
So the entire trip from Vina Del Mar driving down here I kept telling Cindy and the boys that this is just like California – only about 75 years ago (or more). The landscape, the fruits & farms, the type of trees, etc. all reminds me of California. The weather in Pucon is amazingly good – even locals have said they are surprised at how nice it has been – they usually have some rainy […]
We were invited by our hosts in Pucon to attend a local BBQ for an American who has lived in Pucon and is returning back to the states for awhile. It was a fun experience – both in the place it was held, the people we met and the things we were able to experience. The man who is moving back to the states is a huge supporter of the street dog movement […]
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