December 6–21, 2008
Argentina and Patagonia 2008
12 stories, in the order they were written.
- Buenos Aires - A Sensory Splendor!
Just finished checking in to the Hotel Sofitel, which is a beautiful property with lovely flower arrangements throughout. Had to wait for room though, since we arrived around…
- Argentina: Today's the Day
The Adventure begins today with one of those so sought out LONG, LONG, flights spanning multiple continents: Phoenix to Houston and then Houston to Buenos Aires. We will get to…
- Another wonderful day in B.A.
We did some shopping and looking on Calle Florida, a very popular and elegant street of shops where it is advised to "take a look, but buy elsewhere." Let's just say there were…
- Patagonia!
Believe it or not, they actually DO have Internet at Helsingfors. You can't always count on the accuracy of information in Argentina. It's actually quite surprising since we are…
- BB and CC
We are doing four posts tonight to catch up (too much fun and activity!) So if you just began reading our blog with this post, you may want to start with the "Buenos Aires" post…
- Estancia Los Hermanos
Tuesday afternoon after lunch we went trekking with our guide Martiniano to Estancia Los Hermanos (The Brothers Ranch), which is the nearby Ranch owned by the same owner of…
- Glaciar Alfredo and Laguna Azul
Today is the most magnificent day yet. We trekked 16K (10 miles) with our new Italian and American friends to Laguna Azul, a small glacial lake high in the Andes. I can barely…
- Trifecta in Calafate!
Three excursions, one day! We are determined to eek out every last drop of adventure from this trip. We have only one full day here at Los Notros, so we made sure and filled the…
- Long day, good day - Torres del Paine
Once again, the beauty continues. We had to get up early this morning (Saturday the 13th) to be taken to Torres del Paine (TDP). The good news is that we had a private driver in a…
- Grey Glacier - New Friends...
Torres del Paine is fantastic. We can't get over the beauty and abundance that we get to experience. So, a little layout of Explora Lodge: it is a magnificent lodge in the Park…
- Grupo de Ocho!
Wow! Visiting and trekking in amazing surroundings is one thing, being able to meet some fantastic people along the way: priceless. As I mentioned in the last post, we connected…
- Last Journey Post....Home Sweet Home
Well, I have just a couple more stories I need to share in order to wrap up "Carl and Bev's Great Adventure." We are home now but we had a couple of last days with, again, some…
