Category Archives: Postcards from Patagonia, 2013

March 16th, 2013 Fin del Viaje We had an uneventful flight from BA to Newark. It felt really good to be heading home after such a long trip. United, being United, informed us that they ran out of chicken and salmon and only had pasta and beef. Great. Two things Susanne can’t eat. The flightContinue reading “Fin del Viaje”

March 14th & 15th Last Hoorah for our Hero We got up early from our lovely campsite and got on the road. We wanted to get to BA and drop off Casimiro and get to the hotel with some time to chill. We discovered one of the problems with Casimiro – the back lug nutsContinue reading “Last Hoorah for our Hero”

March 13th, 2013 La Pampa Today was the second-biggest transit day of the trip. We needed to log about 900 kms so we could get close to Buenos Aires and drop the van off tomorrow. For whatever reason, I just didn’t sleep very well, and at 4:00 am, the thought of logging 9 hours ofContinue reading “La Pampa”

March 12th, 2013 One More for the (Dirt) Road It was great having three days at a nice hotel in a nice place; I think both of us really needed a break. I really liked Villa La Angostura! It really had a great vibe and I would have loved to do some more hiking andContinue reading “One More for the (Dirt) Road”

March 11th, 2013 Cerro Bayo I slept great last night in our very quiet and cool room. We enjoyed the deck last night with a view of the lake. I guess it does pay to be a crabby gringo now and then. Probably didn’t hurt to have Susanne sweet talk the manager while I gotContinue reading “Cerro Bayo”

March 10th, 2013 This Aggression will not Stand, Man After a less than satisfactory night’s sleep in our swanky hotel room, the dude was not happy. The dudette was not happy either for that matter. And there was not a beverage involved as the coffee at breakfast was worse than the swill we made withContinue reading “This Aggression will not Stand, Man!”

March 9th, 2013 The Insurmountable Wall Today we both officially hit, as our neighbor Pat termed it, the “vacation wall” When we got up in the morning, it was full-on serious Milford Sound Sheets of Water raining. The first thing I said to Susanne was “I hope that French dude is enjoying his tent today.”Continue reading “The Insurmountable Wall”

March 8th, 2013 Hipitty Hoppity Squishy We like to travel the world in the fall because the tourist season is usually starting to wind down and the weather tends to be much more stable and comfortable. When we went to New Zealand, this plan worked to perfection. Thus far, the plan worked on the “touristContinue reading “Hipitty Hoppity Squishy”

March 7th, 2013 Velocidad de Turista I think the title of this blog applies on several fronts. Whenever the weather is a bit grey and dreary, the getting-out-of-bed time seems to slip further and further toward noon. Today was no exception. We just lounged about not wanting to get up, partly because I couldn’t getContinue reading “Velocidad de Turista”

March 6th,  2013 Hard to the Left After a good day of rest, we all felt better this morning, except for maybe Casimiro. Seems like a rock has poked a hole in the muffler and it now rattles and spews out clouds of diesel fumes. It got really cold last night and the snow lineContinue reading “Hard to the Left”