Posada El Barranco El Chalten

... br>and Douglas the suspected heart attack that wasn,t from Dublin- swept the streets (Downing Street included)and lived in a doss house to earn his student grant when he left Ireland- and has spent the last 25 yrs ! in Saudi as an IT specialist
and me- what a bunch. Actually it has worked very well- and on our last supper together- a Tango night in Buenos Aires in 2 days - we will still all be getting along

Love life:
you must be ...

... is een klein dorp in de bergen van waaruit je allemaal wandeltochten kunt doen.
Bij aankomst in het hostel was daar een grote groep Nederlanders die met Djoser een georganiseerde reis hadden. 2 personen hadden die dag hun verjaardag waardoor ik gelijk een glas champagne in handen kreeg. Prima onthaal lijkt me zo.

De volgende dag heb ik de wandeltocht naar laguna de los tres gedaan. Dat is een meer onder de Fitz Roy ...

... up the hill and during a few gusts I actually had to lean back down the hill to stop myself being blown up it. And this was quite a steep hill, BTW! Going down the other side was crazy and I was forced to run down, despite trying very hard to resist it!

The photos will never be able to show how crazy this place was, but I just couldn't believe it how a two hundred metres from the lagoon I was comfortable in a t-shirt and just down the track I was practically ...

... br>
The granite peaks of Cerro Torre rise vertically up into the skies and reach 3,128m. Its overhanging granite peaks rise for well over one vertical mile and present some of the worldīs most challenging mountaineering. The top of the mountain has a mushroom of ice which is clearly visible. The ice is formed by the constant strong winds which also increase the difficulty of reaching the summit. The first undisputed ascent didn't happn until 1974 - that's 21 ...

Just spent a few hours here waiting for a bus to El Calafate. Originally I planned to call Dad for his birthday. I had organised a small surprise and wanted to be on the phone when his present was delivered. But the bus was late and even when I did arrive, I forgot to factor in that it was a Sunday and that no internet cafe would be open. So the plan was never going to work. Still, his present arrived as planned and I was thankful for that.

Good morning all (itīs 12.45am here - Sunday morning!!). Although Iīm tired and Belle has only been in bed asleep for the last hour (we are still trying to get our sleeping patterns right!!), I thought that I should finally sit down and let you all know that we arrived safely! As Pablo indicated, travelling with kids was a bonus, particularly at the airports (first class check in in Sydney and the speediest exit thru BS AS airport ever - off plane, thru ...

... I went shopping this morning to get a pair of trousers and a polar sweater so that i can stand the weather in the next few days. There is nothing worth seeing here, i was told that before, got it confirmed in my guide, and reconfirmed this morning in the tourist office when i asked if there was any attractions in town. The eyes of the woman who answered me said "please not this question again". So i take it easy, i am tired anyway cause i havenīt slept in this stupid bus.

... walking away Katie kindly stuck some long grass in the small holes at the top of my cap. I'm not quite sure why she did this, but she seemed thoroughly amused by the whole episode and who am I to compromise my dear wife's happiness?!



Across the lake was a tall mountain range and more specifically the famous peak of Mount Rob Roy ...

... cross.Whilst waiting for the Fernandez Bus that would take us to Rio Gallegos, we noticed a tough looking mechanic guy complete with biker beard and dressed in blue work overalls lounging against a wall, chewing pink bubble-gum. We found great amusement in watching the Hubba Bubba king carefully create perfect pink bubbles, giggle when they popped then draw the gum back into his mouth and start again. Some things are funnier on the road than they seem to be when ...

... corner of the top floor (first row, second floor) so I had excellent views. That is to say that I had excellent views of an incredibly boring landscape*. *I should point out that even the most exciting views can become boring after 18hrs of straight viewing, so dont feel the need to take my word as gospel Because of my front-row position, I didnt have too much legroom, and that only got worse when I reclined the seat. Actually, I shouldnt call it reclining because it ...