To Tierra del Fuego and Beyond
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And so begins the transition from a very busy life at the Herb Garden to a relaxing life of "retirement". We plan to spend the next eighteen months or so travelling in our '87 VW Camper Van to the tip of South America and back again.....or not! We hope you will enjoy travelling vicariously with us. Don't forget, "we have no fixed agenda and are not intent on arrival", so who knows where we will end up, who we will meet, and what "adventures" we will have!
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Jan 20, 2004
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There are 164 entries in this blog
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1
Leaving Home -
2
Life in the Desert -
3
When Will It Ever Get Warm? -
4
Modern and Ancient -
5
Cacti Galore -
6
Last Stop Before the Beach -
7
Beach Bumming -
8
We're in Heaven -
9
The First Breakdown -
10
Out and About in the Mayan Highlands -
11
La Despedida -
12
A Forgotten Gem of Central America -
13
Semana Santa -
14
Lost in the mountains of Nicaragua -
15
Driving Around in the Middle of Lago de Nicaragua -
16
Flying through the Rain Forest -
17
Walking in the clouds -
18
A Riot of Colour! -
19
Birdwatchers' Delight -
20
Rain, Rain, Rain -
21
Crossing the Darien Gap -
22
Afro-Latin Beat -
23
Off the Beaten Track -
24
Sunday Afternoon Stroll in Quito -
25
Galápagos - The Enchanted Islands -
26
Galápagos (Supplementary) -
27
The Back Road to Otavalo -
28
Ambrosia and Carmen's Herb Garden -
29
Sloshing Our Way Through the Amazonian Jungle -
30
Heading South to Vilcabamba -
31
Desert Sands of Northern Perú -
32
Hiking in the Cordillera Blanca -
33
Is Seven Inches Enough? -
34
Adventures in the Desert -
35
Over the Andes from Nasca to Cuzco -
36
Tragic News -
37
Mike's Memorial Service -
38
Thank You -
39
African Sunset -
40
Unexpected Complications -
41
Going Back Home -
42
On the Road Again -
43
Exploring the Atacama Outback -
44
A Four Day Foray into Bolivia -
45
Desert Blooms -
46
Probing the Secrets of the Elqui Valley -
47
Warm Christmas Wishes -
48
Ringing in the New Year -
49
Inclement Weather on the White Continent -
50
Sunshine at Last! -
51
Celebrating a Year on the Road -
52
Diversion through the Lake District of Argentina -
53
Afternoon Tea at Cheddar's -
54
Lure of the Lakes -
55
Chiloén Churches and Chaitén Cheer -
56
Heading Down the Carretera Austral -
57
The Accident -
58
Retroactive Ramblings -
59
The Waiting Game -
60
Green Light to Argentina -
61
Patagonian Pampa and Peaks -
62
Ice Capades -
63
Frozen Assets -
64
Wild and Woolly -
65
Concert at the End of the World -
66
In Sickness and in Health -
67
Beyond Tierra del Fuego -
68
High Flight Award -
69
All Steamed Up -
70
In the Shadow of the Andes -
71
Winter Wonderland - Bariloche Revisited -
72
A Geologist's Delight -
73
Wine and Olives -
74
A Hike in the Snow -
75
Che and the Jesuits -
76
Wandering the Streets of Córdoba -
77
Heading Home for the Holidays! -
78
Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer -
79
If it's Tuesday, it must be Zürich! -
80
Wedding Bells -
81
Good News, Bad News -
82
Ready to Head South Again -
83
It Takes Two to Tango -
84
A World of Its Own -
85
City Sights, Sea Lions and Sunny Beaches -
86
Trick or Treat - Paysandú Style -
87
Stuck in Paraná -
88
Back into the Andean Foothills -
89
Under the Searing Salta Sun -
90
Leaving Argentina on a High -
91
Potosí's Hellish Underworld -
92
A Brighter Side of Bolivia -
93
We Drove the World's Most Dangerous Road..... -
94
Memories of Arequipa -
95
New Year's Greetings from Puno -
96
Leaving the Altiplano Behind -
97
Almost Didn't Make That One! -
98
Back on the Straight and Narrow -
99
The Puzzling Paradox of Paraguay -
100
To Your Health! -
101
Homecoming Highs and Difficult Decisions -
102
Happy Canada Day! -
103
And Then There Were Four -
104
The Waterfall That Wasn't -
105
Eu não falo Português! -
106
From the Depths to the Heights -
107
Armed with Canons -
108
Cities of Gold -
109
A Whale of a Tale -
110
Dallying along the Coast to Salvador -
111
A Bittersweet Week -
112
Cashew Country -
113
Slow, Steady and Sweltering -
114
Up the Amazon by Boat and Barge -
115
Reunited with DC3 -
116
Lost World of the Gran Sábana -
117
Misty Mountains -
118
Goodbye Venezuela, Hello Colombia -
119
A Floral Bouquet -
120
Back to the Future -
121
Losing Our Bearings -
122
Super Hospitality - Colombian Style -
123
It Never Rains But It Pours -
124
Saddle Sores and Visions of a Soothing Spa -
125
Festive Days in Medellín -
126
Cartagena's Charms and Challenges -
127
Countdown to Christmas in Colombia -
128
The Darien Gap Revisited -
129
Five Best Ways to Leave it All Behind -
130
Pura Vida -
131
There's No Camping at The Gates of Hell -
132
Crossing Honduras -
133
Civilizations: Ancient and Modern -
134
In the Family Way -
135
At Home and Away -
136
Even Paradise has Cloudy Days -
137
All Good Things Must Come to an End -
138
Meandering Back Up Through Mexico -
139
The Mystery of the Monarchs -
140
More of Mexico's Wonders: Natural and Man-Made -
141
Baja Beckons -
142
Graceful Gray Giants -
143
The Hillbillies Arrive in California -
144
Cable Cars and Towering Titans -
145
Spring in the Pacific Northwest -
146
Royal Treatment -
147
Rocky Mountain High -
148
Across the Prairies in 2nd Gear -
149
Almost Home -
150
We're Home....But Not for Long! -
151
Nothing is Written in Stone -
152
One Day at a Time -
153
Starting All Over Again -
154
The Numbers Game -
155
A Short Sojourn at the Sugar Shack -
156
Springtime in Washington DC -
157
BMT Countdown -
158
Hasta Luego -
159
My Healing Journey -
160
Why am I in Chiang Mai? -
161
Pai in the Sky -
162
Recognizing Beauty -
163
Land of the Happy Shakes -
164
Finding a Purpose
