Pedro hooked me up well here. I'm writing from his family's vacation home in Quila Quina, near San Martin de Los Andes. It is a tiny town with only about twenty year round residents. Many are Mapuche with their land protected due to it being in Lanin National Park. The area is perfect for short … Continue Reading ››
While I was traveling along the Caretera Austral I met Dr. Arturo, a Cohaique based physician, who jotted down notes in my journal on things to do along the way. I found them as informative as any guide book and thought I would share them.Villa O'Higgins
Alta Vista Trek: Starts over the Mayer bridge … Continue Reading ››
Gary sums up leg 1 of the trip:
Expedition 2012: Patagonia, Land of Extremes Patagonia is the place of legends: the towering, iconic mountains, raging rivers, deep blue glaciers, wild winds, and miles of open, expansive wilderness. There’s a reason the company Patagonia took its name from this … Continue Reading ››
Navigating thousand meter high granite walled channels barely wider than the yacht; five meter swells, waves crashing over the cabin, crossing the Golfo de Penas; rounding the notorious Cabo Raper in dense fog and rain by radar; to days of gentle winds, gazing at glaciated volcanoes.
Caleta Tortel was our safe harbor, and the start of … Continue Reading ››
El Chalten is a tough place to leave. It is an easy to settle into, close knit, climber community, in a spectacular mountain scene; and it is also surrounded by ice sheet to the west and desert to the east. There is always a day bus to a flight out of Calafate, or one of … Continue Reading ››
The guidebook says "Coleta Tortel is one of those places that simply has to be seen to be believed". And, it certainly is surreal. The town didn't have a road to it until 2003 and is built on the slopes of a steep fjord. There are … Continue Reading ››
This trip ran from June 16, 2003, to September 25, 2003, and mostly took place in Southern Africa. There was a good chunk of the time that I wasn't in the mood to do a whole lot of writing, so I decided to limit the typed up version to the end of the trip - … Continue Reading ››
Time really does fly. It is strange thinking that I am already ten weeks into my Africa trip and well past that point where the day of week becomes meaningless. This is especially true in this cabin high up in the Mt. Mulange range of Southern Malawi where I started thinking about this update. It … Continue Reading ››
I finally came across a relatively fast internet in China and since it's been raining continuously for the past week I decided to spend a little time at the computer. I don't feel quite up to typing the whole thing, it's getting long, but here's some of the logistics. This should help with identifying some … Continue Reading ››
I figured I am a bit overdue for an e-mail to some of those people I've met along the way and some good friends I've neglected for a while. So this is to let you know I'm almost back to the real world, a month or so away anyways, and to thank you for all … Continue Reading ››
