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To the (almost) ends of the earth
Onto the next stage of the adventure — Ushuaia, the town at the bottom of South America. Not so many flights so I elected to take the bus. Yup. The bus. And no, chickens on laps or goats on roof weren’t…
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Farewell to the Trek of Awe
Our last night in Torres del Paine was at a giant tent city campsite. Mother Nature gave us a send off. Then we had our final Patagonia hike, and it was a classic: considered “Patagonia flat” (i.e. only a 1300 foot…
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It’s Alive!
Before heading out for today’s trek into the French Valley I noticed a sticker for our local food bank posted in the window of the refugio’s cafe (refugio = campsite). Why is it that unexpectedly seeing something from home when we’re…
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Water & Los Smiley Face
We resumed trekking after our first night camping (on a raised platform so not impossible for my not-as-young-as-when-I-used-to-camp body). The Towers were still in view. We stopped at a glacier-fed waterfall enroute to our next starting point. Apparently I had…
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Excellente! Bacan! Fantastico!
Mother Nature sure knows how to kick things off, this time a rainbow view from the hotel in Puerto Natales where I met up with the trekking group to do the “W circuit” in Torres del Paine national park. A not-so-easy…
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Away we go
There were clear skies for most of the 30 hour journey to Puerto Natales, Chile (closest town to Torres del Paine, iconic trekking spot). Vancouver put on a show for my send-off. Traveling to beautiful places isn’t always because we want…