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Villa O’Higgins
Two days ago we went on a ferry to get to get to villa O’Higgins. We had to take a ferry because there was no bridge. On the ferry we stood on a deck overlooking the cars. It was nice because we got a pretty view. The ferry was free and very long, maybe 45…
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Hike in Villa O’Higgins
Yesterday we went on a hike in Villa O’Higgins. Villa O’Higgins is a tiny town at the bottom of the Carretera Austral (which is one of the more famous highways in Chile). The town is tiny, only about a half a mile by a quarter mile. There is a runway on which planes can take…
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National Parks
In the past week we’ve been to Torres Del Paine national park and Glaciers national park (the Argentinian version). They were both very interesting, but also very different. We went to Torres Del Paine first, so I’ll talk about that. Torres Del Paine is a huge national park, I think the most famous in all…
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Glaciers and Icebergs at Torres del Paine and El Calafate
A couple of days ago we went to Torres del Paine National Park. Torres del Paine has large pointy mountains. Torres del Paine has lots of wildlife. The park is home to pumas, heumul, skunks, condors, and more. Sadly we didn’t see any pumas. We did see a couple of condors. Condors are big birds…
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Cueva de los Manos
Two days ago we went to Cueva De Los Manos. Cueva De Los Manos is a cave (well actually it’s more of a wall of rock) with paintings from indigenous peoples in it. When we got there at four o clock, the lady said they only had capacity for twenty people each tour, so we…
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Heading to the Bottom of the Carretera Austral
We’re headed down to Villa O’Higgins at the bottom of the Carretera Austral. The southern most cities of Chile aren’t connected by road to the mainland: you either have to go through Argentina or take a ferry. We opted for the Argentina route and now we’re doubling-back on the Chilean side, driving to the bottom…
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Driving through Patagonia while listening to Taylor Swift and discussing Thomas Hobbes
Exciting times driving through Patagonia We’re driving up mostly Ruta 40, which is mostly paved. Unlike Ruta 3 which runs down the Atlantic coast, 40 has hills and scenery but is still fairly barren. There are occasional copses of trees near water and estancias, but other than that just scrubby bushes and sheep. The parts…
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Test – Safety First – Always
Trying some new things. Here’s a picture of a safe kid. Enjoy!
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A City at the End of the World
Ushuaia is a city at the end of the world, the southernmost big city. It is maybe fifty fourish-ish degrees south. We spent three nights and three days there and I will now tell you about it. First off, Ushuaia is SUPER touristy. You’ve got to search for cheap restaurants. In fact, we tried to…
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King Penguins
A few days ago we saw king penguins. King penguins are big penguins. In fact they are the second largest penguin type after the emperor. They have the same genus as the emperor penguin. They are about as big as a second-grader. Some still had baby fluff. Babies have brown thick feathers. The baby feathers…
