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Tierra del Fuego
Today we traveled the furthest south we may ever travel (unless we go to Antarctica). We went as far south down the road as we could, which I think is only a road because of the naval base at the end of it, but we benefited by getting to go there. We traveled to a…
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Petrified Forest
One hundred and fifty million years ago this place was a forest: I know it is now barren, dry, and very windy, but it used to be a lush conifer forest in which Diplodocus and other plant eating dinosaurs ate from the seventy-foot tall trees. It was temperate and very humid, unlike now. The reason…
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Patagonia – The Trip South
We took about eleven days to get from Buenos Aires to Tierra del Fuego, with stops along the way for various educational and entertaining things. We mostly followed Argentina Ruta 3 down the Atlantic coast. That stretch of Argentina is pretty monotonous: the pampas of the north gives way to Patagonia scrubbiness and then it’s…
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Other Animals in Patagonia
At out campsite when I woke up one morning, I saw my dad getting out of the tent to go for a walk. I put on some clothes and followed him. When I caught up with him, he showed me some maras he found. Maras are big rodents that look like capybaras. I like how…
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Pinguinera Punto Tombo
Punto Tombo is famous for its penguins. We drove down a long dirt road and then stopped to walk on the trail. To get to the end we had to walk about a mile. When we started the walk, we saw a penguin waddle down the boardwalk. A couple more waddled across. There were a…
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Pinguineria
A few days ago, we went to Punta Tombo, a city with a supposedly exceptionally large Magellanic Penguin Colony. We went to the museum to get our tickets but also toured the museum as well. There were some fake sea creatures hanging from the ceiling in a “under the sea” replica. The museum in total,…
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Valdes Peninsula
In Puerto Madryn we went to a National Park called the Valdes Peninsula. While driving through the park we saw Guanacos. Guanacos are like tall llamas. They’re kind of red and brown and live in small herds. Their tales have a curve to them. We went to the park to see Magellanic Penguins. They live…
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Christmas Vacation
We stayed in Madariaga for a week at Christmas this year. Madariaga is on the coast of Argentina, about smack dab in the middle. It’s a small town a half an hour drive from the beach, away from the loud noises of Pinamar. The first few days were spent swimming at the playa and shopping…
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Summer Edition
December 26 marked six months on the road for us. It’s hard to believe because in some ways it feels like we’re just getting started with the big drive. We talked about the anniversary over breakfast on Boxing Day, but today, New Year’s Day, is probably closer to halfway. The kids are over their initial…
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Uruguay 2: Meat-packing, No Exit, The Ship To Buenos Aires
We’re out of Uruguay and in Argentina, but I think there are a couple of Uruguyan experiences that never made it on to the blog. The kids didn’t enjoy it as much as I did, but about half way into our stay and before we got the car, we took a trip to the Industrial…
