After being separated from our trusty touring bikes for a couple of months, we decided to bring them down to Portland for some surgery. We decided that we wanted to convert our bikes into Xtracycles. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking—you already have bikes capable of hauling a bunch of stuff, why do you need [...]
Filed under: General on August 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
We finally posted another round of photos and videos from our time in Buenos Aires and the surrounding areas, including San Antonio de Areco, Iguazu Falls, Corrientes, Resistencia, Cordoba and Alta Gracia.
Photos are in the photo gallery.
The most recent videos are:
A short clip from the tango show we went to at El Querandi in Buenos [...]
Filed under: Argentina, Movies on June 28th, 2008 | No Comments »
OK, Seattle isn’t exactly the same as when we left. But a lot of things are, including the Summer Solstice Parade at the annual Fremont Fair—as evidenced by the picture above. In any case, we made it home safe, albeit late due to delays on both of our flights. It has been great getting to [...]
Filed under: General on June 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »
We’re wrapping up our time in Argentina, and getting ready to come home this week. It’s been a long time coming, and we’re filled with feelings of both excitement to return and dread of the 15 hrs of flying we have ahead of us. But after our recent bus adventures, we are at least comforted by [...]
Filed under: Argentina on June 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
…is June 18. That is, assuming we make our connecting flight in D.C., since we have < 2 hr layover. And we’re flying into Seattle. Since I finally was able to unload sell my mildew-ridden, mouse-infested (but highly fuel economical) car to my friend Bob, we are going to pick up Cindy’s car in Seattle [...]
Filed under: Argentina on May 1st, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s been a while, so we put up a bunch of photos here. Enjoy!
Filed under: Argentina, Chile on April 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »
First of all, we finally arrived in Ushuaia yesterday! Woohoo!!! Now for how we got here…
We spent a couple of days in Punta Arenas resting and waiting for Cindy’s bike to be repaired. Punta Arenas has a nice downtown area, with a couple of museums, the best of which was the former mansion of a [...]
Filed under: Argentina, Chile on April 20th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Since we recently camped outside one of these salmon farming facilities in Chile, I thought I’d pass on this NY Times article about a virus that is devastating the salmon stocks down here. I know this seems impossible, but they think that the fact that the salmon pens are too crowded and too close together [...]
Filed under: Chile, General on March 27th, 2008 | No Comments »
With a little help from the local authorities in Cochrane, we were able to get connected with a truck driver named Miguel who makes weekly runs delivering goods and livestock between Coyhaique, Cochrane, and Villa O’Higgins. When we talked to him at the beginning of the week, he thought he would have space, and he [...]
Filed under: Argentina, Chile on March 25th, 2008 | No Comments »
Sorry to have been out of touch so long…we are getting into more and more remote areas of Patagonia, and thus internet access has been extremely limited. Anyway, on with the saga!
We arrived in El Bolson after a long day’s ride, found a hostel, and then we prepared ourselves for a rest day the following [...]
Filed under: Argentina, Chile on March 10th, 2008 | 1 Comment »