http://www.ephemerica.com Following the travels of Matt and Cindy as we bike from Mexico to Argentina Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:39:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.ephemerica.com/2008/08/22/epilogue/ Babylon 5: The River of Souls dvd One of first priorities when we arrived in Buenos Aires was to buy jeans. We had been wearing quick-dry travel pants exclusively for over a year and were excited to feel a bit less like travelers. Once we were happily wearing jeans, ... http://www.ephemerica.com/2008/05/28/and-what-good-air-it-is/ ...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 ... http://www.ephemerica.com/2008/05/01/official-return-date/ 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 ... http://www.ephemerica.com/2008/03/25/cracks-of-both-the-frozen-and-circular-variety/ 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 ... http://www.ephemerica.com/2008/01/28/sound-vision/ 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 ... http://www.ephemerica.com/2008/01/27/chilean-salmon-virus-running-amok/ It's been a while, so we put up a bunch of photos here. Enjoy! http://www.ephemerica.com/2008/01/23/more-argentinachile-photos/ .!..!. Since leaving Cafayate, we have been riding mostly through desert, which means heat (40+ degrees Celsius) with little shade and wind. For the most part, we are able to find a town with a restaurant to stop in for lunch and to wait out the hottest part of the day ... http://www.ephemerica.com/2008/01/22/hot-desert-nights/ 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 ... http://www.ephemerica.com/2008/01/22/same-as-it-ever-was/ 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 ... http://www.ephemerica.com/2008/01/20/el-fin-del-mundo/