Chris & Sharon

Warm greetings from cold Argentina! The snows are finally melting and the temperature is rising…slowly. The novelty of the cold climate hasn’t worn off completely for us. Having lived in Florida, coastal California and Honduras, we have never experienced a traditional winter before! The cold weather also encourages us to stay inside in observance of […]

107 days…we can hardly believe it! After traveling continuously for almost two years; staying in one place for so long definitely has been a major change for us. When you add the strict quarantine restrictions into the mix it has been challenging at times. Overall, we are doing absolutely great! We feel totally safe and

This update covers through March 31st… While we were still camping at El Chalten we found out the Argentine government had decided to close all national parks due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.  This was the beginning of the end for our travel plans.  Two days later, as we tried to decide what to do next,

During our last few days at Estancia Rio Mitre we relaxed and went on walks through the dry summer grasses on the vast plains surrounding the ranch house.  We saw lots of birds of prey out hunting; they seem to love fence posts (the tallest thing around in an area completely devoid of trees). The

We set off from Punta Arenas for Torres del Paine National Park.  The scenery was beautiful and we saw wildlife and some old friends.  The friends were Tim and Sally (UK cyclists) whom we had met over a month ago on Carretera Austral.  We also had a close encounter with a full-grown Rhea (think ostrich). 

We finally left Estancia Harberton and headed northwest towards Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego National Park.  Unfortunately, the weather was not on our side and we had rain, fog and cold temperatures for the next several days.  We stopped for the obligatory photo at the End Of The World sign.  The place was an absolute

Three months ago we left the small town of Chile Chico and headed towards the Argentinean border, crossing it, and eventually arrived at the even smaller town of Gobernador Gregores. Curiously, this is the same town we are in right now during the mandated quarantine.  Apparently we are time travelers too:)!  The environmental change as

From the lakeside town of Rio Tranquilo we continued south on the Carretera Austral heading towards Patagonia National Park.  The distance to cover was not overly far, but because of the gravel road and the sheer number of beautiful views, it took us a long time to get there.  An explanation might be helpful of

We left Queulat on a rainy morning to head back to Chile’s iconic Carretera Austral (Southern Road).  The road was built in 1988 with the hopes to unite the rural southern patagonia with the rest of the country.  Prior to the construction of the road this enormous area of Chile was very isolated. It stretches

Time to finally bid farewell to Chiloe!  Unfortunately, catching the ferry that crosses from Quellon to Chaiten was a logistical nightmare.  Long story short…we purchased tickets in advance, but the ferry never arrived! Luckily, we ran into an angel named Roberto who helped us sort it all out and we all caught the ferry the