Hola, We left Buenos Aires in the morning on board one of the Buquebus catamarans across La Plata to Montevideo. The boat went ridiculously quickly and it only took us 3 hors to get there. We arrived in Montevideo and then wandered from the port to our hostel in 30 degree sun, something that was not the smartest decision that we have made so far. We checked into El Viajero Ciudad Vieja and the room they had us in was a 6 bed dorm that was so small and so hot that it felt like a sauna. Fortunatly, there was space available in another dorm so we moved into it. After we got settled, we went for a wander around Montevideo. The city is somewhat like Buenos Aires in the sense that it has many historical ... read more

Ola, We flew out of Ushuaia and its 10 degrees, spent an uncomfortable night sleeping in the airport in Buenos Aires, and then landed in the sweltering 30 degree and humid heat of the northern Argentinian jungle. The purpose of this was because we were going to visit Iguazu Falls which is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world. We checked into our hostel in Puerto Iguazu and then took a bus to the Brazilian side of the falls as both Argentina and Brazil share them. The falls themselves are a series of many different cataracts of all sizes and one massive cataract that is known as "The Devil's Throat". The Brazilian side is good because it gives a person an overview of the falls. The falls are surrounded ... read more

Hola, The journey from Puerto Natales to Ushuaia was quite interesting. We left Puerto Natales and met a bus coming north from Punta Arenas in an Estancia parking lot where we transferred vehicles. Then, we continued along the road towards Ushuaia. We starting parallelling the Straits of Magellan and we saw several shipwrecks along the shoreline as well as a red tide in parts. When we arrived at the ferry across the Straits, we were little blown away by the wind. It was whipping up large swells and blowing the sand on the beach everywhere! Then, the ferry had trouble getting to the shore and when it did, it was smaller than the Bowen Island Ferry. Seriously, we have to get on that little rowboat to get acorss the mighty Straits of Magellan? Really, that rowboat ... read more

Hola, We left El Chalten, albeit with some regret, and bussed passed Estancia Helsingfors (obviously some Swedes have made it to Patagonia) and we arrived in El Calafate. El Calafate is a rather boring town, but the hostel we are at, America del Sur, has a good view of the town and the lake that it is on. Also, the main street is quite pretty and it has a very nice log cabin village where people can buy souvenirs. The town itself is on Lago Argentino. The lake looks a bit like an octopus on its side. The name "El Calafate" comes from a berry which, if eaten, guarantees a person's return to Patagonia. The berry comes from the Spanish word "calafatear" which means to waterproof. Sailors used to use the wood of the plant the ... read more

Hola, We began our epic journey into Patagonia in Bariloche. It would take us nearly two days to get to our destination El Chalten. First off, a little bit about Patagonia. It is primarily flat grasslands, with some rolling hills. The point we want to get across is that is a massive exapnse of land where there is very little of anything. It occupies most of the southern portion of Argentina. Take a look on a map, it is huge!!! We boarded the bus in Bariloche and it stopped three times during the day. We visited small "towns", the word "towns" being used very liberally. These places consisted of little more than a couple of streets, three houses, a gas station and 6 dogs. Other than the employees of the gas station, we think the dogs ... read more