salt And they say too much salt isn't good for you! Great to see you both looking so fit and well. Those rock formations look a bit Madagascan I must say. Did the air taste like being by the sea?
WOW! Oh wow! Easter Island... my dream destination. Thank you so much for sharing your trip and your gorgeous photos. It's been great travelling with you - hopefully I'll get there myself one day! :)
Very impressed! Hi Guys
We just wanted to say we're well impressed with the hike up to 5600m you did. In our first few days in Bolivia we were staying at 4000m and hiked up to just over 4600 and it really took it out of us. Know exactly what you mean about stopping every 20 paces. The peak sounds like an excellent find; I think we'll be checking out summitpost when we get to Peru.
Not sure how long you're planning to stay in Bolivia but we really recommend Sajama national park if you get the chance. To get there you need to go to Patacamaya on the La Paz-Orouro road and find the minibus to Tambo Quemado/Sajama (Must leave around midday, 1pm). From there, well throw yourselves into the welcoming arms of the locals and enjoy the scenery.
Cheers
Andy and Gill
I'll Say My breath was taken away! It seems I follow your blogs because you are such a nature lover- your pictures are of the things I notice and want to see not random travel shots! youve captured the mystique of The North of Chile here, even though Ive never been... I that much closer to it from your blog! Cheers..
On a point of grammar Shouldn't it be "with Barry and me acting as tour guides" rather than "with Barry and I". Haha, only kidding babe, great blog and I think your pics are better than mine again!
What a Pity Such a shame this post is classified under Mendoza when all but 4 of the wonderful pictures were taken in Beautiful Chile! :) Ive been following all of you and Barry's blogs, love the pics! Stay in Chile longer please!
Where to next? Hi Ruth
Just testing your blog address (and also Barry´s). I know you weren´t sure about it but the 4am start for the Tatio Geysers is well worth it if you have the time in San Pedro. We did the northern villages tour afterwards with Isabella (the Austrian girl from the other two tours!!!). We had a great day, just the 3 of us in a 4x4 pick up with ´Gino´. Hope you´re enjoying driving round the desert and manage to bag the volcano you were after.
Take care
Gill and Andy
Hiking? Okay, we surrender, you guys do proper hiking! Still, it was good to have the boots back on but after a few weeks in sandals and flip-flops they felt a bit strange!
that penguin The one...watching your ship! I LOVE IT! I'm a total stranger to you...but recently smitten with Antarctica...and that picture is really great!!!! Good job and happy happy travels!
Lovely! Great pictures as usual. This is totally awesome, you 're spending more time than normal for backpackers in beautiful Central Chile! The Chilean Andes from north of Santiago to below Coihaique- over 1200 km- is saturated with National Park apon National Park. 5000 meter peaks turn to glacial canyons that turn to massive volcanos that turn to dense Monkey Puzzle forests that turn to Alerce Rainforests and granite peaks that turn to glacier capped fjords. Its like paradise for nature lovers! im so happy you shared a glimpse of this with the world. :)
Indeed It was indeed fuming, but fun! Hoping to get up towards Llaima in the next few days, so we will see if there is anything happening there now - I want to see lava!
great pics! A classic post on the spoils of Pucon. Looks like Villarica was fuming mad that day huh? Too bad you missed the explosions of Llaima by 3 weeks! :( And yes, you are in Pucon, Chile. And yes, I am very, very jealous. :-/
Same! For the record the leafy plant might best be called Nalca, its Chilean name! While it is in the same class as Rhubarb- Magnoliopsida- so is practically every other fruit, flower and nut tree. I feel like if you are in the country of a specific plant, the name you call it should be in latin(Gunnera species) or the local name, Nalca. Call me crazy! :) I have loved your last few blogs, you are working your way up Chile now huh? Go off the beaten track, I better not see a summit of Villarica without corresponding pictures of the alpine lakes of Huerquehue!! And try to get to Llaima Volcano in Villarica, it was clam for me but spewed lava Jan 2!!
wish i could have been there I'm sitting here with my own type of cold and wish it was that type of cold instead. Am very envious- it looks as pure and grand as I imagined.
castellano Erm...... sí señor, claro....... ¡hola! ha ha, honestly, I think my spoken is better than my written. Well, that´s my excuse and I´m sticking to it..!
y ahora hablan castellano, no? Keep up the great blogging. And how´s about throwing in a Spanish phrase here or there, just to prove the course was worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome to my travelblog, a place where I can record my trips, write down my experiences, share my ideas and re-live my memories. I don't really know why I keep a blog; I think it is partly because I don't want to forget things but it is also for my friends and family to keep up to date with my wandering. I guess I'm also writing it to help out other travellers who are looking for tips or inspiration.
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Strong cocktails...
They may have blown your socks off but I felt fine!