Our first stop in Brazil was Paraty. This is a colonial town, one of the first towns colonized in Brazil. We camped next to the beach here but were a little unimpressed with the beach. Apparently it use to be a swamp that they cleared out so the water was a little dirty and a little to warm for comfort. The town itself was really nice though. The streets where all cobblestone streets and all the buildings were really old. We spent one day there then headed off to the beautiful beaches of Brazil. Our next stop was Ilha Grande, or should I say paradise island. We took a two hour boat ride across the ocean to a deserted island. On this island there is only one small town with no roads or cars. It is ... read more

We decided to spend a week in Uruguay, well because we were in the area and why not. We first went to Montevideo. This is the capital and is the biggest city in Uruguay, which is not saying much. We walked around a little while then could not find anything else to do so we left early the next day. Our next stop was piriapolis which is a small beach town. We camped there for a couple nights. The first day we arrived we headed down to the beach and relaxed then went back to the campsite to have a BBQ with some of our friends. The second day we were there we decided to head to Punta del Este, which is the most expensive and nicest resort in all of South America. It was only ... read more

To the end of the world and back! Ushuaia is the most southern city in the world and we wanted to go see what it was all about. We took a ferry to the island tierra del fuego (land of the fire) and were prepared for the cold. Ushuaia is a beautiful city with huge mountains everywhere. The first day we walked around the city for a little while then headed off to the national park. It was Erics birthday so we explored the park then had a birthday dinner of pasta, cake, and wine. We went to bed early so we could wake up early for a hike. The hike was another long one with lots of elevation, just our kind of hike. We hiked for about three hours then made it to the top ... read more

We were meeting Dave on the 7th of January and to get there on time we had to take a 28 hour bus ride. We were a little nervous about this but it turned out to be not to bad at all. The first six hours on the bus we watched three movies back to back. The time sure did fly. Then by that time it was almost time to sleep, then another movie, and we arrived in El Calafate! The main event in El Calafate is the famous glacier moreno. To view this glacier we took an all day boat trip out to the biggest lake in Argentina. Our first stop on this trip was the many icebergs in the lake, and it was a sight to see. The icebergs made the water color of ... read more

Chiloe is a huge island right off of Chile. We had to take a ferry to get there. Our first stop in Chiloe was the national park. We camped at the front of the park because we arrived to lake to do any real hiking the first day. We slept well then were off on a long, grueling 35 mile hike. Before we left we got directions from two different people and if anyone knows anything about Chile you could probably guess the directions where not the best. The rangers told us to go along the road for 4 km then the beach for 11km then up a hill and you will find the refugio. You cant miss it they both said. We were both thinking ok along the beach this should be a nice easy ... read more