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gear explosion in the refugio  
   

gear explosion in the refugio

cleaning all the ash off everything, just in time to get it all coated again
is it the end of the world, or just Volcan Chaiten?

May 7th 2008
So, nature, it seems did have other plans for us. Volcan Chaiten, just over 100km away (but in Chile) started throwing up ash, which was being blown over to Esquel and beyond. The night of the eruption we felt an earthquake (caused by the volcano), and then woke up to an ash covered tent and town. Even so, we met up with Phillipe and Laurence , and then spent a ... read more
South America » Argentina

Argentine Flag Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more
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