Blogs from Chubut, Argentina, South America - page 40

Bit of a backtrack as I don't think I did the glacier justice. I still can't believe that it is moving!...like a river in really slo-mo...(and why abbreviate a word like slo-mo?) and the middle runs (?) a bit faster than the sides, and the face we see probably fell as snow about a million years ago!!.....and the snap, crackle and pop is exactly like a hugely amplified version of pouring your single malt over frsh ice...(I had a girlfriend once, she never believed in, or understood 'fresh' ice!) I saw another (little) glacier today on a tour of the lake out of Esquel, and saw some shaky looking rare and really old trees!..but also met some nice people, good to do a toury thing and give the bike a day off just for a change! ... read more

this was the famous peninsula where you see whales ( in the summer)... read more

Some things can never be forgiven. Never. When it comes to the issue of the many deaths that occured during the Malvenas conflagration, whilst I have no historical knowledge to draw on I am quite prepared to persuade myself that the wonderfully moral and righteous British Democracy is at least as culpable as the murderous dictatorship that ruled Argentina at the time. Johnny Foreigner invading our turf can, after time, be passed over, at least by those who didn´t suffer directly or indirectly at the time. However, Maradona´s outrageous cheating that led to England´s exit from the 1986 World Cup and to that same Maradona eventually lifting the trophy and placing it triumphally to his undeserving lips must live forever in infamy. Don´t tell me that England players have cheated in many ways over the years. ... read more

Heute melden wir uns als Familie DEB zurueck. Jeden Tag ein neues Abenteuer, ganz besonders wenn man nicht in einem kleinen Dorf der Erholung nachgeht (aber auch dort kann man Spannendes erleben) sondern wenn man auf Reisen ist. Heute will ich euch von einem Stuhl in einem Teehaus berichten auf den sich niemand setzen darf, einer Stadt die sich seit 20 Jahren nicht veraendert hat, Baeumen die sich seit ueber 60.000.000 Jahren nicht veraendert haben, einem Bus der bei Tempo 90 die Tuer verliert und natuerlich von Silke und von Raphael. Um das alles zu erzaelen, muss ich das Rad der Geschichte ein bisschen zurueckdrehen. Alles faengt an einem windigen Samstagnachmittag im November an: Wir waren auf dem Weg in ein original walisisches Teehaus, die Sonne schien auf uns herab und wir freuten uns an den ... read more

San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina Visited November 24 and 25, 2005 To see this page with pictures and proper formatting, please visit: http://www.fmschmitt.com/travels/2005SouthAmerica/bariloche/bariloche.html All of our travel pictures and commentary are accessible at: http://www.fmschmitt.com/travels.htm After two days of cold and overcast weather, the bright sun greeted us on our last morning in Bariloche with this sparkling view of lake Nahuel Huapi and the Andes beyond. Our first (and only full) day in Bariloche suffered from the cold and drizzle that assaulted us during the previous day’s lake crossing from Chile into Argentina. However, the second day provided us with a sunny, if blustery, morning to explore this overly-expanding town in an absolutely gorgeous location. Looking North across Lago Nahuel Huapi to the Andes from Bariloche's port Architec... read more