The day started innocently enough, with a walk to buy some more sunblock. Then I checked in at the office of Kawaran Rafts where a bus was waiting to take us to the helipad. A …
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69. To Queenstown via Mount Cook
The three and a half pints of Guinness that I’d drunk at the Irish Pub didn’t cause as much suffering as I’d expected. Not that I could remember too much of the latter part of …
Continue reading68. To Christchurch
On 8th March I managed to get up at a reasonable time, though sill long after the rest of the household was up and busy. Since arriving, I’ve been quizzing Rachel’s family about the best …
Continue reading67. Over the Antarctic Ocean
I used to think I understood the International Date Line perfectly. Now I am having a hard job getting my head around the concept… Late on 4th March, I’d taken my seat on the Boeing …
Continue reading66. Farewell to Latin America…
It being Sunday, the city was quiet when I woke up on 3rd March. I had a typical Buenos Aires breakfast of “cafe con leche y media lunas” (milky coffee and croissants). Initially I taken …
Continue reading65. A “Porteño” Weekend…
The BuqueBus docked at the port of Buenos Aires around midday on 1st March, leaving me three and a half days to explore Buenos Aires… and to try to get used to the idea that …
Continue reading64. Over to Uruguay
I woke up the bus on 27th February with several hours still to go, to reach Buenos Aires. A film starring Kevin Costner filled a couple of hours – it was a rather weird one …
Continue reading63. Penguins!
In the morning of 24th February, I reached Caleta Olivia where the bus terminated and we all got off. The Swiss girl I’d chatted to on the way bought me a coffee while we waited …
Continue reading62. Perito Moreno Glacier
On 21st February, the cross-border bus was supposed to leave Puerto Natales at 8:30 am, but there was some kind of delay, and by the time it arrived to pick us up the “bus” had …
Continue reading61. Torres del Paine National Park
Needless to say on 19th February I slept late, and then had a relaxed cooked breakfast, which consisted of the normal Chilean paila de huevos – eggs served in the pan they were cooked in. …
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