We had a good night’s sleep, but in the morning the wind returned with a vengeance. Our camping spot wasn’t very sheltered and the Caranex was flapping like a mad thing. Fortunately, it seems to stand up reasonably well to wind. Better than can be said for rain. Heading for…
Another day of borders. A Mirage fighter of the Argentinian Air Force. Probably of Falklands vintage? Despite Jen’s fears, we had a night uninterrupted by visitors, once we had established approval to camp in the sprawling soccer field complex. Our hosts were quite accepting of our presence, once they had…
Monte Leon National Park Pleasingly the day dawned sunny. We’ll be able to go to the penguin colony after all. While Dennis started taking down the tent, I walked to the one toilet, only to find our camping neighbour using the sink to wash up his breakfast cooking utensils. Last…
It’s time to move on. We have had an enjoyable, if not terribly productive rest day. I’d be quite happy to stay another day but Jen is anxious in case we don’t have time to get to Ushuaia in time, despite it being a two day drive and having 8…
We didn’t rush to get up, as today is a non-driving day. Our number one task is to get the laundry done. My wardrobe is exhausted. Dennis has more clothes than me, although he will deny it, but our bedding, towels etc are all in need of washing. We can’t…
Another great sleep, despite trucks moving during the night. Importantly the wind died down and the Caranex was still. Wifi was very spasmodic but once most of the trucks had left by 8.30am, it became good enough to get Jen’s blog from yesterday, posted. It took the claw hammer to…
Our overnight at the YPF fuel station in Las Heras passed without incident. Las Heras was a pretty dead beat town. The car park was large and not full of trucks. Several times a police car passed, which was reassuring. The wind dropped, but it rained during the night. Fortunately…
Yesterday, while photographing the Green or Blue lake, three males asked me where we came from. “New Zealand”, I said. The older one repeated it in Spanish to his younger protege’s. He then said to me in English, “Maori”. “Very impressive”, I said to him. He then went on to…
It seemed to be dark late this morning. The sun was hiding behind the mountains. It was chilly. 4 degrees in Poki, so not warm outside. I had left some underwear and socks hanging outside to dry overnight. Unsurprisingly, they were not dry, so had to be hung up in…
Last nights camp was excellent. Again, clean, tidy operational facilities. We must have turned a corner..:) Run by a little old lady. Most men haven’t got a clue…:) Today we have to book a ferry to cross the next piece of water. Or do we? Jen has been worrying about…