Move over, Suzanne Sommers

The thighmaster has been replaced.  Meet my horse, or as Adam and I nicknamed him, Rusty, the beefaroni pony: Adam and I decided to make a horseback riding excursion while visiting Bariloche. It taught me that it is a very, very good thing that I live in a city, not on a ranch. My first [...]

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El Chalten (part 2)

Our last two days in El Chalten were action packed and tiring. We did two long hikes again, and the first two-thirds of both were the exact same. But after arriving to a campsite and crossing a few streams and a river, there was a choice to make. Go up to near the base of [...]

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El Chalten (part 1)

It’s been a few weeks now since we were there, but after Perito Moreno Glacier, we headed north a few hours to a small town (for now) called El Chalten. There are only 200 permanent residents, but during summer it transforms into a trekker’s heaven, and every hostel and hotel is pretty much sold out. [...]

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Walking with penguins

(This post is dedicated to our nephew, Johnny) We still have several posts to catch up on for our hiking through El Chalten and Parque Nacional Torres Del Paine (and now since we’re grounded in Bariloche for at least a week with working internet, they will be coming soon), but we wanted to get a [...]

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Glaciar Perito Moreno

There are many highlights of Patagonia, but Perito Moreno Glaciar is no doubt one of the biggest. After our trip there last week, it was easy to see why. There are many different ways to see Perito Moreno. Most people just take a bus ride there from El Calafate. Once there, there are many different [...]

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