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We woke up to a cool crisp morning with some drizzle, but after the days of pouring rain, the excitement was real. We had re-worked our schedule in hopes that this break in the weather would happen so that we could get some hiking in. We took a couple of hours in the drizzle to…

We jumped on to a small flight and headed south (oh boy do I love a small plane). Arriving in Chaitén we drove directly to Pumalin Park to hike along the Ranita de Darwin Trail where the famed Darwin frog lives (sadly none were found). The rain continued intermittently on our hike but we did…

If you thought it rains a lot in Portland, come to Patagonia. Not only does it rain but the wind howls! Thankful we did get a glimpse of the Orosono volcano on our first day in Llanquihue as it was the only clear day we’ve had! Sadly, we will be moving on with out another…

This morning we woke up to rain pelting our windows and whitecaps on the lake. That said, we headed to the community of Lianquihue to meet up with Fuenacian Legado Chile (FLC), a Chilean NGO focusing on wetland restoration in northern Patagonia. FLC’s field scientist Andres distributed gloves along with horror flick implements to attack…

We started our transition from wine and extravagant meals to more temperate days in Patagonia (Chile side). We flew from Mendoza to Santiago where we met our trip leader and the two other trip participants, Janelle (NY) and Beatrice (San Pablo, Brazil). Lucky Ron, he is heading out on our adventure with three women and…

What a wild night we had. The wind was howling and the raining was coming down hard. The power went in and out several times in the evening. Thankfully, we were hunkered down in our room and ready for bed so it didn’t really bother us – that is until the heat went out too.…

What can I say, it’s not exactly what we thought but an experience all the same. We started our third day with rain so our outdoor adventure was cancelled as it was most likely snowing in the “pre-Andes” where we were supposed to hike on Wed. Instead we learned more about how to blog, ate…

We were picked up at Mendoza airport after a rather bumpy plane ride from Buenos Aires – and we all know how much I love a bumpy flight! As we travelled from the airport to Mendoza we learned a lot about the upcoming election and all the issues the country is dealing with. The first…

Arrived safely and easily passed thru customs. Did I mention Apple Air Tags….Thankfully we also had our devices on alerts. As we walked out of the airport and met our driver, I received an alert that I had LEFT my IPad on the plane! Sure enough I could see it sitting on the tarmac and…

This photo was taken in 2007 when we hiked to base camp on Mt Everest. Hope to add to our adventure photo gallery soon! Brilliant day as we left Sauvie Island for our journey to Mendoza and then to Patagonia. All the little pieces of a year of planning have started to fall into place.…