This is not my first experience of white water rafting, but what baffles me is why I continue to do it. Be it in Maine (USA), Australia, or the Zambezi in Zimbabwe (which Christi and I did together), my experiences have had two things in common: class V rapids and long swims. Perhaps today will be the day I finally get to stay in the raft, but I’m not comforted by the fact that, Christi aside, … [Read more...]
Circuito Chico tour, Bariloche, Argentina, Day 86
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Today is the last chance for Christi and I to do the Circuito Chico tour and see some of the finest scenery around Bariloche, but we've blown it. The rain that began last night continues to hammer down this morning, drenching the scenery and our spirits. Our timing since arriving in Bariloche has been terrible. Every time there has been a beautiful sunny day we have slept in, wandered around … [Read more...]
Puerto Madryn, Day 87
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The windows of the bus are heavy with condensation this morning as I stare bleary-eyed at the scenery. Christi and I have crossed Argentina from west (the lakes and mountains of the Andes) to east (the vast plains that run down into the Atlantic Ocean). The major reason to visit this area is its wildlife and we quickly book ourselves onto two separate tours: whale watching and canoodling with … [Read more...]
Peninsula Valdes, Day 88
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The weather is much calmer today and the whale watching trips are good to go. To this end several tour buses descend on the tiny hamlet of Puerto Piramides on the isthmus of Peninsula Valdes, which separates Golfo Neuvo (to the south) and Golfo San Jose (to the north). The southern right whales come to the sheltered haven of Golfo Nuevo each spring to give birth and raise their young. And … [Read more...]
Punta Tombo Provincial Park, Day 89
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Our second marine wildlife watching adventure begins at Rawson, an hour to the south of Puerto Madryn. The outskirts of this town are plagued by yet another forest of plastic bags clinging to shrubs and bushes. Do the locals not notice this eyesore? Do they not care about the environmental impact? Am I a hypocrite for pointing out another country’s imperfections when both Britain and … [Read more...]
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