My reasons for not posting lately are simple, I was on an awesome trip in Argentina and Chile!!

On January 1, I boarded a plane bound for Miami then Buenos Aires. After walking through the mess that was Miami’s airport, I got onto my plane headed to Argentina. But my bags did not make that plane. But it was ok because I thought ahead and packed extra clothes in my carryon!

Buenos Aires, First Day:

Famous sculpture!

Evita Peron statue. Our guide said Evita was a hated and loved figure. Its either or. Kinda sounds like George Bush…hmmm.

Evita Peron tomb. First time I ever visited a grave as a tourist (I think.)

Trelew/ Puerto Madryn, Second & Third Day:

We stopped and saw Magellan penguins. There were thousands of penguins in a little colony. It was very neat to walk amongst these little guys. One got kinda close to me so I had to move away quickly as to not disorient them. Many of the younger ones can get lost from their “pack” so to speak.
Trelew/ El Calafate, Fourth Day:

At my insistence, we went to a very cool paleontological museum that I read about in the book In Patagonia. Later we went to the oldest Welsh house in the area. In the 1800s, several Welsh immigrants migrated to Argentina to establish their own community to be free of British rule. We then hopped a flight to El Calafate to see the famed Perito Moreno glacier.

Perito Moreno, Fifth Day:

Perito Moreno is one of the only “living” glaciers.

To put it simply, this was one of the most amazing sites I have ever seen in my life.

Every few minutes, a few bits of ice would crack off and make a huge crashing sound.

Las Torres National Park, Chile, Day six:

We drive six hours and went across the Chilean border which consisted of a thorough luggage search, many pieces of paper stamped, and passports checked. Once we got across the border, we drove an hour to a beautiful national park.

More in the next post!