What's the Deal?
This blog is my play area. I use it just to keep stuff sort of documented.
Sasha’s Cinnamon Sugar Pinwheels/ Pie Crust
First posted on Thursday, November 28, 2013 First you start out by making the crust! This is also the crust that I use for making pies! List of ingredients: 1 & 2/3 cup of flour 1 egg yolk 3 tbsp water (I usually add about 5 to 6; the more moist the dough, the...
I found a truck for Daudi
This sweet vehicle is in El Chalten. A taxi driver told us Peugeots made in Argentina are better than those built in France. Although we were using Google translate and might have misunderstood him!
Money goes far
A salad, a pizza, and 4 drinks. $15 USD
Bus rides
Patagonia requires a lot of time getting there on planes, buses, and taxis. I thought we would like the doubledecker bus for the long rides, so we could see the sights, but we both found it a little too much like a ship. The side to side swaying made us both a bit...
Succesful trek to the base of Fitz Roy
Walking on the Perito Moreno Glacier
Viewing the Perito Moreno Glacier
Puerto Natales airport
It's always fun to walk to the plane.
Puerto Natales
We were in Puerto Natales twice. It felt like cold spring!
Money
One of my many worries was changing money in Argentina. the official rate is 350 Pesos to One US Dollar, but the "Blue Market" rate is higher. We went to the official exchange office in El Calafate, but they were out of money and told us to try the restaurant next...
Argentina
Dogs and spring are everywhere in Argentina!
11/21/2023
Today was a thrilling but physically exhausting day. We hiked to the base of Los Tores. One of our Australian hike-mates recorded 33,000 steps (he had real long legs), 22Km, and 315 floors climbed and descended,
Climbing to the base of Tres Torres
Here are way too many photos of our trek.
The Fascinating History of this Site
This Foray in to WordPress started on or about 11/26/2017. It’s ramblings about running, computers, and sometimes food.