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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.
Santiago
We spent one dusty hot day in Santiago. We stayed at the Holiday Inn at the airport. We took a taxi in to town and rode the cable cat to the central lookout. Then we figured out how to use the subway and bus to return. That was our own little adventure!
Photo from BWI
Our flight out of Atlanta was delayed 90 minutes. Not too much of a problem, just a lot of waiting around.
Night before leaving
Four outfits covering four seasons; fitted into a carry-on and a personal item. We will see how this goes!
Turkey cheese sandwiches
Lisa used cheese from S. Clyde Weaver that won some international award. It was yummy!
Test post from my phone
This is a test to see if I can post from my phone
Assassin Bug
More of Dad’s photos
Hot Lancaster County Morning
This Day in Dad’s Photo Scanning
This Day in Dad’s Photo Scanning
These photos came up today in "on this day in the past." Evidently Dad saved these pictures on this date, and now my One Drive shows them to me on this date. This is an eclectic bunch!
Dad’s Birthday
Today was my late Dad's Birthday. Here are some photos of him. The first one is Dad burning huge blocks of packaging Styrofoam in his fire on Lyndell. Lisa was horrified, but that was my Dad - he lived life by his own rules! Media OLYMPUS DIGITAL...
Hot Day in July
At some point in the past few years I saved one of my Dad's photo archives from an external hard drive to my OneDrive. So they keep showing up as "memories on this day." Today it was 95 degrees in real life in Lancaster, PA, but these photos showed up:
Leaving Nairobi for First Home Leave
Mom forwarded this email today.
Harold Dwayne Charles
October 30, 1946 – February 11, 2023
DRJ
DONALD JACOBS DIED 2020Saturday, February 111 Donald R. Jacobs, 91, died February 11 in the family home in Leola, where he lived his active retirement years since 2002 with his beloved wife, Anna Ruth. During his passing, Don was surrounded by his loving family as he...
Trip to Johnstown
KMK 829
Kellys Run 2023
I asked ChatGPT to make up a story about our hike. I forgot to give our names! Here are my instructions and ChatGPT's artificial intelligence created story! write a short story about 2 brothers hiking Kellys...
Charles Family
Trip out West
Happy Birthday, Paul!
Bolar Roast Sliders
Here is a recipe that is very bad for global warming, because it is mostly Beef. It's a recipe from one of Lisa's cousins. Enough Bolar Roast to feed your crowd1 large jar of pepperonciniDump all in to a crockpot, cook overnight.Shred and put on little slider bunsLisa...
Happy Birthday Annisa!
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