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This blog is my play area. I use it just to keep stuff sort of documented.

Villa Mansa

Villa Mansa

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Villa Mansa. I wish I could grow lavender this big. We taught them to serve a pepper grinder to people from Estados Unidos.

Money

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...

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11/21/2023

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,

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Santiago

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!

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Photo from BWI

Photo from BWI

Our flight out of Atlanta was delayed 90 minutes. Not too much of a problem, just a lot of waiting around.

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Night before leaving

Night before leaving

Four outfits covering four seasons; fitted into a carry-on and a personal item. We will see how this goes!

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 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.