In Tierra del Fuego, we rented a car and drove about 2 hours out of town, on to dirt roads, to the Harberton Ranch. It lies on the east mouth of the Beagle channel. Looking out of the channel, there is an island in the middle. To the left of the island was the...

we eat salads every day, even while waiting for the plane at Calafate Airport.

El Chalten is a quaint little town built for tourists, especially trekkers. We very much enjoyed our short stay. it was peaceful, although one day the locals burned tires on the bridge into town to protest the lack of affordable housing for the service industry...

In El Chalten, we ate at a restaurant that serves traditional Argentinean food in a fixed menu. You eat what they serve you for 5 courses. It is very meat based. I had the best beef intestine I ever ate.

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!

A salad, a pizza, and 4 drinks. $15 USD

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...

It's always fun to walk to the plane.

We were in Puerto Natales twice. It felt like cold spring!

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...

Dogs and spring are everywhere in Argentina!

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,

Here are way too many photos of our trek.

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!

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

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