Our wonderful week in Buenos Aires had come to an end and it was time to begin our road trip. We had hoped to take a ferry across Rio de la Plata directly to Montevideo, where we had our stored…
Never a Dull Moment
From the moment we touched down at Buenos Aires Airport, we knew that this would be a very exciting and action-packed week! We grabbed a taxi to our air b&b in the Palermo District, an animated tree-lined neighborhood filled with…
Places to Revisit
25 days. Traversing Argentine Patagonia had taken longer than we had expected and now we were on our way to Chile. This country is shaped like an icicle, long and skinny, with only 350 km (217 mi) at its widest…
Rolling on Ruta 40
It was time to embark on the legendary Ruta 40, the longest route in Argentina and one of the longest in the world. It runs parallel to the Andes Mountains, stretching over 5,000 km (3,107 mi) while going through some…
Gone with the Wind
To view our slideshow click HERE It has been a month since I posted our last blog, mostly because of the lack of reliable wifi, so we have many tales to tell. We returned through the harsh Patagonian steppe…
The Road to the End of the World
View our photo album for this blog HERE Time for a change of scenery and a look at one of the petrified forests in Patagonia. And so we continued along Ruta 3, the primary highway on the eastern coast. Along…
Sights from the Steppe
To view the slideshow for this post, you can click HERE On many of our adventures, the journey has been as exciting as the destination. Not so on the east side of Argentina, especially Patagonia. There are miles and miles…
¡Hasta la Vista, Buenos Aires, Hola las Playas!
To view our photo album for this blog, click here Our ferry ride from Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay to Buenos Aires only took an hour, not counting the wait to clear customs and immigration plus the interminable delay in embarking.…
Rambling las Ramblas
There are lovely beaches in Uruguay which stretch southeastward from Montevideo. Alongside them are “ramblas,” broad promenades for walking, jogging, cycling and enjoying the scenery. After loading our camper with provisions we headed toward the Uruguayan Riviera. Our first stop…
Are We on Vacation Yet?
We can’t believe that we’ve already been in Montevideo over one week! Our trip had an auspicious beginning, except that we were awakened at 2 am by a random caller in Lubbock, Texas. Aroused from a deep sleep and thinking…