Dear Reader (2025-02-27), Well I am temporarily caught up on my Spanish homework, and so let’s return to drifting at speed. In today’s post you and I reach the limits of navigable waters in the Weddell Sea (09-11). Our ship’s captain brought the ship up … Continue readingAntarctica – 05
Dear Reader (2025-02-19),Part of appreciating the Antarctica experience is to also pause and reflect on its ugly history. One location where we landed was where whales were once slaughtered. The few remaining whale bones speak volumes. In today’s post you and I also continue taking … Continue readingAntarctica – 04
Dear Reader (2025-02-13),In today’s post you and I join a trio of arctic terns and a penguin, and stare into the abyss. Some find the abyss disturbing. Others find it comforting. I conclude as I have thought before that the abyss, like nature (1) is … Continue readingAntarctica – 03
Dear Reader (2025-02-11),Today we return to my irregularly scheduled programming, and continue with forms, features, and floating in Antarctica. Cheers
Dear Reader (2015-02-02),For those familiar with my posts, you should know that some of my posts come with a beverage-suggested option. This is one of those posts, or you can just jump to the images. HousekeepingToday is the first of the Antarctica series of posts. … Continue readingAntarctica – 01
Dear Reader (2025-02-02),In today’s post you and I complete the transition from land to sea by wandering (without defined purpose or destination) in and around Ushuaia, Argentina. “Ushuaia is the capital of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province, Argentina. With a … Continue readingTransition – Ushuaia
Dear Reader (2025-02-01),In the next 2 posts you and I will slowly transition from Patagonia to Antarctica by showing you some town scenes. In an earlier post, I mentioned the towns, of El Chalten (Argentina), El Calafate (Argentina), and Puerto Natales (Chile). I really liked … Continue readingPatagonia – Town Visits
Dear Reader (2025-01-27),Today you and I see highlights of my first walk in Patagonia. I loved the walk (Senda Laguna Torre), and it was exciting to be walking in a whole new world. There are only four photos from today’s walk because after the edit … Continue readingPatagonia – El Chalten – 1 Walk
Dear Reader (2015-01-24)Some of you may have noticed that I walked the W Trek (Chilean Patagonia and 5 posts) after walking in Argentine Patagonia, and yet I have only posted about the former. So, let’s visit the El Chalten region in Argentina, where I walked … Continue readingPatagonia – El Chalten – 2 Walks
Dear Reader (2025-01-22)In today’s post you and I finish the W Trek by walking the same path as Day 4 (in the opposite direction). A small ferry then cruises to where a 15 minute walk is required to reach a bus stop. A series of … Continue readingPatagonia – W Trek – Day 5
Dear Reader (2025-01-19)The W Trek is shaped roughly like a flat-bottomed W. I walked the route from the W’s right side to its left side (east to west). In today’s post you and I will walk the relatively short distance from the bottom of the … Continue readingPatagonia – W Trek – Day 4
Dear Reader (2025-01-17),In today’s post you and I walk to a glacier lookout, past an unusable old bridge and over a very serviceable new bridge, and through an area that was ravaged by fire in 2011. My love affair with the trees and mountains of … Continue readingPatagonia – W Trek – Day 3
Dear Reader (2025-01-13),In today’s post you and I walk what would appear from the map to be a relatively moderate walk. Most of the day is spent in sight of Lago Nordernskjöld (a good Argentine name). I and others I meet at the end of … Continue readingPatagonia – W Trek – Day 2
Dear Reader (2025-01-13), It is time to begin the second part of the Buenos Aires, Patagonia, Antarctica adventure. The two areas I visited in Patagonia were Los Glaciares National Park using El Chalten in Argentina as a base, and Torres del Paine National Park in … Continue readingPatagonia – W Trek – Day 1
Dear Reader (2025-01-05)In La Boca, down a short alley an accordion player sits in the corner of a small empty stage. This is obviously his livelihood. I ask if I can take his portrait through gestures, and I contribute to the nearly empty hat in … Continue readingBuenos Aires – Portrait