Southern Hemisphere Weather

Before I get started – YES, we understand that it is Fall below the Equator. But I still get a little bit of complain time over the fact that we have only had TWO days of partial sunshine for this entire trip. That’s a lot of rain and cloud cover. Now that that’s done let […]

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Round Three…You Know What I’m Talking About

Just when we thought our “why-did-we-rent-a-car-in-Chile” woes were behind us we were presented with a third opportunity to cross the Andes…this time via car. Some background: After we explored the coastline past Renaca we turned inward to make our way up to Los Andes and Portillo – two mountain towns that offer spectacular views of […]

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Crossing the Andes…Round Two

So you remember our first experience with crossing the Andes in a plane? Well the second time was a bit smoother, I think it helped that it was daylight, although it was still disconcerting when the final turn was so close to the mountainside that I could see individual trees.  Once we arrived in Chile […]

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