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Gary is the
photographer, driver, navigator, toilet emptier, fresh water and diesel filler
Elizabeth
is the scribe, researcher, translator, occasional photographer, shopper, cook,
cleaner and the nurse.
We are
responsible for uttering an equal amount of blasphemy :)
This time last year we were well and truly in
excitement mode and making last minute preparations to travel to South America.
We spent our last weeks in Florida readying our
truck and camper rig for the 4 weeks sea voyage to Buenos Aires in Argentina
and readying ourselves with some Spanish
words and phrases, studying our proposed route and compiling a list of what
we'd really like to see.
I have to admit we were a little anxious....that
fear of the unknown thing. No sane person would have felt any different I
think.
As it turned out we had the BEST time ever. At no
time did we feel unsafe or in danger. Thanks to many of you for your prayers,
concerns and worry on our behalf!
In all 5 of the countries we visited....Argentina,
Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Columbia the people were kind, generous and especially
patient with what can only be described as our 101 words and 10 phrases of
Spanish. Liz in particular tried really hard.
We get asked what was our favourite place or event
........naturally there's a few 'stand outs' in our memories.
The beef in Argentina....absolutely the best
in the world, bar none.
Gary dancing in the street with a gorgeous tango
dancer in Buenos Aires.
Being in Ushuaia, the furthest south you can
drive in South America.
The unrelenting wind in Patagonia, day after
day.
Taking our truck and camper on the ferry over
Magellan Strait to Tierra del Fuego.
Getting up close to the Perito Merino Glacier
in the Andes in Argentina
Riding on the Patagonia Express in the Lake
District in NW Argentina
Camping in the foothills of a volcano in the
Andes
Visiting a purple and yellow wooden cathedral
in Chile
Driving through and experiencing the many
aspects of the Atacama Desert in Chile
Visiting the reed island dwellers on Lake
Titicaca, below sea level in Peru
Spending time in beautiful Spanish Colonial
cities in Peru, Columbia and Ecuador
Travelling up the Sacred Valley then visiting
the Machu Picchu ruins in Peru
Staying in villages in the Ecuadorian and
Columbian Highlands, often blanketed by clouds.
Camped in an old quarry, both of us with
splitting headaches and nausea from the 4,7000 meters altitude we were at
and trying to make meaningful conversation with a local man on his way
home from work.
Observing llamas and alpacas grazing, with
their attendant shepherds dressed in traditional attire.
And generally the overwhelming friendliness,
kindness and generosity of all the people we met on our journey......no
exceptions!
I have only skimmed the surface of what was a 6
month true adventure for us.
After returning we had a few repairs done to our
rig as you can well imagine. We spent time in the south of the US with friends
and visited some State and National Parks.
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