Paraguay – taking a short cut

Paraguay – taking a short cut

January 30 to February 1, 2012     Paraguay gets a bad rap in the guidebooks as a dangerous country, particularly for tourists.  We decided to head across the country from Brazil to Argentina.  Once we passed through border town of Cuidad del Este, which was...
Uruguay – a very pleasant surprise

Uruguay – a very pleasant surprise

January 13 to January 23 The border crossing from Buenos Aires to Uruguay was simple. We took the ferry. We cleared immigration out of Argentina and into Uruguay together at the dock and then Brian rode on and cleared Argentina customs with the bike. At the other end...
North to Buenos Aires

North to Buenos Aires

Ushuaia to Buenos Aires – January 2 to 13 After saying goodbye to new friends and old we didn’t realise how soon we’d see Jens and Kati again. We left Ushuaia and took the road north. It was our last stretch of ripio for some time and it left us with our first flat...
Celebrating the end of the year at the end of the world

Celebrating the end of the year at the end of the world

December 22, 2011 to January 1, 2012 Christmas is a hard time to be away from home. Family and friends are always important to us but at this time of the year we feel the separation even more.  We are blessed to have been able to spend this festive season with our...
Antarctica – a place of peace, science and ice!

Antarctica – a place of peace, science and ice!

December 10 to 22     It is hard to put in to words the wonder that is Antarctica. There is ice. There is wildlife. There is crystal clear water. And there is snow and icy winds. And crossing the Drake Passage there are raging seas of 5 to 6 metres and winds...