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...