Category: South America 2012

Howard has caught my cold and is inclined to stay at the resort today and look through his pictures. I’m happy to do that too. Breakfast is not especially great. There is instant coffee–ick. But Rex has his coffee press so we get a bit of tasty Peets coffee to wake us up. Howard takes… Continue reading 27 April 2012

The photographers get out before sunrise hoping to catch the first light on the mountains. The photo-shoot is not as great as they’d hoped but they’ll have more opportunities tomorrow when we’re closer to the mountains. We have a wonderful breakfast that includes delicious cherimoya and strawberry juices; pastries including a wonderful strawberry tart; eggs… Continue reading 26 April 2012

The photographers visit Laguna Nuñez Bird Preserve before dawn and get some great bird shots. We have a full day’s drive to our next stop, Estancia Cerro Guido. As we take off we all say silly things like: We’re off like a herd of turtles! We’re off laughing and scratching! But Jonathan says: Off like… Continue reading 25 April 2012

We depart Hotel Nothofagus for the town of El Calafate and the Parque National Los Glaciares (Glaciers National Park). We first stop at the Parque Nacional Bernardo O’Higgins ranger’s station in El Chalten to get a map of the park as a souvenir. The ranger is not just going to give us a map; he… Continue reading 24 April 2012

We are happy to sleep in this morning and forego the sunrise photo-shoot. It was so cold yesterday and Howard says he can’t do any better than the photos he got then. When the die-hard photographers get back, they confess that the light was not as good as the day before so we are happy… Continue reading 23 April 2012

We all wake up early to photograph the incredible Fitzroy peak and the surrounding mountains at sunrise. We all must squiggle under a fence to get to a good photo location. It is REALLY cold and once we’re set up we have to wait an hour for the peaks to finally glow pink from the… Continue reading 22 April 2012

We have a very light breakfast but the thin little croissants are quite good. There are packaged muffins that we stick in our pockets. We are are grateful we have them to snack on later in the morning. The petroglyph group sets off. Jonathan has a cryptic map and we hope it will get us… Continue reading 21 April 2012

I shower by candlelight and as I’m getting dressed in the dark. Rex goes by and knocks at everyone’s door for our predawn photoshoot. We see LOTS of guanacos chasing each other and making all sorts of incredible noises. Several pose on rocky outcroppings for the photographers. We see meadow larks, black neck swans, and… Continue reading 20 April 2012

I wake up and go to take my shower and there’s no hot water! I’m running the hot water tap hoping that the water will soon heat up. But there is a flood on the floor! Water is pouring out of the base boards and flooding the bathroom. There must be a leak behind the… Continue reading 19 April 2012

We have another great breakfast and start to load up the vehicles. There are 2 dogs hanging around outside. One is a cute tan and white little dog who is very shy and is constantly trembling. We find out his owner was the maid’s mother who recently died. They were both indoor dogs owned by… Continue reading 18 April 2012