Dad turned 80 this week, so we took a day off to have a go at golf. Photographic evidence below. Andrew wasn't able to make it...because he was in Berlin.
Author: smbrannan
Convocated
This week we took a trip to Queen's University¹ for Andrew's convocation ceremony. Here are lots of pictures of the new electrical engineering grad with various permutations of proud parents and grandparents. 1. The one in Kingston, Canada.
Burnin’ down the house
Victoria Day (in French: Fête de la Reine) is a federal Canadian public holiday celebrated on the last Monday before May 25, in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday. The date is also, simultaneously, that on which the current reigning Canadian sovereign's official birthday is recognized. It is sometimes informally considered as marking the beginning of the summer season in Canada. Victoria day is [...]
Friends in Chile
To finish our trip, we left Argentina for Chile, crossing the border quite near Torres del Paine. We had time for one more night in Patagonia, in Punta Arenas, and then one night in Santiago as part of the overly complicated route I picked to come home. There is not a lot to see in [...]
Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day
After the tranquility of Estancia Cristina, we returned to tourist reality the next day when we took a group tour to the Perito Moreno glacier. The early morning logistics in Calafate are very impressive. For 3 hours, starting at ~7am, the roads are filled with shuttle buses gathering pasajeros from the many hotels, hostels and [...]
