I was in New York for work last week, and Heidi came down for the weekend. We attended the National Ballet of Canada's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" on Friday, and Youssou N'Dour on Saturday. Both were OK. We visited the Morgan Library & Museum on Saturday in the rain, giving me an opportunity to add [...]
Tag: Travel
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 [...]
Estancia Cristina
We spent an amazing two days at Estancia Cristina. The Estancia was a working sheep ranch established in 1914, on leased land that was later incorporated into Los Glaciares National Park. The family working the land was allowed to stay in perpetuity until 1998 when there were no more heirs. It is now used [...]
Deep South
We've been in Patagonia since Sabadi afternoon, and it is awesome. Haven't posted any updates because we were off the grid at Estancia Cristina for two days: no phone, no TV and minimal WiFi. More to come... Go to the next post: Estancia Cristina
