Buenos Aires - A Sensory Splendor!
December 6, 2008
Just finished checking in to the Hotel Sofitel, which is a beautiful property with lovely flower arrangements throughout.
Argentina: Today's the Day
December 6, 2008
The Adventure begins today with one of those so sought out LONG, LONG, flights spanning multiple continents: Phoenix to Houston and then Houston to Buenos Aires. We will get to Buenos Aires Saturday morning around 11:00 a.m.
Another wonderful day in B.A.
December 7, 2008
We did some shopping and looking on Calle Florida, a very popular and elegant street of shops where it is advised to "take a look, but buy elsewhere." Let's just say there were lots of colorful characters...
Patagonia!
December 9, 2008
Believe it or not, they actually DO have Internet at Helsingfors. You can't always count on the accuracy of information in Argentina.
BB and CC
December 10, 2008
We are doing four posts tonight to catch up (too much fun and activity!) So if you just began reading our blog with this post, you may want to start with the "Buenos Aires" post for the rest of this post to make the best sense.
Estancia Los Hermanos
December 10, 2008
Tuesday afternoon after lunch we went trekking with our guide Martiniano to Estancia Los Hermanos (The Brothers Ranch), which is the nearby Ranch owned by the same owner of Helsingfors.
Glaciar Alfredo and Laguna Azul
December 10, 2008
Today is the most magnificent day yet. We trekked 16K (10 miles) with our new Italian and American friends to Laguna Azul, a small glacial lake high in the Andes.
Trifecta in Calafate!
December 12, 2008
Three excursions, one day! We are determined to eek out every last drop of adventure from this trip. We have only one full day here at Los Notros, so we made sure and filled the day.
Long day, good day - Torres del Paine
December 13, 2008
Once again, the beauty continues. We had to get up early this morning (Saturday the 13th) to be taken to Torres del Paine (TDP). The good news is that we had a private driver in a very large 15 passenger van all to ourselves.
Grey Glacier - New Friends...
December 16, 2008
Torres del Paine is fantastic. We can't get over the beauty and abundance that we get to experience. So, a little layout of Explora Lodge: it is a magnificent lodge in the Park and everything is included.
Grupo de Ocho!
December 19, 2008
Wow! Visiting and trekking in amazing surroundings is one thing, being able to meet some fantastic people along the way: priceless.
Last Journey Post....Home Sweet Home
December 21, 2008
Well, I have just a couple more stories I need to share in order to wrap up "Carl and Bev's Great Adventure." We are home now but we had a couple of last days with, again, some stories.