Sometimes a compliment can carry us for days or even weeks. There are those that are nice or flattering while others touch us more profoundly. I received one of this variety tonight from Michael Clark, a photographer whom I had met only hours before. At dinner with him, Mike, Tony, and Michael’s friend, he asked [...]
After buying all my food for Torres del Paine, I took a van to the airport to wait for Tony and Mike’s arrival. Tony came in just minutes later and we sat and talked in the upstairs restaurant while waiting for Mike’s flight. In his late forties and immediately likable, Tony and I seemed to [...]
I walked up to the 2 waiting buses and was amazed at the collection of backpacks, gear, and even a few disassembled bikes. There may not have been anyone on that bus not going to Torres del Paine. The ride was very quiet due to the darkness and the early hour. After 3 hours, we [...]
On my last full day in Ushuaia I decided to do the day hike from the city to Glaciar Martial. While eating breakfast I met a young English guy named David and we agreed to hike together. We headed up San Martin Ave., as directed in the Lonely Planet book, eventually guessing where to go [...]
Now I’m even more grateful I came back to the hostel. The rain that started last night is still going and it’s cloudy and miserable outside. Were I to have done another hike, not only would it have been miserably cold and wet, I wouldn’t have been able to see the mountains very well. Instead, [...]
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