Being I had lots of free time and I hadn’t seen Grandma Grace for quite a while, I figured her birthday was a great reason to pay her a visit. I drove down to Atwater and arrived around 1 in the afternoon. Grandma’s face lit up and she seemed excited to spend the day with [...]
After using public transportation for so long and being within the city, the thought of having a car seemed like a luxury. While I didn’t like being without the freedom of a car and living at the mercy of train, bus, and subway schedules, I must admit that it sure was nice not to have [...]
The bus picked me up around 8 a.m. and then we switched to a larger bus and were on our way to see the main attraction of the area, the Perito Moreno glacier. The 70 kilometers passed quickly and, upon entering the park, a ranger boarded the bus to charge foreigners 40 pesos and Argentines [...]
The bus for El Calafate, Argentina left bright and early around 7:30 a.m. Within 15 minutes of leaving town we passed through Chilean customs, reboarded, then got off a few minutes later for Argentine customs. It wasn’t difficult, just extremely slow. Things would be simpler if these two countries would get along and arrange some [...]
I took a shower and shaved so as to look and feel more human again. My laundry smelled awful and fortunately a local place agreed to have it ready for me by 6:30 the next morning. Back at Hostel Natales, I worked on packing my things and talked with a couple Australian guys staying in [...]
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