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I Can See All the Obstacles In My Way…
After our birding adventure, we had a quick lunch and set out for the Recoleta district. First we needed some local currency so off to an ATM. The ATM basically said we needed too much money ($150?), so I tried for half that amount and got rejected again. Off to a second one which wouldn’t
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Costanera..Costanera!
Catchy tune, right!? Well I found out the the Costanera Reserve has wetlands, marshes, woods and grasslands. And that means BIRDS! Lots of them. The alarm rang at 6:30 and it felt to me like a punch to the face. Conversion time: 6:30-4hours time difference + 1 hour for being here one day and starting
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I have Gelato On the Brain!
Let’s be clear, I don’t have that nasty freeze headache after eating too much ice cream. No, I’m now obsessed with Gelato. After a visit to Rapanui a few minutes ago, I’m afraid of these thoughts….diving into a large vat of chocolate gelato, having gelato at every meal, creating a new “green” food group, yes
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They took down a Cinema and Put Up a Bookstore!
Well, not exactly! El Ateneo is a grand Movie House turned into a Bookstore. This was a fun visit of our late morning walk around. We were amazed by the number of parks and I kept seeing the bird species that I first spotted this morning. Crossing the 9th of July Avenue took two lights
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First Birds!
After a very sound six hours of sleep, I awoke around 7 (6AM Eastern, please don’t tell me I was up in the middle of the night CA time!). A nearby park, the Plaza of The Liberator San Martin, provided my first birding opportunity. The first bird seen was the expected Rock Piegeon, which seems
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What a Long Day It’s Been!
Our travel to Buenos Aires took us through Mexico City, where our wait for our next flight was extended by four hours (to ten) due to a late change in schedule. After an uneventful flight, we decided on finding a hotel at the airport, forgetting that Nov 1 is the Day of the Dead and
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Onto The Seventh Continent!
Our trip will Start on Halloween night, when we fly to Buenos Aires. After a few days exploring South America’s third largest city, we’ll be off to Patagonia and then Ushuaia. We will spend a day exploring this city, which is on the Southern tip of South America, and then board our ship, the Roald
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Packing for the big Trip!
It’s a few days before our trip and packing has started. This trip has to be better planned than normal as we move from moderate temperatures in Buenos Aires, Argentina to cooler weather in Patagonia and eventually to cold weather in Antarctica and the Falkland Islands interspersed with warm weather on our ship. Layers, wool,
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Travel, Photography, Birds
A trip of a lifetime! Antarctica here we come!