SAND SKIING IN PERU
14- 27 May 2026. Descending out of the mountains we dropped nearly 4,500 metres, below the clouds and down to the Pacific Ocean. We’d spent less than 48 hours in Chile before heading to the border with Peru. A trip to the supermarket to fill the pantry, as we knew supermarkets along the coast of […]
BOLIVIA’S BLOCKADES
BLOCKADES #2 and #3 10-13 May 2026. From last nights camp on a quiet patch of land far from the road we watched the sun go down and light up the sky brilliantly. Back on the road early the next morning we enjoyed roughly twenty kilometres of smooth pavement before, at the toll booth, it […]
UYUNI, BOLIVIA – THE WORLDS LARGEST SALT PAN
OUT OF ARGENTINA – INTO BOLIVIA 4-9 May 2026. The plan had been simple enough: drive to Uyuni then on to La Paz where we would leave the camper at a campground outside the city, and spend a couple of nights in a hotel exploring the chaos and energy of the capital. But Bolivia had […]
OUR LAST WEEK IN ARGENTINA
It’s been a couple of weeks since I last posted a blog. While I’ve enjoyed the break from writing, I’m discovering that time on the road quickly blurs together. More and more, I find myself scrolling back through photos just to remind myself where we’ve been and what we’ve done. SALTA 28 – 30 APRIL. […]
THE PUNA DESERT ROUTE, ARGENTINA
19 – 28 April, 2026. The Puna Route had been on our radar for a while—a remote, high-altitude crossing whispered about in overlander circles. From Belén, we set back out into the vastness, climbing steadily, past Laguna Blanca where we stopped for lunch before pushing on towards the tiny community of El Penōn, where we […]
NORTHERN ARGENTINA
15-18 April. From Chilecito we continued north, winding through valley after valley and a string of charming small towns where life appears pleasantly simple. Early morning start from Fiambala we passed the giant statues guarding the town gateway, passed sleeping parakeets perched on the wires, and into the sunrise breaking the horizon. The road leading […]
NORTH FROM BARILOCHE, ARGENTINA
BACK INTO ARGENTINA 28 March. An early start meant driving straight into the rising sun—blinding at times—and a near miss with a couple of sheep casually wandering down the middle of the road. The border crossing itself was straightforward. Exit Chile, enter Argentina. First to Migration, then to Aduana, once more back into Argentina. Only […]
TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK, CHILE
I felt it immediately coming over the rise above the Río Serrano Entrance. This was different. More beautiful than expected—dramatically so. After six months in the Andes, living among mountains, we’re not easily surprised by big landscapes anymore. But this… this landed somewhere deeper. I feel it in my chest, it actually took my breath away. […]
PUNTA ARENAS TO PUERTO NATALES – CHILE
February 21 – 1 March. The two-hour crossing into Punta Arenas passed quickly. We arrived with a simple plan: get what we needed and move on. Just a few items to prepare for the O. Two nights, a bit of shopping, then on to Puerto Natales. The duty-free zone in Punta Arenas is a strange and wonderful contradiction—vast, […]
TIERRA DEL FUEGO – ARGENTINA
At the very edge of the continent, where land fractures into wind, water, and sky, lies Tierra del Fuego—the Land of Fire. When the ships of early explorers, including Ferdinand Magellan, passed through these cold, seemingly inhospitable southern channels in the 1500s, they saw something unexpected. Fires flickered along the dark shoreline—hundreds of them. They belonged to the […]
PERITO MORENO NATIONAL PARK, ARGENTINA
1-7 February 2026 We left Gobernador Gregores, a small, windswept Patagonian town that serves as a key resupply stop in an otherwise remote region. With a few supermarkets, fuel stations, and basic services, it’s one of the last practical places to stock up before heading back out into the wilderness. Taking advantage once more, we […]
BACK TO EL CHALTEN
28 Jan – 1 Feb. Can’t get enough of this great place. This time we found a slightly better spot at camp, up at the front where the wind carried a little less dust. Camped across from us was a French family from Réunion Island travelling with their four children. Introductions were easy. The kids bonded quickly, and ours were relieved to find others their age. Plans of hiking quickly disappeared. The kids now dictated the day, and it was all about them — hanging out with the other teens and not about schoolwork. So for the next couple of days we lingered — sharing stories, swapping travel tips, and learning about far-off French islands scattered around the world. The kids had fun during an indoor climbing session in town. Nicholas and Sandrine, both doctors, were travelling for seven months before moving to one of those small French islands off the coast of Newfoundland. RETRACING FURTHER NORTH We had actually missed Perito Moreno National Park entirely. We passed through the town of Perito Moreno and visited the Perito Moreno Glacier, but hadn’t realized there was also a Perito Moreno National Park. Confusingly, all three places share the same name yet are spread more than 600 kilometres apart. Huw and Sara were heading there for the hiking, as were Nicholas and Sandrine. The AllTrails app suggested an epic multi-day hike that seemed to have our name on it. The following morning we pointed the truck north to explore what many call one of the most beautiful parts of Argentina. Post Views: 101