In Zimbabwe as we climb out of a canyon, several enterprising businessmen have laid out their wares on blankets. I study their carvings. “I’ll trade you for your shoes.” “They’re not in very good shape. They have a hole in the toe.” I wiggle my […]
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Wow!!! We’ve finally made it to Cape Town!! We started our journey in Africa on the 1st of October in Nairobi, Kenya. Since then we’ve traveled 15,500 Kilometers (9,300 Miles) through 12 different countries, completing our overloading trip on December 31st in Cape Town, South […]
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Our African adventure started with a 6 day trek to the summit of Kilimanjaro. As we flew into Kilimanjaro we spotted the mountain at eye level with the plane and we realized we might have gotten ourselves into more than we had bargained for. Both Kili and […]
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Our flight touched down in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and as we walked, stiff legged and sleepy into the dusty little airport it was immediately evident we had arrived somewhere quite unlike anywhere we had been before. Soft brown birds flew through the steel beams of the […]
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Leaving South America for Africa was a bit overwhelming for us. The flight from Buenos Aires left at 5 P.M. September 29th. We arrived in Nairobi, Kenya two days later, at noon on the 1st of October. After a day of sleeping we set out […]
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One of our last stops on our South America tour was in Puerto Madryn, Argentina. This was an epic place for spotting wildlife, especially this time of year when the Southern Right Whales are migrating through. We got to see the mothers and their calves […]
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I wake up in darkness, the kind that spills thick and wet as ink across your skin. Rain taps at the taught nylon of the tent and I fumble for the shadow that is my boots. I tumble out of my tent in a rush […]
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The final thing we were looking forward to in Patagonia was the “W” trek in Torres Del Paine National Park in Chile. The views are famous world wide and we couldn’t wait to see the glaciers, lakes and granite spires the trek is known for in person. We […]
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We finally made it to our last stop in South America; Buenos Aires, Argentina. The last few days have been a little bittersweet. I was thinking about all the amazing things we’ve been able to see along the way and how we got to […]
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Puerto Rio Tranquilo, Chile lies on the Carretera Austral. This highway runs south through Patagonia, the pavement disappearing before we make it to the tiny town of about 400 souls. We’re staying in a small cabin with wide windows and the only thing standing between […]
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. We spent September exploring Patagonia and soaking in as much of it as possible. Although winter hasn’t quite given way to spring down here, we were able to do some awesome outside activities. Our journey through the region officially began in a small Argentine town […]
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Spending a few days paddling through the lakes and fjords in northern Patagonia. We went kayaking in Bariloche, Argentina and Puerto Varas, Chile. I included a couple clips of one of the volcanoes that looms over Puerto Varas, some of the ash fields from the […]
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