Magellanic Penguins of Patagonia The Magellanic penguins of Patagonia look like they're waddling around the set of a Charlie Chaplin film on a crusty no-nonsense island on the edge of nowhere. They look comical, pompous and very busy. They bray and sound frustrated and indignant - possibly because they are. On a cruise Blonde took through the Strait of … [Read more...]
Gateway to adventure in Patagonia: El Calafate, Argentina
Why visit El Calafate? El Calafate provided me with an epiphany; I'm a mountain person! After a lifetime of putting myself in the "water person" category I was stunned by the joy of experiencing Patagonia's mountains. Clear, bright skies, raptors swooping overhead, glaciers and clean air converted me. El Calafate provided several of the experiences which changed me in terms … [Read more...]
What to expect if you go trekking at Glacier Perito Moreno in Patagonia
How do you arrange to go trekking at Glacier Perito Moreno? There are two very basic things you need to do if you want to go trekking at Perito Moreno. They are; get yourself to El Calafate, Chile and do it between October and April. That's springtime in Patagonia and the temperatures typically range from the low 40s Fahrenheit up to the mid 60s. As Blonde and Alternate … [Read more...]
Odd word combo: Luxury, Yurt, Patagonia, Camp
Is a luxury yurt in Patagonia an oxymoron? Blonde has never been adept at math but when SwoopPatagonia suggested the following equation; Patagonia+Camp+Yurt=Luxury she knew enough to think it looked highly suspicious. But she trusted Swoop Patagonia, figured that, worst case, she could at least write about how she hated the experience and said "Sounds great". You hardly … [Read more...]
Swoop Patagonia finds us the perfect Patagonian cruise
If you had been scheduled to go on a cruise to Antarctica which was cancelled at the last minute, due to the ship hitting an iceberg, what would you choose as a replacement activity? A. another cruise in similar waters B. anything except another cruise in similar waters. C. calling a personal injury attorney (U.S. responders only) Precisely! As we suspected you … [Read more...]
Did I say Antarctica? I meant Patagonia!
A not all that funny thing happened on the way to Antarctica The night before Blonde and Alternative Brunette were scheduled to meet with Quark representatives in our Buenos Aires hotel lobby to have our luggage be weighed (second only in humiliation to being weighed ourselves) we got an email that the cruise to Antarctica had been cancelled. The ship had hit an iceberg at … [Read more...]