After dropping Sheri off at the airport in Rio, I started the long trek to Salvador. On the way, I spent a couple nights at truck stops before arriving at the seaside town of Itacari. Next day I drove to the Marau Peninsula, but it was raining hard and I could not find a decent campsite, so I headed back to the nice camping spot that I found near Itacari. Next day I drove the final stretch to Salvador, including the ferry across the Bay of All Saints. I found a nice campgroun

...it's also a beautiful and interesting state in the south of Brazil. We arrived in the city of Rio de Janeiro on June 15th and checked into our bed and breakfast, O Veleiro B&B. It is a nice B&B on the hill between two neighborhoods of Rio, Botafogo and Laranjeiras, owned by Rob and Richard. Rob was very helpful getting us orientated to all the sites of Rio. One of our first stops was to Corcovado mountain and iconic Christ the Redeemer statue. The views from Corcovado were

We had a wonderful five months at home seeing friends and family as well as a month in Europe in the Alps visiting Zach and Jenna, and,...

Zach and Jenna spent much of the winter in Switzerland, so naturally we had to go visit. After flying to Zurich and renting a car, we...

Why? Because winter rocks! And it is good to spend time with family. This post reflects back upon the five months spent at home spending...

"One of the good things about travel is you find out how many good, kind people there are." -- Edith Wharton (and dogs, I might add)

We next made the drive across the plains of eastern Argentina to Buenos Aires. It was a long trek, but an interesting landscape. Spent...

From Torres del Paine in Chile, we headed on December 9th to the Patagonian Coast of Argentina. After spending the night near the coastal...

After our wonderful excursion to the Antarctic Pennisula, it was time to head back north. We had a bit of time before we needed to be in...

December 1 - 5 December 1 was another wonderful day filled with more penguins, seals and other seabirds, beautiful icebergs and steep...

November 29-30 November 29th was a big day. In the morning while reviewing our agenda for the day, the expedition leader, Jonathan,...

November 26-28 The next morning was a special treat. The captain was able to push the ship into the sea ice at Charlotte Bay without...

November 22-25, 2024 We boarded our ship, the World Navigator, on Friday afternoon, quite excited. Our room was very nice, much nicer...

It’s been a while since I have posted anything on our blog. Since the last time I posted, Sheri and I drove through southern Chile and...

After crossing into Argentina, we headed to the small town of Perito Moreno and the community campground to meet our friends, Trevor and...

Sheri and I arrived back in Santiago on November 8th. We then took a taxi from the airport to the Jeep dealer to reunite with Hank. Hank...

It was time to head home to see family. It had been almost three months since I last saw Sheri, and I was very much looking forward to...

After dropping Zach and Cam at the airport for their flight home, I had a week before I was flying home to reunite with Sheri, see...

After picking up Zach and Cam, and taking care of some of the issues with Hank, we headed to Valle Nevado to go skiing. I was so happy to...

Leaving Argentina, I was excited to be heading to Santiago and meeting Zach and Cam. The original plan was to meet Sheri in Santiago, but...