Interesting evening. Well, our nocturnal visitors were no problem. We must have gone out like a light. There was nobody else to be seen in the park when severe wind woke us at around 2pm. My initial concern was a branch breaking off the large willow we were parked under!…
Another hot day and sadly, not a lot to report, as it was another uninteresting drive. From Rio Colorado to the city of Bahia Blanca the countryside is as flat as a pancake with nothing but scrubby vegetation. The road is almost dead straight. Dennis did cheer once when we…
We had a mosquito infestation last night. Putting netting on the front door windows before heading to ablution block, but leaving the back door open, was not the smartest move. Hence during the night, the mozzies took their toll. Somewhat consequently we awoke bright and early at 9am!! You couldn’t…
Parakeets I think the large nests in the trees are actually where the parakeets come to roost at night. After the cacophany last night had died down, we never heard another peep from them all night. They didn’t wake until after 8 am this morning and instead of the raucous…
Jen referred to a troubled sleep last night. On getting into bed at around 10pm, my mind was wired and without sleep at 1.30am, looked at my watch and the thermometer which read 29.9degC. The wind was rattling the Caranex so I pulled the back door in. We must have…
Apologies for the delayed blog. We were distracted last night, so no blog was written. Very pleasantly distracted. We met friends, Lilian and Rob. Originally we had met Lilian and Rob in September 23 at Cool Runnings Campsite beside Lake Malawi, during our Africa trip. We have kept in touch,…
It’s 6.10pm and we are camped amongst rows of mostly Poplars. It’s another dusty, sprawling campsite with the most basic facilities, that exceeds even the El Chaltan site for expense. 45,000p!! You could nearly get a hotel room in Rotorua for that! But, it’s the height of the summer holiday…
Another late start. We didn’t leave the campsite until midday. A very different day’s drive. Scenically we are in the mountains again, among thick pine forests. Now it is pretty much mid-summer so there is only snow on the highest peaks. It is a very different road to the flat,…
There’s something about the number of miles we have done in the last four days. Two days with exactly the same number of miles and they all add to 1000 miles. No wonder we are both tired. I had to pull off the road this afternoon for a 15min snooze…
In Perito Moreno Today was a slow day. It wasn’t intentional, it just turned out that way. We were reluctant to get up, so by the time we had had breakfast, showered, packed up and Dennis had replenished our water supply, it was 11.20. We had quite a long drive,…