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May 9, 2008
The Effects of a Volcano
The ashes of the Chaiten volcano in Chile have now reached Buenos Aires.
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May 8, 2008
Volcano Next Door and Other Activities
I imagine that You are probably already informed of the volcano in Chaiten, Chile that is currently in eruption. Well this smoking mountain is only a few hundred kilometres from me on the other side of the Andes Mountains. We have been…
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May 5, 2008
Heading to Buenos Aires
Well, I should really be moving right now, but thought it was worthwhile sending off a quick message to you to let you know that within an hour I will be hurtling along in a double-decker luxury bus on the way north to Buenos Aires. The…
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April 11, 2008
Life in Bariloche
In early March I returned from Peru to arrive back in my home base of Puerto Madryn. Late to mid March I was on the move again, to spend two months in Bariloche, a beautiful city nestled right in amongst the Andes mountain ranges and…
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March 17, 2008
Back in Madryn – But Going Again
I guess it has been a while since writing something here. Life in missions seems to get really hectic at times. Even when I was travelling there seemed to be more time to write than now-a-days. At the end of every day, when I normally…
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January 1, 2008
New Years Day in Miraflores, Lima
The first part of our new year was spent sleeping to recover from the night. Then we headed out in the afternoon with the girls to visit Miraflores, a richer part of Lima. Walking along the coastline gave us fantastic views of the beaches…
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December 31, 2007
New Years Eve in Lima, Peru
After arriving in Lima, we finally decided that Paul and I would remain behind and wait for Darlene to arrive at the airport. It was a perfect day on the last day of the year for a walk, so we wandered out to visit another uncle of Paul’s…
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December 30, 2007
Arriving in Lima, Peru
The bus ride from Tacna to Lima took 22 hours, leaving at 2pm one day and arriving at 12pm the next day. Once again we were on a long journey. Passing through customs was without any problems and we took advantage of the small shop there…
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December 29, 2007
Heading Northward – Arica and Tacna
Arriving in Arica was a welcome relief to our tired bodies, tired of the travel and hungry for some decent food. So the first thing we did was store our backpacks and head to town for a hearty meal. Arica has some lovely beaches which are…
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December 28, 2007
Heading Northward – Chile
Here are a few photos and some descriptions about our journey northward. The most significant part of the journey was what we saw along the way, so it makes sense to let you see the photos rather than write much about it this time.
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