i have not been the one to write for a good while. i left the duty to my traveling partner and better author, jess. i am still wondering around south america as of right now. i have about three weeks left.
i am currently in ushuaia, argentina. this is the southern most city in the world. it is on an island called tierra del fuego, which means land of fire. when the white folks came here for the first time, they were in search of a trade route to get to the other side of north america..
what they found was a land that was cold and wet and mountainous..and randomly enough. there were fires all over the place. this was because the natives kept fires burning at all times.
since the europeans did not get off and look around, it was just a magical, mountainous area full of fires..
hence, land of fire. that is enough of that..
it has been cold and rainy, and punctured by moments of great weather and beautiful views of the beagle channel and the surrounding mountains that are both in argentina and chile. i head out tomorrow morning on a bus to chile.
going to a place called torres del paine national park. any of you who are mountain nuts like me, know this place well. if not. you have seen it on a calender in a n office someplace. it is wild ,wild mountains. i have been looking forward to seeing this place for as long as i can remember. pick up a backpacker magazine and i am sure that some company has used it as a n advertisement backdrop this month..
so that is my direction. i am officially headed north. for the first time in over two months i am headed north. admittedly i am headed way north. like 10,000 kilometers north. but i will be there in about three weeks. headed into the guts of patagonia first..
i have put some pictures up from the last month of travels. sorry it has taken this long to get some pictures up here. i will put a heading for each picture so you know what it is. but they are of the trip to argentina as of so far.
jess and i went to machu pichu and iguazu falls along with some beach and city time around buenos aries. it was a wonderful trip...but she has now headed back for christmas and that leaves me flying solo. i will be home soon.
so i hope every one is not too freezing cold. i have seen some rough temperatures on the forcast when i check on all of you. i wil l come and join in the fun of north american winter , very soon...
till then,
much love,
marc
camping in tierra del fuego national park. three isrealis, one hitch hiking frenchman and on e big amercian and a bottle of wine
the sign marking the end of the pan american highway. check out how far from alaska.
a random game of soccer played in the parking lot at the end of the pan american highway. three isrealis, three argentinians and one big bald american.
an old ship in the harbor outside of ushuaia argentina
the boat we eventually went on that drives directly into the freakin falls.
getting drench at the devils throat in iguazu falls.
the boca junior fans doing what they do best.
jess and i watching part of the boca game from a ceiling support beam cause there was no where else to stand to watch.
out paradise digs on the rio parana. if only for one night...yeah.....
this is just one row of ladies selling fruit a market near cuzco.
the classic calender shot of machu pichu and the huana pichu which jess and i climbed
jess and i chillin at an over look of machu pichu while climbing huana pichu
part of machu pichu in the early morning. talk about a peaceful place
two weary travelers on one of many bus trips. you are lucky we dont have our eye covers on.
jess at an inca ruin outside of cuzco. it is crazy how the blocks are huge and fit together perfectly
a 5000 ft scree ski down back down to base camp from the top of 19000 ft volcano el misti
looking into the crater of the volcano which is still very active
about two thirds of the way to the top of el misti
my guide, the three other climbers and i at base camp. 15,000 ft
myself at base camp on el misti
