Riding ‘The Wave’

…ttery the day before your hike. The day we arrived there were about 18 people hoping to visit the wave the following day (and this is off season). You submit your application and they literally put balls in a lottery type spinner and pull the out until there are no spots left. We were the first group called…woot woot! The fun thing about getting to the wave is that the hike is not marked. They do provide you with a series of picture instructions,… Continue reading

Into Ecuador – marking milestones and a new mindset for a new hemisphere

…that from the top of the TelefériQo We don’t need someone to tell us we’ve come along way because our memories take care of that. It is sometimes nice to snap a pic that sums up in a shot just how far you’ve come though. We’ve hit the arctic circle, the arctric ocean, the 45th parallel, and finally yesterday the equator. arctic circle 45th parallel Moving into South America and the southern hemisphere has given us a chance to reset and reevaluate…. Continue reading

U-turn – Flying up the highway to Buenos Aires

…the small boys that opened fire on us to their parents delight. Here they come One of the neighborhood groups making their way to the San Telmo stage Get down He’s hit Joining hordes of local fans, we snuck in a trip to Monumental de Nunez stadium to watch local heroes River Plate take on San Lorenzo (another neighborhood in BA). We were told by our guide to cheer for the River Plate for safety’s sake. Fine by us. The Argentines are a passionate… Continue reading

Bahia de Salinas – in pursuit of kiting

…eorge to find somewhere we could sleep. He tracked down a few kite schools online thinking that they could at least point us in the direction of a nice camping spot. We had just missed the season though, so the kite schools were quiet. This led us to arbitrarily choose dirt roads to drive down. After some backtracking and stops to ask locals for directions, we finally found a nice beach spot to camp out. The truck was in need of some serious organ… Continue reading