A boat ride into Iguazu Falls

…all in Pantanal, Brazil to make the drive south to Iguazu Falls instead of coming north from Buenos Aires. As you can see from the video below, we had an OK time.     Note: We stayed at Hostal Natura on the Brazilian side which is a little out of the city, but has great facilities for campers, a pool, and a swimmable lake. There is also an organic veggie farm near by with amazing produce. Highly recommend. We visited the Brazilian side the first d… Continue reading

Leaving Earth – Bolvia’s Salar de Uyuni and Sur Lipez Province

…ehind a big rock for some wind shadow. We had unknowingly parked ourselves under ‘Copa del Mundo’ or the ‘World Cup’, a stop from many of the tour operators. We would be in their photos the following morning cooking eggs for breakfast. Day 6: Night #6 – Volcan Caquella After ruining a few tourist photos and finishing our eggs, we headed north to meet up with the road that would take us through Valle de Rocas and to the lakes district. The road sta… Continue reading

To the Fu (Futaleufu – are we cool enough?)

…hours and had light until 11pm. A tabano (really large horse fly) welcome committee greeted us at the trail head. These cumbersome flies buzz around waiting for their target to be distracted before landing for the kill. These suckers can bite you through clothing and will leave a giant welt in their wake. We were loosing our minds trying to get our backpacks packed. After an hour of torture, we were finally ready to set off on the trail. Soon the… Continue reading

A tour of Panama City

…way in Central America. It’s actually pretty remarkable for a country with under 4 million people. Although there was a lot to prep, we still managed to squeeze in some sight seeing. On Monday after doing all we could that day for shipping, we went to check out Casco Viejo (old town) which turned out to be a work in progress. Half the buildings are boarded up and the other half have been turned into hip flats and restaurants. Surprisingly, there w… Continue reading