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jumping in puddles...: honeymoon dia 38 – ushuaia
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How deep is the puddle? Friday, January 20, 2012. Honeymoon dia 38 – ushuaia. Drove for a bit and then reached a ferry location. the ferry pulls in, anchors, and our bus drives onto it. not the most secure connection between ferry and dock, but somehow it works. the ferry filled up with two buses, several cars, and a few trucks. the strait of magellan stood between us and the land on the far side. pretty cool to think of two oceans meeting. Stout beer (1L): 15 pesos ($5). All photographs: https:/ picasaw...
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jumping in puddles...: May 2007
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How deep is the puddle? Monday, May 28, 2007. Trial trip and lots of doubt. Mike and i are both very strong bikers, so today was not all that bad. but to do a ton of miles, day-in and day-out, well, that'll be another story - one that has yet to be written. by mile 60, we were both mentally checking out - these long, repetitive hills just never seemed to end. would they have been that bad without the weight on the bikes? I'm not sure. we took breaks, ate food, mike even slept for a couple minutes. I'm a ...
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jumping in puddles...: April 2010
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How deep is the puddle? Friday, April 2, 2010. Well, the big 3-0 is approaching and boy am i feeling it. life now seems a great deal different than it did at 28 and certainly different than 26. compared to 22, i barely recognize the person i am. if i look at age 12, i would say that person and the one i am today are not related. Apparently i had a seizure. my grandfather beat the ambulances to the house i was in after my mom called him. no apparent damage done. Kindergarten starts. cast handprints in...
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jumping in puddles...: honeymoon dias 34-37 – torre del paine
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How deep is the puddle? Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Honeymoon dias 34-37 – torre del paine. Well, after the big fire in the national park was put out, officials were quick to open it. an updated blog post said “the north part of the park is open.” not fully knowing what that meant, we went in person to find out. Like with fitz roy, the last section up to the really nice viewing area is chock full of warnings. stay on the trail! Came back to town to start the second leg of our TdP trek – the northe...
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jumping in puddles...: honeymoon dia 23 – bus ride, en route to puerto piramides
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How deep is the puddle? Sunday, January 1, 2012. Honeymoon dia 23 – bus ride, en route to puerto piramides. Spent some time on the beach in bariloche in the morning – not a special beach, just a strip of land behind some buildings. amazingly calm lake given its size. beautiful too. even more amazing is that we could just walk down to the lake without some fence or private property in the way. Grabbed the bus around 5:00p and would not exit it until 7:00a the next day. Double scoop helado: 19 pesos ($5).
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jumping in puddles...: honeymoon dia 25 – peninsula valdez
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How deep is the puddle? Friday, January 6, 2012. Honeymoon dia 25 – peninsula valdez. When we arrived at our first viewing location, rain greeted our rooftop. not seattle rain either; real rain. on a beach, with rain patterning above, we had a romantic early morning siesta in the car. i thought it was pleasant anyhow. rain stops and we head down. We drove to various other viewing locations, occasionally seeing penguins along with the sea lions. mostly though, the first stop was the best. our last...Heck ...
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jumping in puddles...: December 2011
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How deep is the puddle? Friday, December 30, 2011. Dia 21-22 – refugio hiking near bariloche. Soon, we were at lagauna tonchek (toncheck tarn? Gorgeous setting for sure. some europeans were hanging out at the refugio drinking beer. looked like a good plan, but we weren’t staying at refugios this time; instead, onward and upward. Passed by the next lake, lagauna schmoll. this is where the refugio down below gets its drinking water and water for their bathrooms (which actually have running toilet water!
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jumping in puddles...: honeymoon dia 24 – puerto piramides
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How deep is the puddle? Sunday, January 1, 2012. Honeymoon dia 24 – puerto piramides. Exited the bus after the long ride a bit groggy. carrie set off to get our first rental car while i manned the luggage and worked on photos. 2.5hrs later, after a bit of a scare on my part, carrie finally returned. in my head, i knew she’d been abducted. nope. just a tedious process. phew. We even found the casa de te (house of tea). somehow, i was talked into it. and somehow, i drank my first caffeine in nearly...Charg...
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jumping in puddles...: honeymoon dia 28 – perito moreno glacier, el calafete
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How deep is the puddle? Friday, January 6, 2012. Honeymoon dia 28 – perito moreno glacier, el calafete. Ironically, in our most touristy spot of the entire trip, every one spoke the same language: amazement. We really enjoyed just sitting, listening, and hoping for some part of the ice to break off while we paid it attention. the sounds of the ice is very much like a cannon. of course, if you hear the sound, it’s too late to see the action given the enormous scale of the area. I'm a normal guy that likes...
