We head south of Bariloche into the Patagonia, most of which
is featureless plan with scrubby plants and the occasional
oasis - we picked this one to camp
After hours of driving it's a huge relief to see a gas station
sign and re-fill on diesel, water, chips, and expresso from
the ubiquitous Nescafe machines
The Moreno glacier, much bigger than it appears here, is the
world's only advancing ice field - huge chunks calve off the
face with an enormous roar (which we didn't hear despite waiting
for an hour for the darn thing to drop a load)
An emotional moment, re-visiting the spot where Max rolled
in 2002 (see journal in the Around-the-World section)
Sheep graze in the shadow of the Torres del Paine - the rock
towers in the background give the famous park its name
In the penguin colony near Punta Arenas, the little guys are
shy but so endearing as they commute between their nests and
the ocean fishing
A wee bit of hiking in Ushuaia on New Year's Day
Buenos Aires likes to think of itself as a European city,
news flash... it is. Fashion, food, dancing, architecture,
would that we had anything close in North America
We finished the trip with a short 2-day jaunt to Uruguay,
faded charm and massive devaluation, for $50 a day you live
like a king
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Africa
1999 
