Dave & Meredith's Travel Blog

In our last episode, we were in El Calafate, about to leave to cross the Chilean border and enter Torres del Paine National Park. It was a long day of travel but it was sunny and the views were outstanding which made it pretty pleasant. When you enter the high plains near the border, the […]

Today we took a boat ride to view several glaciers and icebergs. When we got to the boat at the dock, our guide confidently led us past rows and rows of seats already teeming with eager tourists laden with cameras, binoculars and extra fleece. I was starting to get a little worried that all the […]

We’ve had a great time in the Argentinian side of Patagonia the last few days. After spending last weekend on Peninsula Valdes seeing wildlife, we flew south to El Calafate which is the launching point for glacier viewing and rock climbing. The word Calafate is the Spanish word for caulk. When early explorers needed to […]

Oh my God I am so sore.  Taking the day off from hiking today.

Dave & Meredith with Crampons              Gene Simmons with Spikey Boots We hiked on a glacier today! I don´t think I stopped smiling the whole time I was on the glacier (2 – 3 hours). It was amazing and I wasn´t really that sore from doing the all-day hike yesterday. Dave & Meredith in […]

Today we did an all-day hike around the base of Mount Fitz Roy. It was beautiful. I haven’t done an all-day hike in a few years. It was challenging and really rewarding. Feeling really good about getting back into the gym for the last couple months to help prepare! Scenes from our All-day Hike

One of the great things about traveling is the people you meet.  We have a great group with us on the Patagonia trip.  We have lots of time during meals and bus rides to get to know each other.  Because we’re on a trip half way around the world, it’s a safe bet that we […]

I´ve never seen roadkill happen before. As we drove to the town of El Chalten, a bus approached us from the other direction at the same time an armadillo decided to cross the road. He stopped at a point where the bus would have missed him just fine. But then he freaked out and started […]

This trip has something for everyone. If you’re into wildlife, great – lots of mammals, sea creatures, birds – you name it. Like food and wine? Check and check (The tomatoes here are so incredible. After several months of crappy out-of-season grocery-store tomatoes in Boston, it’s like heaven to come here in their summer. And […]

We’re on Peninsula Valdes, which is a remote and protected peninsula in northern Patagonia. We have seen lots of wildlife – penguins, elephant seals, sea lions, guanacos (sort of like llamas), hares, lots of birds, etc. My favorite animal sighting was the armadillo. We saw several of them scampering around at an estancia near this […]