This year is for the birds! Welcome back to the Wilderness Beyond series. On the first morning of 2016, we spent some quality time with a bunch of waddling feathered Magellanic Penguins doing what penguins do on Magdalena Island in the Straits of Magellan, Chile. The island and the bird are named for the … [Read more…]
Welcome back to the Wilderness Beyond series where glaciers and flowers and icy lakes abound. Today I’m writing little commentary. The photos speak for themselves. For this, I’m sure my former fifth grade teacher, Sister Margaret Mary (bless her heart), would be very thankful since she more than once warned me, … [Read more…]
You might think we’re already at the end of the world given the presidential campaigns, but there’s another one, and we saw it. And it was good. To read Parts 1 – 3 and catch up on this Wilderness Beyond series, go to: Blog posts on The Wilderness Beyond Ushuaia – town at the … [Read more…]
What happens in Buenos Aires on Christmas Day? Tango lessons! Of course! No way to wiggle out of it … just get over there and try. As soon as we entered the European style city, the vibe was everywhere. Our tour group’s lesson in the hotel Amerian (not American) involved … [Read more…]
If you want to start reading from the beginning of this series, go to the introduction: The Edges in The Wilderness Beyond. And then Wilderness Beyond Part 1: Santiago, Chile Easter Island The night before we were to fly to Easter Island, the LAN airline strike ended. Yay. Lucky for us, not so lucky … [Read more…]