This week’s gadget of the week is the Celestron Sky Scout Steph gave me for my 50th birthday. A couple of days ago we were camped up in the Andes on a moonless night and I pulled it out…
Patagonian Light
Before we left Chile we were told by our friend, Jorge, who is a pro shooter, that the light in Patagonia would be like nothing we’d ever seen or experienced before. He described it as "transcendental." We’ve only been here…
Northern Patagonia
We’re in northern Patagonia. I’m on the BGAN sat system, so this is the most expensive blog post you’ve ever read. Here’s a couple of shots to give you a feel for the area. It’s hard to see…
In Argentina
01/28/2008 01:43:25 GMT We crossed the Andes today. Now in Argentina. All is OK. Sent via Skymate
Impressions of Santiago, Valparaiso, Viña del Mar & Riñaca
We spent our first month in Chile in Santiago and the Valparaiso areas. In general, Chile is a fully developed economy. There is very, very little that is available in the U.S. or Europe that isn’t available here or won’t…
Green – Green – Green
In NASCAR parlance, we’ve come off the red and out of the yellow. We are Green – Green – Green. Currently south of Santiago about 100 miles, camped for the night. We are on our way to Ushuaia, Argentina –…
The Next Sunday
One week ago, our rig came off the ship damaged. We didn’t know if it was destroyed or not. One week ago, a couple of kids playing with matches started a brush fire that became a wind driven…
The Inferno of La Cruz
Thursday, 17 January, 2008 Our rig came off the ship at 6:20AM on Sunday, 14 January. We had a chance to partially inspect the rig later that day and knew it was damaged, perhaps destroyed. We sold our…
Mystery of the Universe
File this one under: Mystery of the Universe When we opened up the camper on the docks here in Valparaiso only one thing was out of place. Our wine opener, a heavy, boxed SrewPull, was on the floor. The door…
Fuso vs. Valparaiso Dock Crew – Part 2
We returned to the docks on Wednesday, 16 January, 2008. We were scheduled for an inspection meeting involving three of the parties that operate on the docks: MARVAL, the overall operating company; TPS, the German company that operates the portion…