Two Fathoms Deep

It’s 0330. Do you know where your children are? This one is about to go to bed. I’m at a nice, yet noisy hostel in El Chalten. They ac...

I stood zero chance of staying awake last night long enough to sort through photos and make a blog post...  this vacation is a lot of hard...

It’s interesting how sometimes words in a language you don’t understand can sound similar to phrases in one that you speak.  I’m not going ...

Yesterday I visited the Brazilian side of the Iguazu Falls.  Today was the Argentinean side.  Eleanor Roosevelt was 100% correct...  the wat...

Today was relatively lazy, and much-needed. My favorite part about today was finally getting some clothes laundered.  I'm afraid there...

In  São Paulo, each care is assigned one day in which it cannot drive in the city during peak hours.  This is determined by the last number ...

I was bitten and chased by this Toucan today…  when I get back to Los Estados Unidos, I’m calling in sick. Short day on the road, driving...

Cuevas de las Manos will have to wait.  In keeping with my proud tradition of being involved in motor vehicle accidents while traveling, tod...

I sliced a finger and stabbed another one while packing for this vacation.  I lacerated a toe while walking down the street in Foz do Iguaçu...

My throat and sinuses are becoming less angry as we move farther south, away from the worst of the ash cloud. In Puerto Madryn, it was becom...