Gauchito Gil: It happened in Patagonia the week before, on our way to an estancia to ride horses. As the bus bumped along the unpaved highway, our tour guide Maria filled us in on the economic history of Argentina. She mentioned a name that I didn’t hear, and Ezekial, our local guide for the Bariloche … Continue reading In the Austral Summer of 2015 – Part 2
Tag: Antarctica
In the Austral Summer of 2015 – Part 1
Location: 64°, 57‘ latitude South. 6:00 AM. Our ship inches along, tentative. All passengers are on deck, watching. Bergy bits and ice chunks called growlers scrape against the vessel’s hull; the captain maneuvers this way, then that. The north entry to the narrow channel lies to the left, but we move right, circumnavigating an iceberg. … Continue reading In the Austral Summer of 2015 – Part 1
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