Oops I've been totally slack, lots to catch up on, don't know where to start. I guess with beaver spotting. We sat for a long time in the cold waiting for the beavers to come out of their houses. One was out when we first arrived but disappeared by the time we got close. When it didn't reappear we tried a different location with no luck, then another where, as it was starting to get dark, beavers started appearing. There were three swimming around at one point, q...

I have had a very outdoorsy week. The Moreno Glacier was beautiful, even after seeing the other glaciers, it was just spectacular. We had a boat trip to view the face, but the best part was the platforms you could walk around to see it from different angles. It was a cold, fun day. From El Calafate we crossed back into Chile to Torres del Paine National Park. There we had three full days to do different hikes in the park. I decided that since I managed to do t...

18/11/2010 This week I have survived paragliding and glacier trekking without any major incidents. Paragliding was on my second day in Bariloche, a beautiful area in the Lake District. My first day there was spent relaxing at the campsite, then on day two those of us who wanted to go paragliding were picked up after lunch and taken to the landing area. Only two could go at once so the others waited here for their turn. I was in the first group with Loretta. A ...

27/10/2010 From Cusco we drove to Puno where we stayed a night before heading out onto Lake Titicaca. Our first stop on the lake was at the floating islands. These are built of layers of reeds on top of blocks of the roots which is a floating substance. They used to just float anywhere on the lake but now are anchored, and less and less people choose to live on them as they have land as well. After a little trip in a reed boat we got back on our motorised boat...