First port of call when we arrived in Mendoza was to organise another rafting trip; we had such a good time in Bariloche and suspect Argentina is more affordable for this kind of stuff than Chile (next stop) will be so decided to just go for it. Glad we did, it was a totally different experience. Firstly, the river looked like chocolate milk, not quite as attractive as the clear blue, drinkable (!) water of Bariloche. It was also longer (3hrs vs 1.5) and, while t...

Just a few weeks in Patagonia and it's already turned us into proper outdoorsy types! Post-W trek, we travelled to El Calafate with the sole intention of seeing the Perito Merino glacier. It was definitely worth the trip. We only stayed 2 nights, arriving on a sunny afternoon in time to take a bike ride to the lake (Lago Argentina, apparently the largest in the country) where I ventured to dip my toes in. It was not warm. Next day we hit the glacier - it's huge! ...

As it did after our first couple of weeks of sailing, time seems to have sped up again. The last week has flown by but I'll do my best to catch up on everything we've been doing. I left off just before our visit to the Iguazu falls which we saw from both the Brazilian and Argentinian sides. Glad we did, it's a totally different experience - on the Brazilian side you get incredible panoramic views of the falls and are left with an impression of awesomeness in the...