Author Archives: David Dice

Crossing the Andes, January 14, 2013

We had to get up early to get our transfer to the bus for our Andean lake crossing, but then it was hurry up and wait for the rest of a very long day until we arrived in Puerto Vargas, … Continue reading

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Lago Gutierrez, January 13, 2014

At breakfast this morning we asked the waitress how to get to the lake.  I had printed the information from the Internet, and knew from that we needed bus 50, but were not at all sure where to find the … Continue reading

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Lago Nahuel Huapi tour, January 12, 2014

Breakfast here in the Hosteria Las Marianas was very nice — a variety of dried grains, raisins and either mik or yogurt, various pastries, breads for toast, and spreads.  Although this is a very small hotel (bed and breakfast) the … Continue reading

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Bariloche, January 11, 2014

Except for the tango show last night, where we were picked up an hour late, and we believe that is the tango show’s fault, our travel so far has gone very smoothly.  This morning we expected to be picked up … Continue reading

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Touring Buenos Aires, January 10, 2010

After we had a nice buffet style breakfast this morning, we got a phone call at 8:45 from our guide, Jeremy, to check that we were ready for our guided tour.  In just a couple of minutes we met him … Continue reading

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Buenos Aires, January 9, 2014

It was a very long trip here.  We were at the Saskatoon airport at 4 am to catch our first plane to Minneapolis, then a second plane to Atlanta, a several hour wait and then an overnight flight arriving in … Continue reading

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Wedding anniversary in Banff

We decided to once again spend our wedding anniversary in Banff this year.  It’s a great time of year to visit the park, as the hotels are almost empty, the town very quiet, but you can still hike at lower … Continue reading

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Back in Canada, October 5

We crossed the border this morning.  The border guard laughed when we told him we’d left the US to come back to a country that works. The weather got better and better as we got farther north. By the time … Continue reading

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Snow in the Mountain Passes, October 3

We had good weather, though it was quite cloudy, for the best part of the day.  We got to Idaho Falls by one pm, our planned destination, and decided to continue on since it was so early.  Shortly after we … Continue reading

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On Our Way Home, Jordanelle State Park, October 2

  We left Blanding, Utah this morning, and are on our way home.  The weather was nice for travel, though there is obviously a major change in the weather taking place.  It began to get cloudy about noon, and the … Continue reading

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