ALIVE!!! (take 3)

We know we haven't updated the blog in a couple of days. We're not dead, in case you were worried. We've had only spotty access to the internet over the last week, as we arrived in Bariloche only to leave again on a loooooong road trip (the famous 7 Lakes Road), followed by a trek up in the Andes (the equally famous Circuito Chico in Nahuel Huapi National Park).

More photos to come once we've had a chance to shower, eat an entire cow at the local parrilla, and sleep for a solid 8 hours.

In the meantime, here's a taste of the incredible scenery we've been enjoying:

Nahuel Huapi lake

12 January 2010

Picture of the day: morning kayaking on the Puntra River in Chepu, Chiloé.

We intended to do a nice little 2-hour kayak trip at dawn. We actually did a 5-hour marathon starting at 8am--hey, it may not be Patagonia, but the sun still rises really early here! People sometimes joke about trekkers who end up looking like little human T-Rex's (massive muscle-bound legs, itty-bitty puny arms). After this kayaking trip, I think that won't be so much a problem for us. By the fourth hour, my arms were ready to fall off. Massive biceps, here I come!