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Showsnoeing

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

After a generous sample of the guide´s cognac, Robert effortlessly demonstrates the little known “head first” technique of snowshoeing…

Cognac

Dulcie, however, favoured the more traditional “upright” posture and was first back to the lodge to take first place in the “speed eating” competition during the chocolate fondue.

You´re forgiven

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

I´ve decided to forgive Argentina for all the footballing attrocities of the past because I have tasted my first Argentinian steak. I knew we were in for a treat when the cutlery in the restaurant resembled Rambo´s hunting knife and the centre of the restaurant was like a butchers shop. I ordered the most expensive steak on the menu (30 pesos – about five quid) and was served the hugest steak ever which was accompanied by two more steaks – delicious. We also discovered how to insult Argentinians; for a mild insult, ask for your steak well done (as per Dulcie), but to really annoy them, say you´re vegetarian.

STILL chilly in Chile!

Monday, July 23rd, 2007
Our efforts to leave Chile and continue our journey have been thwarted by the bad weather in the mountains. We set off yesterday through the snow but a few miles after we had labouriously fitted the snow chains our ... [Continue reading this entry]

Chilly in Chile

Saturday, July 21st, 2007
We are now in Chile and it´s quite a change from the pan-pipes and poverty of Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Chile is a surprisingly affluent country complete with shopping malls, SUVs and obesity (and vineyards - excellent wine tasting ... [Continue reading this entry]

Hot tour guide action

Thursday, July 19th, 2007
Our favourite pin-up tour guides, Miss June and Miss July, get dirty and grease their nipples... Hot guide action

Ho ho ho

Monday, July 16th, 2007
One of the things I´ve got away with whilst on this trip (much to Dulcie´s distaste) is not shaving. Due to the occaisionally difficult living conditions I´ve sometimes gone longer without shaving than before puberty. I hoped this ... [Continue reading this entry]

Not a leaf in site

Monday, July 16th, 2007
Here´s a picture of the toilet facilities in our last camp in the middle of the Atacama desert. Primitive! Norris

Girl Power!

Monday, July 16th, 2007
You´d think that the guide / drivers for a tour like ours would be big, burly chaps with leathery skin, bulging muscles and chins like Desperate Dan. Well you´d be wrong. Here are our guides... Guide me  ... <a href=[Continue reading this entry]

Death Road Survivors

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007
As you will gather from this blog entry we survived the "Death Road" and now have the t-shirts to prove it. It was a terrifying decent starting from an altitude of 4,650m (in the snow next to a glacier) ... [Continue reading this entry]

Dulcie to the rescue

Saturday, July 7th, 2007
There are certain essentials that you would bring on a trip like ours (such as passport, immodium etc.) but you wouldn´t necessarily think of cough sweets! Whilst travelling in Southern Peru towards lake Titicaca we ran in to some ... [Continue reading this entry]