Life on the futaleufu
We have now been on the road for 4+ months. The futaleufu was our southernmost target on our South America trip. For me the expectations were high. The futa is home to some amazingly fun white water and a place where we would see a bunch of our friends; Diego, Pierro and family, Liz and Alex, and...
,Traveling + Camping = Lots of new friends
We have now been traveling for 110 days. Feels like 10 days at times, and 200 days at other times. What is for sure is the fact that we have hit our stride and we our a well oiled machine when it comes to traveling. We our on our 10th day straight of camping spread over 400km and 6 different loca...
The Holidays in Pucon
We've been in Pucon for three weeks and it feels like forever - in a good way! This was one stop we had planned in advance because we'd heard things get really busy here in Chile with the holidays and summer break coinciding. We were told to have a plan for the holidays because we might be stuck wit...
In loving memory of Dorothy Evelyn Berkey - November 26, 1920 - December 29, 2016
Today we celebrate a life well lived and a soul well loved as we remember my beloved Grams, Dorothy Evelyn Berkey. This marvel of a woman truly lived all of her 96 glorious years. She was a spunky, caring, graceful, strong, beautiful, generous, clever, resourceful, loving, shining example of a huma...
Driving Through the Desert
Prior to our trip, I had reservations about driving through the Atacama Desert. It’s the vast desert we travelled which spans the south-western part of Peru and the top 1/3 of Chile. Questions swirled in my head…Would we be able to make it between gas stations without running out of gas, would we br...
Tabors post
Hola Friends and Family, I really really love this trip. But, I really really miss my friends and family. Because most of the time I only have Nash to play with. I did make a couple friends that both have dogs. Maria and Nicole. We were camping both times we meet my spanish speaking friends. B...
Falling Into Place
Two months in and the time is flying! When I look back at all of the places we've been, it seems like we've packed quite a bit into these two months. I'm already having a hard time remembering all of our stops! The passage of time is so apparent with little kids. All of Tabor's pants are now highw...
Parque Oasis
As mentioned in a previous post, at this point, our blog is only showing us having fun and only visiting parks, pools, and water parks. I would say that what we are unintentionally omitting the other 60% of the time where we are all are melting down. I'd told myself prior to this trip that I wante...
Life on the Road
We've been travelling for almost seven weeks now, and it feels like we've settled into a loose routine. We're in a cycle of moving every 2-3 days. We've been alternating camping for a couple days with staying in an air bnb/hotel/cabin. It's definitely been nice to get out of the cities and camp in...
Arequipa
Arequipa was an unexpected stop for us, but it turned out to be great! We love the freedom we have to move on our own time frame and change our "itinerary" on a whim. I was grappling with what we should do to celebrate Ross' 40th, but luckily he came through with his own celebration! He'd gone kaya...
Stops On The Way to Arequipa
Our original "itinerary" didn't include a stop in Arequipa. Ross and I really enjoyed the city on our last trip, but we were feeling the need to push south. When Diego informed us that the A/C in the van wasn't working though, we opted to stop in Arequipa (where he's from and where his mechanic is...
Starting Our Journey South
Our adventures in Lima got a bit more interesting once our friend Diego arrived from Cuzco. He picked up Ross and Tabor on Sunday afternoon and took them to his aunt's home in a neighboring district. His cousin was celebrating her 23rd birthday and, naturally, Diego's friends whom the birthday girl...
Life in Lima, Miraflores
We've been in Lima for three days getting our travel legs under us and developing the routine that allows us to "go with the flow". The location of our Airbnb is central to restaurants, parks, and the Larcomar Mall. It's a mall that would rival the fanciest malls in the states. It has three level...
And We're Off!
The journey has begun...... With the hard work of Brynion and her relentless attention to detail, we managed to pack away our personal belongings and hand our house over to some great folks. The weeks, days, and hours leading up to this point have been filled with anxiety, stress, and sleepless ni...