From 3 March to 2 May 2011, I travelled with my friend Greg Kraushaar to Patagonia, Antarctica, Iguazu Falls, Easter Island and Tahiti. This is my itinerary, with links to posts:
- March 2: Fly Sydney to Buenos Aires
- March 3 to 12: Parque Nacional Los Glaciers (Patagonia/ Argentina)
- March 12 to March 17: Parque Nacional Torres Del Paine (Patagonia/ Chile)
- March 17 to 18: Back to El Calafate (Patagonia/ Argentina)
- March 18 to 20: Ushaia (Patagonia/ Tierra del Fuego/ Argentina)
- March 21 to 22: Drake Passage (at sea on Russian icebreaker)
- March 23 to 29: Antarctic Peninsula
- March 30: Drake Passage
- April 2 to April 6: Falkland Is (/Malvinas)
- April 7 to 15: Atlantic coast of Patagonia or at sea
- April 15: Mar del Plata to Buenos Aires
- April 16 to 18: Iguazu Falls
- April 19: Santiago (Chile)
- April 20 to 27: Easter Island
- April 28 to 30: Tahiti
- May 1 to May 3: Auckland
- May 3: Sydney
In more detail, by post:
- Patagonia (Argentina) (mainly Parque National Los Glaciers)
- Patagonia (Chile) (mainly Torres del Paine National Park)
- Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego/ Argentina)
- Antarctica
- Drake Passage (21st March)
- Drake Passage (22nd March)
- Great Wall Station, King George Island
- Gerlache Strait and Lemaire Channel
- Argentine Islands – Morning
- Argentine Islands – Afternoon – Licensed to Krill
- Argentine Islands and Vernadsky Station
- Pleneau Island
- Vernadsky Station and away North
- Deception Island
- Arctowski Station, King George Island
- Admiralty Bay, King George Island (28th March)
- Admiralty Bay, King George Island (29th March)
- Falkland Islands
- Atlantic Coast of Patagonia
- Iguazu Falls
- Chile
- Easter Island
- Tongariki
- Tahai Complex
- Anakena
- Orongo
- Rano Raraku
- Puna Pau
- Tongariki revisited
- Cemetery in Hanga Roa
- South Coast
- Ahu Akivi and Ahu Vai Teka
- Petroglyphs
- Ana Kakenga
- Ovahe
- Ahu Te Pito Kura
- Ana Kai Tangata
- Ahu Te Peu
- Ahu Hanga Kio’e
- Hanga Taharoa
- Vinapu
- Hanga Poukura, Vaihu and Akahanga
- Hanga Piko
- Ana Te Pahu
- Ahu Huri A Urenga
- Tahiti
p.s. Note that you can click on images in the posts to see them in somewhat larger size.
Dear Muray,
Let me be the first one to wish you well on this great journey. I hope that you will enjoy every minute intensely. When you are safely back home after two months, the memories and the photos will last a lifetime. I am looking forward to following your progress here in your blog.
Kind regards,
Cem
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I love reading these articles baecsue they’re short but informative.
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Thank you .
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Thanks, Cem
I’m staying in wonderful places, up before dawn and also for sunset as well as excursions in between. Not much time for post-processing and posting.
Regards,
Murray
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Hi Murray,
Great to hear back from you. The shot of the Viedma Glacier at dawn is fantastic. I hope you will have many more opportunities like that. Don’t worry about the post processing just yet, you will have ample time for that when you go back home. Have a great and safe journey.
Cheers,
Cem
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Murray, for the photos you are having very good time, and very busy activity, enjoy and take a lots of photos with your eyes that’s the best camara you have. I will follow this blog. to look and enjoy the photos.. que disfrutes tu estadia en la Patagonia. Amigo ….
regars Carlos…(pucara)…….
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Thanks, Carlos
Patagonia is wonderful and I find Argentinian people very friendly and helpful. Lost of time taking photos and travelling so not much time to post. Off to Torres del Paine in Chile tomorrow.
Regards,
Murray
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Thanks, Carlos. I’ve been on a ship in Antarctica with no opportunity to reply. There is some wonderful country in Patagonia and Antarctica. I’ve just made a few more posts, lots more to come. Regards, Murray
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Good day!
Happy New Year!
Health, luck and love!
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Thank you! and the same to you!
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