With the I-pod blaring through the speakers Dave and I joined the band Bishop Allen in singing their song “Like Castanets”- a catchy tune about the must see sights of Santiago, and what became our theme song for the week- as we drove down the wide familiar avenues and navigated our way through the traffic. [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2010’
Driving on water
Bolivia was an enigma. A forgotten country. The southern half is covered by huge expanses of barren wasteland, so starkly deserted that you wondered why anyone would live there, let alone why you were there? The few villages and towns that we passed through were not much more than a loose collection of decrepit hovels, [...]
Feliz Año Nuevo!
After spending Christmas in Cusco, we thought a change of scenery would be nice for New Years. The truck seems crowded even with just Kacey and I, but over the past 6 months, we learned that if you pull out your best packing tricks, you can squeeze another person or two in with not too [...]
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