The Expedition
to Chile - 2000!
OUR TOUR
OF SANTIAGO, ON THE WAY TO THE PATAGONIA...
Saint
Cristobal
The
poor naive crew of volunteers from the States...
Two
views of Santiago from the mountain with Saint Cristobal
MEMBERS
OF THE AQUATIC TEAM / EQUIPO AQUATICO!
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Christine |
Javiera |
Bruce |
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Cecilia
and Mireya |
Christine,
Chris, Rana, and Javiera |
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Rana,
Javiera, Cecilia, and Jorge |
Sue
and Ricardito |
Part
of the Aquatic All-Star team: Christine, Javiera, Jorge, and Mireya
THE
LAGUNA AMARGA CAMPSITE
Our
tent village
Gathered
around the campfire during a rainy day
THE
MEMORABLE FACILITIES AT LAGO GRAY
Our
tiny yellow tents near Lago Gray (can you see them?), as viewed
from far, far away with the glacier and icebergs in the background
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The
elaborate kitchen |
The
cozy bathroom |
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El
bano -free of love |
El
bano -occupied with love |
THE
FAMOUS BARBEQUE / EL ASADO
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Bruce
and a sleepy Rana |
Las
Muchachas Bonitas (y Jorge) |
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Morty,
Sue, and Oscar |
Christine,
Phoebe, and Rana |
Morty
and Christine...dreaming about the power of Doppler 8000
A
giggly Bruce and Tony
The
barbeque carnage left by Morty, Christine, Rana, and Bruce
PEOPLE
SLEEPING
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Morty...sleepy
in his spacious home |
Viviana |
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Chris |
Mary |
A
very tired aquatic team
SCENERY
The
old research cabin (a.k.a. The Love Shack)
One
of the many beautiful vegas that we sampled
The
impressive folded-rocks of the Patagonia (and Rana)
The
famous 'Towers' (Torres) from where the Torres del Paine National
Park gets it's name
...and
now a bit closer up.
PLANTS
AND ANIMALS IN THE AREA
Don't
get too close...it's mistletoe!!!
The
Patagonian fox / Zorro chilla
White-tufted
grebe/Pimpollo
A guanaco
eating lunch
The
proud guanaco mother
Twin
guanacos
A cara
cara
Andean
condor
The
most common frog, Pleurodema bufonina
...and
here's another view
LOTS
OF TADPOLES
One
of the rare dragonflies
A
black widow spider
Last Modified 11/22/04
