Today’s hike is at Nacimiento Gorge, 90 mins south of Awasi in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. As the name suggests, it is the birth place of the river that runs through the gorge, at […]
Today’s plan for an activity from Awasi Atacama is a hike from Guatin to Gatchi, following the Vilama river through a small canyon. This is a great hike which starts at about 3200m and takes […]
Long sleep in this morning to 11am on my first day in the Atacama Desert. Whilst I did get some sleep on the plane, 24.5 hours of travel time from Sydney to San Pedro at […]
Strong tail winds over the Pacific Ocean between Sydney and Santiago reduce the flight time by at least an hour. Very quick flight to Auckland of 2 hours 35 minutes, and 10 hours from Auckland […]
Today is a day in Sydney waiting for tomorrow’s flight to Santiago, Chile, for the start of an epic journey that includes the Atacama Desert, a repositioning expedition of the National Geographic Explorer from Ushuaia, […]
Not an auspicious start to this trip. After yesterday’s breakdown of the baggage conveyor belt system at the Qantas terminal in Melbourne airport, it’s now Monday morning with no bags. Go shopping for the basics […]
