An Incredible Adventure

As you might remember

Running Man and I have been off traveling

south of the equator

It was a wonderful journey to: 

 Chile

16th Century National Cathedral, Santiago

Argentina

 The Andes in Bariloche, Argentina

Brazil

 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

We traveled from the west coast of Chile

the Chilean wine region

 to the east coast Brazil

Copacabana Beach, Rio

through the Andes by boat, 

 the rolling countryside of the lake region of Patagonia,

 and saw beautiful natural scenery.

Iguazu Falls

Recently, Chile has been experiencing

many civil protests and social unrest.  It was interesting

to hear the viewpoint of our local guides

and the effects on them and their families.

Buenos Aires, the "Paris of South America"

is a multicultural city with

colorful barrios, like La Boca,

colonial European architecture, and

a long and interesting history.

Casa Rosada where Evita stood on the balcony addressing

throngs of supporters during her husband's term as president.

Of course, you must add in Tango lessons

and passionate dancing?

Too funny

There's a well-known saying in Argentina, " An Argentine is an Italian

who speaks Spanish, thinks he's French, would secretly like

to be British."

From there we flew to the Iguazu Falls

which are simply astounding.

 The 275 waterfalls border both Argentina and Brazil.

Running Man's view from a zodiac boat ride
and
then right into the spray.

The largest waterfall in the world. 

Devil's Throat

Wish you could hear the roar of the water.

Next stop, Rio 

We had a dizzying ride up the cable cars to

Sugar Loaf mountain,

visited landmark sites like

Christ the Redeemer statue,

and had an amazing room with a view

all the while singing " Copacabana" and 

"The Girl from Ipanema".

The passion in this city really comes alive during 

it's annual Carnival celebration.  We visited one of the 

Carnival clubs that build the floats, 

 that make the thousands of costumes

and delivers the rhythm of the pulsating music.

We even got to play dress up.

We just have to learn the Samba moves 

to be ready for the parade.

 Our exploration of these 3 beautiful countries 

have left us with wonderful memories.
Thanks for letting me share some of the highlights.

Gosh, I didn't even talk about the delicious food!

Empanadas with lots of wine!

It was an awesome journey.

Until Next Time-

Kyle