May 08

Splashing through Fuegian rivers, Paso Bella Vista, Tierra del Fuego

There are certain places Volkswagen buses shouldn’t be.  Today we discovered two of them.  First, a little background on the day.  There are two official border crossings in Tierra del Fuego where cars and people can cross from Chile to Argentina and vice versa.  The primary, more heavily traveled crossing is on the north end [...]

Author: chad
May 08

Getting stuck in the mud 10 km later

With our successful river crossing out of the way, I felt like I could drive Mango to the moon.  We didn’t quite make it.  Darkness was setting in, so we decided to find a camping spot for the night.  About 10 km down the road, we noticed a side road that culminated a few hundred [...]

Author: chad