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
Nov 17

Sketchy Ferry Crossing between Copacabana and La Paz, Bolivia (February 4th, 2009) 14,352 miles

Today we simultaneously rode the coolest and scariest ferry I’ve ever been on. The plan for the day was to drive from Copacabana, Bolivia, to the capitol city of La Paz. By taking the ferry at Ancoamaya, the distance between cities is relatively short, only 95 miles. The other way to get [...]

Author: chad