Skiing with four small children is always fun!. However, upon the departure of our 12 day adventure into the Andes, I could not have imagined the week we had ahead of us. It was eventful. I could write a lengthy narrative and detail all the highlights. But instead I am opting for bullet points as [...]
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Ski Vacation or Hell? By Mom
Posted in dramatic events, travel on August 14, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Epic Adventure: Callum’s Version
Posted in dramatic events, kids thoughts, travel on February 28, 2006 | 1 Comment »
horseback riding trip[ 006 Originally uploaded by arte andina (G.M. O’Connell). The Horse Riding Weekend By Cal O’Connell Our time in Patagonia is all most over and we wanted to do something special together and with our horses. Mom, Dad, Henry, Owen and I went on a horse riding trip into the mountains. We went [...]
Epic Adventure: Henry’s Version
Posted in dramatic events, kids thoughts, travel on February 28, 2006 | 1 Comment »
horseback riding trip[ 057 Originally uploaded by arte andina (G.M. O’Connell). The Weekend Horse Riding Adventure By Henry O’Connell My family and I have being staying in Patagonia for two months. We decided to go on an adventure with our horses. We went to Lago Huechulafquen on a camping trip to bond with our horses. [...]
Final Episode Chile Roadtrip: Volcan Osorno and Termas de Puyehue by Owen
Posted in kids thoughts, travel on February 19, 2006 | 1 Comment »
junin general (77) Originally uploaded by arte andina (G.M. O’Connell). After spending the morning in Puerto Varas listening to cool flute music, buying fly tying supplies and waiting for a bungey cord trampoline-like ride to open (it didnt) we hit the road for the last leg of our roadtrip. We drove two hours on a [...]
Part Two Chile Road Trip: Valdivia and Puerto Varas by Callum
Posted in kids thoughts, travel on February 15, 2006 | 1 Comment »
junin general (76) Originally uploaded by arte andina (G.M. O’Connell). We left the volcano and drove to Valdivia. Valdivia a big city but calmer than Pucon. There were a lot less tourists. Valdivia is by the Pacific Ocean. There are lots and lots of green pine trees. Mom says it looks like the Pacific Northwest [...]
Chile Roadtrip: Part One Pucon and Volcan Villarica by Henry
Posted in kids thoughts, travel on February 14, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Our vacation started by going across the Andes and through a pass called Mamuil Malal. This pass takes you very close to Volcan Lanin, which is one of the biggest volcanos in this part of Patagonia. When you cross into another country you have to go through the Aduana (Customs/Immigration). This part of the trip [...]
