A Lesson from Patagonia. A Lesson from Patagonia An on-going experience in Patience by TJ David It’s 7:45 am and I’m standing on a deserted street corner. A light rain falls through the misty air as I peer into the headlights of the on-coming traffic. I motion toward the cars with my thumb as their shadows pass me. The puddles are growing into small […] Featured Article TJ David | October 1, 2016 0 Comments
Trip Report: A Week at the Legendary Frey Hut in Patagonia With over a week of Van Life under our belts we were finally starting to get things dialed. We’d purchased all the fuel canisters from all of the ferreterias in Bariloche. We’d found access to free water in a local park in El Bolsón and learned that cooking outside was one of the best ways to cut down on the moisture inside the van. Even when it’s raining. We’d also learned how to make the best use of our time, our mobility, our patience, and on top of all that we’d even figured out how to ask the waitress in a café if she had free wifi (tenés weeeeefeeeee gratis acá?). All of the important things were dialed. TJ David | September 3, 2015 5 Comments
Trip Report: 16 Days Chasing Patagonian Powder by Van, Part 2 My alarm sounds and I turn over quickly in my sleeping bag to silence its painful noise. I’ve already been awake, wiping the dripping moisture from our ceiling off my nose, forehand and face. It’s warm and raining outside. The inside of the van is like a small, white, igloo. Its cold and it takes everything I have to climb out of my ancient, green, hand-me-down, Argentinian sleeping bag, hop into the front seat of the van and turn on the engine. She rumbles briefly as I turn the key, […] Featured Article TJ David | August 31, 2015 0 Comments