November 29 “Craving a steak. Meat smells so good on the neighbor’s grill. Our little farmer’s market does not have meats. It does have two cheese/salami trucks and two fish/seafood trucks. Most cheeses I don’t recognize. Cheese lady can’t understand me saying “mozzarella;” how…
Rare sighting: Mythical Patagonian Ski Bull
We were so excited today when we were able to catch a glimpse of the elusive Patagonian Ski Bull. There it was traversing the ski slope below our gondola. It seemed unaware of our presence. We remained quiet so as not to frighten the beast.…
Green Parrots! Beautiful!!
Current news: today, August 30, 2015 Since we could not ski at least we were treated to the beautiful sight of a flock of bright green parrots. I barely had a chance to snap a photo before the whole bunch took…
Love our Farmer’s Market in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay
November 24 “OMG – at our little farmer’s market we saw a couple featured on House Hunter International. What are the odds? We had walked past their place, but we never really expected to run into them. Our farmer’s market is small. Need 100…
Walking and Eating in Montevideo, Uruguay
November 19, 2012 “On our first day in Montevideo, we walked…and walked. It’s the only way to get to know a new place and feel more a part of it. Our lack of Spanish is a bit of a problem.…
In Uruguay…missing my bed!
November 21 “What do I miss….my bed from home. Our bed is super uncomfortable. It is rock hard! I have to turn all night because my arms fall asleep” OK. Nothing is worse than a really hard bed. I think…
Montevideo has colorful graffiti. Dogs love the green parks
November 17, 2012 “I’m happy Chris was not driving yesterday. The drivers are crazy. I grabbed the armrest a hundred times during the van ride to our apartment. Glad Chris could look around – the graffiti is amazing! It is literally everywhere. This would never…
Arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay – time to get dogs through customs
November 16, 2012 “We arrived!!!! My heart is pounding. Months of planning, now we are here. The Montevideo airport is packed. The lines are long. Used my cane – leg was acting up – they took pity on me and let me…
Miami Airport: Preparing dogs for flight to Uruguay
November 15, 2012 “This is terrible. We are at the airport and the dogs are a mess. I feel so guilty. Perhaps it was not such a good idea to bring the dogs. Next time sedation – for dogs and…
On our way to Uruguay…South America. Car packed. Dogs in. Front door locked.
November 14, 2012 “We will be pulling out of our driveway at 6pm. The car is packed. The dogs are fed. I have my “Bucky” in the front seat. Chris likes night driving. We have an 18 hour drive since…
Shipping our car to Uruguay
November 5, 2012 “We just paid for our car to be shipped to Montevideo, Uruguay. Chris made the reservation just 4 days ago. It feels like we are cutting it close since our flight leaves in 11 days. The cost…
Preparations to leave the USA for South America
October 30, 2012 “Chris gave notice at work. The estate sale is done. The last few things are either in our storage unit or donated. Plane tickets are bought. Shipping the car is arranged. Our friends and family think we…
Not your typical blog. Not your typical travelers.
This is pretty much verbatim what is written on the “About This Blog” page. I just felt I needed to say it out loud. This blog will not be like other travel blogs, posts and publications (like International Living) where you…
Bought airline tickets for us and our 2 dogs to Uruguay
July 2012 “We bought our plane tickets to Uruguay, the dogs too! We fly November 15th – Miami, Florida to Montevideo, Uruguay. It was more expensive than we thought. We could fly roundtrip to Europe 2 ½ times with the…
South America with our two dogs: Journal entries of our drive
Join us as we drive through South America with our two dogs. Have you ever thought about leaving everything behind? Flying off to a foreign country. Possibly bringing your 2 dogs. Possibly shipping your own vehicle. Starting with no set…