Gotta Travel On

Welp, it's been a while since i've written a meaningful blog entry. And it's actually going to probably be a little while longer before i write another, because there just isn't that much going on right now. The race is over and we're tying together loose ends at the office getting everything cleaned up and taken care of. I feel very fortunate to have been able to provide cartographic solutions and work the race, but five months in Punta Arenas is getting to be a bit old. I am ready to start traveling north and preparing for my return to the U.S.

My tentative travel plans for my remaining time in South America are as follows: two and a half more weeks in Punta Areans -> Bus to Puerto Natales for the night -> Bus to Calafate, Argentina to see Perito Moreno Glacier and spend the night -> Bus to El Chalten (the trekking capital of Argentina!) for a week or two to hike everything there is to hike and celebrate their annual trekking festival -> bus to Pucon, Chile to visit my host family from this past October and kick around some -> Bus to Santiago to visit Vina Del Mar, Valparaiso, and wait to fly back to the U.S. April 18th -> See my Sister, Mom, and Charlotte Grace!

Language Lesson of the Day: That silly wind will soon begin and I'll be on my way going home to stay, going home to stay. That silly wind will soon begin and I'll be on my way, and I feel like I just want to travel on. Done laid around, done stayed around this old town too long and it seems like I've got to travel on. Say it with me now! Ese viento tonto pronto comenzará y voy a viajar. Volviendo a casa para quedarse, volviendo a casa para quedarse. Ese viento tonto pronto comenzará y voy a viajar, y yo siento que sólo quieren viajar. He dormido y he estado en esta antigua ciudad para demasiado tiempo y parece tengo que viajar.