It’s harder to be cranky when you’re staring at a giant volcano. This is something I realized on yesterday’s bike ride. I was bonking. For those of you outside the cycling world, bonking is when you’re out of energy, your … (more...) [2 comments]
We spent last night in Siete Tazas, a park about three hours south of Santiago. It’s named after a series of seven waterfalls that look like teacups (tazas in Spanish). It took us awhile to find our campground. To be fair, … (more...) [0 comments]
Our last day in Santiago: A bike ride in the mountains outside the city with a young Chilean couple named Victór and Tere. Victór calls Macky “El Gringo Macky.” Macky likes this a lot. It’s blisteringly hot and the sun … (more...) [0 comments]
Today we learned that the US embassy in Santiago, Chile is a glorified military compound. Meaning it looks like baracks from the outside but inside there are flowers and faux-gothic decor. We learned this because yesterday some turdbag smashed a … (more...) [1 comments]
We made it to Chile. Our 10 hour flight from Dallas was a good flight, meaning it was uneventful. We may even have slept a bit, although I wouldn’t swear to it. Things didn’t get exciting until we got to … (more...) [3 comments]