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Snowed in so time to Catch Up!!!!!!!!!

16/12/2010

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We are in Virginia, USA! So much to catch up and what better time to do it then now - we were going to visit my Mum's cousin in North Carolina but there are Winter travel warnings for the next 12 hours so we are staying in and watching the snow fall on the golf course outside our apartment - very cool!
So to catch up, first I will fill in the main parts of South America that we went to after Brazil - Argentina, then across to Chile and up to Peru. In Peru we went to Macchu Picchu which my Dad is going to upload lots of photo's from, including a new recent slideshow.
After Peru we sailed from Lima to San Diego on a crusie ship.......more on that soon. 
Now for our overland crossing of South America. As you scroll down, you will see me in the high plains around Salta, Argentina and then crossing the Andes into Chile. In Chile we finally saw the Pacific Ocean again - all my friends were just over the horizon in Batemans bay!! You may notice me sleeping in a car - that was waiting for a border post to open at the Chile-Peru border! 
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Where the Condor's soar! This is about 3200 metres above sea level and we saw heaps of the world's biggest flying bird.
In a hidden valley near an old Uranium mine
In a hidden valley, surrounded by coloured cliffs. We were close to an old Uranium mine so I kept my eyes closed ;-)
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The mountains behind me are 6000 metres high!!
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Crossing the Andes down onto the plains of the Atacama Desert
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The Pacific Ocean - all my friends are just a little bit West of here!!
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Early starts are not for everyone!! Although if it was a school day and I was going to see my friends - then I would be wide awake.
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All of the desert landscapes seem to make people around here bored - so they write all over the hills, mountains and plains. Pretty cool.
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Arequipa in Peru was a very nice city. Old buildings, friendly cafe's and plenty of pedestrian malls to escape the thousands of taxi's!
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Iguacu Falls

29/10/2010

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The falls are on the intersection of 3 countries - Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. At the falls themselves you can see Argentina from the Brazilian side (and vice versa). Paraguay is visible further downstream.
We visited the Brazilian side first, with Shelly and an English guy from our hostel called Kevin.
Then 2 days later we went across to Argentina with Shelly and saw the falls from that side. We thought the Argentinian side was more spectacular although I think you have to see them from both sides to appreciate the size of the falls and the power of the water.
The falls here are created from ancient lava flows that reached this point and created a vertical drop to the earth that was not reached by the lava. Then a second flow of lava reached almost the same point, in some places creating a double drop, whilst in parts it is a single, higher drop.
There were hundreds of beautiful butterflies, toucans and heaps of curious (hungry) Coati's (Quati's) - scroll down to see one of them up close.
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I am in the middle - in an orange top next to Shelly in her orange rain coat. This is the border between Brazil and Argentina
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Coati
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Yep, that's me in the middle again
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    Molly: Hi guys, it's me, hope year 5 is treating you well!! My teachers this year are a real drag!! Mum and Dad; boring! I know you won't have that problem at Batemans Bay Public School.........!!!??!! 

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