Day 7 – Sunday 14th October 2018 El Calafate – El Chaltén Distance travelled:- By plane – 0 By foot – 31kms/19 miles By public transport – 213kms/132 miles Steps taken – 40,551 So we catched the early morning bus to take us to El Chaltén. The drive was pretty spectacular. A large open road…

Day 6 – Saturday 13th October 2018 El Calafate Distance travelled:- By plane – 0 By foot – 21.5kms/13.37miles By public transport – 0 Steps taken -32,024 So today was our ‘rest’ day. This was one of the extra days we had to build in to keep our choices open for going to the glacier….

Day 5 – Friday 12th October 2018 El Calafete – Perito Moreno Glacier Distance travelled:- By plane – 0 By foot – 15.86 kms/ 9.86 miles By public transport – 70 kms/43 miles Steps taken – 23,028 So one of the reasons for coming to El Calafate was to visit the Perito Moreno Glacier, a…

Day 4 – Thursday 11th October 2018 Buenos Aires – El Calafate Distance travelled:- By plane – 2080kms/1292 miles (3hrs) By foot – 11.4 kms/7.10 miles By public transport – 37 kms/ 23 miles Steps taken – 16,469 Goodbye Buenes Aires, hello Patagonia. After a couple of busy, hectic, noisy, vibrant, and chaotic city days…

Day 3 – Wednesday 10th October 2018 Argentina, Buenos Aires Distance travelled:- By plane – 0 By foot – 8.36kms/10.74 miles By public transport – 20.3kms/12.6 miles Steps taken – 23,153 Wow….this city is alive with street life from busy sidewalk cafes to lush parks….it’s like jumping on board a moving train….the city just whizzes…

Day 2 – Tuesday 9th October 2018 Argentina, Buenos Aires Distance travelled:- By plane – 0 By foot – 12.8kms/7.85miles By public transport – 45kms/28 miles Steps taken – 18,475 We have arrived in Argentina, in the city of Buenos Aires. Argentina is one of the biggest countries in the world and as a consequence,…

Day 1 – Monday 8th October 2018 Edinburgh to Heathrow Heathrow to Buenos Aires Distance travelled:- By plane – 11,670 kms/7,251miles By public transport – 40kms/25miles By foot – 8.36kms/5.23miles Steps taken – 12,212 ‘The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams’…South America, in particular Patagonia is one of…

Sunday 26th August 2018 Isle of Eigg So today is our last day on this vibrant Island. There’s a slight drizzle and the winds are picking up. We have been told that the small ferry to Arisaig has been cancelled but ours to Mallaig is still on at this point. Maybe this won’t be our…

Saturday 25th August 2018 Isle of Eigg We were told today’s weather was going to be the finest so we kept this hike for today…we were heading to An Sgurr. An Sgurr is the Islands highest point, it’s only 393 metres but is one of the most imposing hills in Scotland. It was formed millions…

Friday 24th August 2018 Isle of Eigg Eigg is an island of surprises! It’s a small island, much smaller than neighbouring Rum, but the community appears vibrant. Island life sure looks like to be one chilled out big party and it appears to drive the locals to drink. Last night in ‘the community hub’ it…