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Mossbacks Rounding the Horn

Mon, 9 Dec 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [232]

WE ARE OFFICIALLY “MOSSBACKS” and have the right to wear a hoop earring in our left ear. “Rounding the Horn” doesn’t have the same significance today that it did in the days of wooden sailing ships—especially today-... Read more >

Cafayate Road Trip

Mon, 6 Jan 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [208]

WE GAVE SALTA SHORT SHRIFT on our 2013 visit. Our MacBook had died and we were anxious to get to Iguasu Falls and meet with friends from the States who were bringing a replacement. We will be in the area for the next couple of weeks and hope to remedy ... Read more >

Cordoba '25

Fri, 3 Jan 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [206]

A DAY MAY STILL HAVE TWENTY-FOUR hours but the years seem to be passing more quickly. It seems like like only yesterday that we were getting haircuts in Bali and it really was yesterday we both got haircuts here in Cordoba. Argentina, that is, not Cordoba ... Read more >

Quebrada del Condorito National Park

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [194]

AFTER A NON-EVENTFUL CHRISTMAS IN BA we moved on to Cordoba, the second largest city in Argentina. Although it’s only 450 miles from Buenos Aires we decided fly—we’re no longer bus-riding backpackers if there are other options. And ... Read more >

Summertime—And the Birding is Easy

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [178]

CONNIE FOUND SANDPIPER BIRDING on the Internet and arranged for owner Diego to guide us for five days of birding. After a late start Wednesday—traffic in BA is a bitch—we headed to Ceibas, a wide spot on the road about 165 km from the city.... Read more >

Salinas Grandes

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [171]

CARLOS WENT OUT OF HIS WAY to show us some of his Jujuy (hoo-hoo-ay) Province. Yesterday we drove 300 kilometers from Chicoana to Salinas Grandes, stopping only for lunch in Purmamarca at the spectacular Hotel El Manantial del Silencio, undeniably the ... Read more >

Tilcara and Abra Pampa

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [169]

WHENEVER CONNIE ASKED CARLOS when we could hope to see a particular bird on her hit list, he replied, “Abra Pampa.” Well, here we are—or as near as possible with decent lodging, restaurants and at a “reasonable” altitude ... Read more >

Buenos Aires

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [169]

JUDGING ONLY BY THE ARTISTS represented, we could have been at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris or the Met in NYC. Surprise— Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes is in Buenos Aires! We took advantage of “Oosterdam’s” overnight ... Read more >

Cardones National Park

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [158]

WHILE WE HADN’T PLANNED IT THAT WAY, our time in South America is turning into another birding expedition. Diego, our guide in the Iberá wetlands, hooked us up with a fellow guide in Salta. Carlos is more than just a guide. He spends most ... Read more >

Iberá Wetlands

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [154]

COLONIA CARLOS PELLEGRINI is the hub of the Iberá Wetlands. It consists of Park Headquarters, six hundred residents, a half-dozen lodges and three restaurants—only one of which is open at any given time. We knew we had arrived when we clickety-... Read more >