We're off to Chile!

Background: we've been talking about taking a chunk of time off. Its a good time for both Laura and I to take time off work, so now is the moment. We were talking about going to New Zealand and Australia, but we found photos of Patagonia on the internet, and our minds were set.

We've away for 3 months, going to Chile and Argentina. We have a flight into Santiago and another one out of Buenos Aires three months later. We'll see what happens in between ;-).

We're going to move out of our flat in Dublin - Its a nice place, but it needs some work, and the only way that work will happen is if the landlord has to rent it to some other sucker. We're going though all our stuff, sticking it in boxes, and getting it in storage. Its remarkable how stuff accumulates if you aren't moving all the time.

We've bought a tent, thanks to Dave. Its very nice, and weighs about nothing. We hauled it down to Galtymore, (see photos) where we froze to death. Worrying. It was well below freezing though.

We've started packing stuff for the trip. Long long lists. The yak shaving goes on forever. We've spent tons of time on the internet, looking at photos and blogs and reports. This is why we have started this thingo. Perhaps we'll be a warning to others.

Currently we're down to a week and a bit before going. Doesn't feel like a long time...

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