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Pauline from Slow Travelers

I enjoyed reading about her and George's trip so far.

At my house, it's grey and gloomy outside - hard to imagine weather in the 80's and 90's!!

Marta has updated her blog!

Is it called synchronicity? Today I was ordering a sweater (on sale) for Steve and one of the colors was "vicuna" - I had never heard of that word, but J Crew is very good at making up weird names for colors. I ordered black.

And now I read in Marta's blog that Vicuna is an animal like an alpaca!!

J Crew Italian wool crewneck on sale - Steve will be wearing this in Rome!!

Pauline from Slow Travelers

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I ordered black.

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"Carbon," you mean? Looks like a lovely sweater.

Really fascinating! Flamingos at such an altitude! I can't wait to see your photos, Marta.

Maureen

It was interesting what she was saying about the altitude. We live at 7,000 feet and I think we feel the altitude. The highest we have been is 12,000 feet, hiking near Aspen. The hiking was: take one step, take two breaths, take one step. Like you see the Everest climbers. You can really feel the altitude. When you move to Santa Fe, it takes a few months for your body to adjust. And I still always feel better when we go to sea level - I can breathe easier!

Marta should have trained by staying with us in Santa Fe for a few months - then to Chile!!

Can't wait to read more - and see the photos.

Pauline from Slow Travelers

Marta posted today!

Pauline from Slow Travelers

Marta has updated her blog with details of hiking in Patagonia. They're flying home tonight!

Amy in MA
"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not." --Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thanks everyone. We're back in dreary cold rainy Seattle. The trip was wonderful but fast. I'm going to sort through 500 digital pictures and post a few soon.