@Ali sympathies. I feel your pain. Every day 🤣
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@intrepidhero stunning!
Mt Fitzroy appearing above the Patagonian forest yesterday.
More images and information about this hike on our TravelLog at
https://scribbles.page/patagonia-diaries/posts/an-inadequate-description-of-a-perfect-patagonian-hike
#Patagonia #hiking #walking #mountains #Photography #Landscape #LandscapePhotography
@_jona it certainly is!
Today I've had one of these sorta days ❤️
#Patagonia #hiking #walking #mountains #Photography #Landscape #LandscapePhotography
@roomaroo @khusky what time if year did you come? I've been on 6 previous occasions, always in November /early December and yes, weve had bad days, but we've also had a lot of sunny ones too.
@neil totally given up on it. Waste of time these days imo. Instead I try to make sites attractive by being quick to load with as little JavaScript as possible and written by humans.
Today we set out on a hike close to town to acclimatise to the wind & cold after our Spanish summer. Followed the banks of the Rio de las Vueltas, the scenery was nothing short of stunning. @khusky was busy capturing some great shots of the local birdlife, I tried to do justice to the vast, breathtaking landscapes with my camera. Not a long walk but enough for first full day here.
So stunningly beautiful here.
#Patagonia #hiking #walking #mountains #Landscape #LandscapePhotography
This car has seen better days and I bet a whole heap of interesting stories to tell
This guy came out of the bush towards us in El Chalten today. Friendly little fella.
I felt so enthused by my journey yesterday afternoon I decided to write about it.
The Finest Journey of All (Or, How We Stopped Being Grumpy Gits)
If you’ve been following this TravelLog, you’d be forgiven for thinking we’re two joy-sucking vampires who hate fun, sunlight, and functional transportation. The journey had been a masterclass in frustration, requiring the patience of a saint and the resilience of a Nokia 3310.
@Ali yeah. A hassle but made it. Gear intact too
After a tough, frustrating 45 hours of difficult travelling, the final 3 hours were unmitigated bliss! The gods were smiling down on us as we approached El Chalten and the magnificent Mt Fitzroy welcomed us. Not the best image as shot from a mini bus travelling at 95kph, constantly hit by crosswinds and a dirty windscreen.
Will write more about this magical 3 hour journey tomorrow but beer and pizza await.
@adele very interesting. Enjoyed reading that. I do try to keep to similar guidelines when creating web sites, not always successfully I might add. Thanks for sharing
@EA7KRC nice to have rain again but wow that was certainly quite powerful. Knocked our electricity out briefly
@Ali thank you
I'm sorry but I've just discovered that my website micro blog system I intended to use for recording my trip to Patagonia won't embed video correctly.
Changed to https://scribbles.page/patagonia-diaries which also has RSS feed
@rscottjones I'm sorry but I've just discovered that my website micro blog system I intended to use won't embed video correctly. Changed to https://scribbles.page/patagonia-diaries which also has RSS feed
@lpryszcz exciting stuff!
Interesting read. Quite fancy a play with one of these Mudita phones, even though most of my exploratory efforts on the mobile side of tech lean towards a Linux phone.
https://guiltygamer.com/i-degoogled-in-a-snap-with-the-mudita-kompakt/
@bergmeister thank you. It's very stressful, will be good to get on the road tomorrow
Very soon we head south to Patagonia. Been looking for software to record our TravelLog. I use 11ty for my sites but it's not for posting from mobiles. WordPress overly complex. Mastodon ... don't want to fill timeline with every post. Looked at micro.blog but settled on scribbles.page which is distraction free, intuitive & simple.
https://scribbles.page/patagonia-diaries
Also posting to Just Penguins which is more visual https://tinyurl.com/2uy23k9h
@Ali exactly. The answer is, as you say, really really simple. But they are building themselves bigger and bigger towers. Getting harder to break down
@Ali This!!!!!!!!!!
Mi pueblo
@hikingdude well done Franz. It's a slow process getting rid of the reliance on Big Tech but it is really rewarding!
@andrewbriscoe Fedora is excellent, you will enjoy. Sorry, can't help about icloud implications
@Ali I've just heard about the incredibly high wind speeds and disruption you guys are having down there
@bergmeister unbelievable! Or these days, maybe not. Thank goodness there was nobody injured but I hope the parents gave the mountain guide and and rescuers a great tip. Lucky he was around to assist
@EA7KRC haven't come across that one myself but will keep a look out now in case
@Ali Exactly. As I said in the post, its a balancing act between weight x comfort x performance, depending on the sort of use case the user is looking for. Think this fits our needs but I will let you know in December when we, hopefully return 🤣
@jds It has a unique feature in that you can rope secure the tent to yourself from inside the tent via a material through tunnel in the roof of the tent. The tent is excellent in high winds anyway but this feature makes it bombproof if stake outs are dodgy
@Ali yes they are. It's a slightly velvety feel to the inside, similar to Toddtex. This helps alleviate condensation and in my experience does this pretty well. That combined with adequate ventilation seems to mainly succeed in keeping condensation to a minimum
@Ali I think so, very similar style
@Ali that's a great idea. The tents are expensive but utterly bombproof
@TimKStanton if we were out for a week or two on an expedition it would be too cramped. You need space if bad weather prevents onward travel, but we shall only be heading out if the forecast is reasonable and only for up to 3 days. My wife and I might be fighting for space in the meantime 😀
Spent a few hours today thinking about a tent for Patagonia. Don't need expedition tent as only out for 3 days max at a time. Given ferocity of weather in Patagonia it needs to be very strong to withstand the winds. It's a weight x comfort x performance equation. Eventually settled for the single skin Crux Raid X1. A little small for two but very strong, stable, tough & relatively easy to put up in blizzards. Plus, only 1.5kg (3.3lbs) to carry around.
Unusual view looking down on the village of Capileira in the Alpujarras from high up on the slopes of Las Alegas (2700m) in the Sierra Nevada.The morning sun has reached all parts of the village but the Barranco de Poqueira remains in shadow,
#Hiking #Walking #Spain #Photography #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Outdoors #Andalucia
@0xabad1dea lovely gentle dogs with such character
@0xabad1dea Ah ok. It was the slightly golden fur on the head that threw me
@0xabad1dea Is that a Leonburger? Looks like it, Ive had 3, but he's got a really massive head!
After a bit of a grey and dismal long weekend in the UK, today it was nice to head up above home on 4WD tracks and get the clearest view of the African continent we've had this year. Morocco did indeed seem very close, although in reality is some 220km away in a direct line across the Mediterranean.
View from the summit of las Alegas, #SierraNevada 2700m looking south over Salobreña to Al Hoceima in Morocco
@Ali 🤣 I've often thought that. A 5 day game that can end in a draw ??????
@Ali I'm pretty much like you. Cricket much better generally and the 20:20 is fab. Love those tight 5 day games that can go either way though.
@Ali do you prefer the one day game to the test matches?
@andrewbriscoe wow great scenery. Congrats
@Ali ill have a listen. In UK at moment for family gathering but might be good listen for flight back