We’re on the road again. After spending a warm sunny week along the Atlantic Coast seeing whales, penguins, and elephant seals we’re headed south to El Calafate and the El Chalten. Be sure to check back Monday for our holiday shopping list for green travelers! photo credit: longhorndave
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Sweet Potatoes or Yams Butter Brown Sugar (white sugar or honey could also work) Orange Juice (we used juice fresh from an orange) Bake sweet potatoes in oven until very tender…. For 2 large sweet potatoes we used 3-4 tablespoons of butter, 1-2 tablespoons of “black sugar” (which happens to be just white sugar with coloring, but we didn’t know this until after we came home from the market), and juice from 1 orange.
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Christine at Almost Fearless writes about Crossing Through to Colombia from Panama with a car. I love this photo of Salt Pans in the Andes because we recently saw a giant salt patty on Peninsula Valdes…. We’d love to participate, but we’re trying to get a sponsor to donate a prize — so Calling All Potential Sponsors: Do you have a prize to donate for this cause?
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Peninsula Valdes is the only place on the planet where Orcas beach themselves to catch seals. Of course, that only happens at certain times of year and even then it’s rare… We didn’t see any Orcas, but the elephant seals, penguins, ostrich-like rheas, llama-esque guanacos, seals, and seal lions more than made up for it.
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During our two-hour whale watching excursion off Peninsula Valdes, near Puerto Madryn, Argentina, we floated in the ocean and watched as the Southern Right Whales (Ballena Franca Austral in Spanish) nursed, played, and swam under our boat…. While this whale let them nurse off her on this particular day, it was unlikely she would continue to do so as each baby eats over 200 liters of milk a day.
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After volunteering for five days on small farm– complete with ultra fresh meals and a bit of farming work in a picture perfect setting — I’ve learned a good bit about WWOOFing (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms). In retrospect, there are a few things I wish I would have known before going. You Don’t Have to Work Long Hours Because some farms don’t need all the volunteers they have at one time, or if you are paying for part of your stay, you don’t necessarily have to work long 8+ hour farming days…. Your answer, be it “I spent all my money and need to live for free until my plane ticket home” or “I want to know how to garden” or “I want a different experience” should help you figure out what type of farm you want and how long you want to stay.
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