SafariPacific
Adventurer
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The Forgotten Continent Expedition
- Thread starter dhackney
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Lost Canadian
Expedition Leader
I may need two servings of :lurk: for this thread.
dhackney
Expedition Leader
Fuso Units at Work
15 July 2008
We visited the world’s largest open pit copper mine at Chuquicamata, Chile today.
While we were there we had the chance to see the trucks referenced in the post “Fuso Units” at work.
The mine uses 94 of these trucks. 60 are Komatsu and 34 are Liebherr.
Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/chile/docs/fusounitsatwork.pdf
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15 July 2008
We visited the world’s largest open pit copper mine at Chuquicamata, Chile today.
While we were there we had the chance to see the trucks referenced in the post “Fuso Units” at work.
The mine uses 94 of these trucks. 60 are Komatsu and 34 are Liebherr.
Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/chile/docs/fusounitsatwork.pdf
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dhackney
Expedition Leader
La Tirana
16 July 2008
Every year there is a festival at La Tirana, Chile.
La Tirana has about 250 full time residents.
Over 10,000 people come to La Tirana for the festival.
This year, we were two of those people.
Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/chile/docs/latirana.pdf
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16 July 2008
Every year there is a festival at La Tirana, Chile.
La Tirana has about 250 full time residents.
Over 10,000 people come to La Tirana for the festival.
This year, we were two of those people.
Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/chile/docs/latirana.pdf
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dhackney
Expedition Leader
Just Ask
19 July 2008
10:15 AM
I was sitting at the table outside the gas station using their WiFi to finish our monthly finances when I first noticed it.
It was something on the underside of the truck. It looked like we picked up a branch somewhere and it hooked underneath with the end towards the back of the truck hanging down.
“Funny,” I thought. “Neither of us saw anything on our walk around yesterday morning before we left the beach. We weren’t in any brush there or since.”
I closed my laptop and walked out towards the truck. The closer I got, the more it did not look like a branch.
I reached the side, bent down and examined it.
No, it wasn’t a branch.
It was my worst nightmare.
Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/chile/docs/justask.pdf
19 July 2008
10:15 AM
I was sitting at the table outside the gas station using their WiFi to finish our monthly finances when I first noticed it.
It was something on the underside of the truck. It looked like we picked up a branch somewhere and it hooked underneath with the end towards the back of the truck hanging down.
“Funny,” I thought. “Neither of us saw anything on our walk around yesterday morning before we left the beach. We weren’t in any brush there or since.”
I closed my laptop and walked out towards the truck. The closer I got, the more it did not look like a branch.
I reached the side, bent down and examined it.
No, it wasn’t a branch.
It was my worst nightmare.
Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/chile/docs/justask.pdf
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dhackney
Expedition Leader
Relative Humidity
7 July 2008
We crossed the border between Argentina and Chile at Chile Chico on 29 March 2008. We drove west until we hit the Carretera Austral and then turned left.
For the next 87 days we were in wet, foggy and chilly areas of Chile.
We spent a portion of that time in the rain forests of Chile, where annual precipitation is measured in meters, as in multiple meters of rain per year.
Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/chile/docs/relativehumidity.pdf
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7 July 2008
We crossed the border between Argentina and Chile at Chile Chico on 29 March 2008. We drove west until we hit the Carretera Austral and then turned left.
For the next 87 days we were in wet, foggy and chilly areas of Chile.
We spent a portion of that time in the rain forests of Chile, where annual precipitation is measured in meters, as in multiple meters of rain per year.
Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/chile/docs/relativehumidity.pdf
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Desertdude
Expedition Leader
Great writing - thanks for continued sharing of your adventures
ccm00tacoma
Observer
Wow!
Simply amazing! Thank you for your stories/pictures/inspiration so far! I'm hooked!
-Adam:drool:
Simply amazing! Thank you for your stories/pictures/inspiration so far! I'm hooked!
-Adam:drool:
wayneraintree
New member
well done!
Hello,
Thanks for sharing all your intimate details of such a fine adventure. My wife and I honeymooned in Chile for two weeks, one week of "roughing it" ... backpacking in Torres Del Paine (as you pictured) and a week by bus/etc. from Tierra Del Fuego back to Santiago (and consequently, our jobs, LOL).
Keep up the wonderful documenting, it is a worthwhile time reading your humorous interpretation of the tribulations of overland travel:rockon:
Hello,
Thanks for sharing all your intimate details of such a fine adventure. My wife and I honeymooned in Chile for two weeks, one week of "roughing it" ... backpacking in Torres Del Paine (as you pictured) and a week by bus/etc. from Tierra Del Fuego back to Santiago (and consequently, our jobs, LOL).
Keep up the wonderful documenting, it is a worthwhile time reading your humorous interpretation of the tribulations of overland travel:rockon:
dhackney
Expedition Leader
Updated Route Map
I updated our route map to include our camp sites from 2008-04-20 to 2008-07-23.
To look at a particular area of our route use the zoom control in the upper left corner of the map. Click and drag on the map to position it.
To view information about a camp site, click on the Google Maps marker to open the info window. The info window includes lat/lon, comments and photos (if available).
To view a larger photo, click on the thumbnail.
The route map is at: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/index-routemap.htm
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I updated our route map to include our camp sites from 2008-04-20 to 2008-07-23.
To look at a particular area of our route use the zoom control in the upper left corner of the map. Click and drag on the map to position it.
To view information about a camp site, click on the Google Maps marker to open the info window. The info window includes lat/lon, comments and photos (if available).
To view a larger photo, click on the thumbnail.
The route map is at: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/index-routemap.htm
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dhackney
Expedition Leader
The Room of Wakes
27 July 2008
For 391 years no outsider walked the passageways.
For 391 years no outsider touched the walls.
For 391 years no outsider saw the interior.
Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/peru/docs/roomofwakes.pdf
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27 July 2008
For 391 years no outsider walked the passageways.
For 391 years no outsider touched the walls.
For 391 years no outsider saw the interior.
Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/peru/docs/roomofwakes.pdf
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Desertdude
Expedition Leader
Doug, Our friends have been remodeling an old hotel in Cusco and are about to open this fall:
Hotel Andenes al Cielo
They are not quote open, but please stop in and say hi to Tony from us. He would welcome your company.
Pasquale & Kristina
Hotel Andenes al Cielo
They are not quote open, but please stop in and say hi to Tony from us. He would welcome your company.
Pasquale & Kristina