How I ended up in Patagonia

I've debated how best to share the experiences on my trip to Chile and Argentina. I really had a great trip and am so happy I went. Am glad to be home all the same :)

I was driven to go by a desire to see parts of the world I couldn't picture and hadn't experienced. Feeling isolated in my little world in CO. I wanted to see South America or Central America. Didn't have a clear destination. All would be new. Wanted to see and experience how others lived. See parts of the world different from here. Expand my horizons and view of the world. Grow.

My friend Carl and I spent one night searching locations on the internet. Our main search criteria was adventure, outdoors, and South/Central America. We happened on many sites. When I saw pictures of Patagonia, the mountains, and awesome adventures possible, I was drawn. From that, perused the various sites on the area. Happened upon the site for Patagonia Adventure Expeditions. By far had the best information on the area, climate, people, and culture.

Several months went by between that time and when I actually took the action to contact Jonathan at PAEX. Had hopes of traveling with my friends Karen and Jeremy, but it ended up it'd just be me. Jonathan agreed to do the adventure anyway, even though I'd be the ONLY client. Another couple who would have been joining my trip had to re-schedule.

In retrospect this turned out to be a good thing I thing. Made my trip really unique. I never was lonely on my adventure. Was with people the entire time. There were challenges for sure. And, I got to experience a new place on this planet, way down south :) And feel connected to the people there. Satisfied my immediate desire to see something beyond the US and will provide good preparation for future travels.

I will travel back down in the future and look forward to experiencing places beyond. And hope to see those I met on my travels again in the future :)

My experiences are going to be written as a series of posts. Enjoy! :)