Our Last Day in South America

On May 18, 2016 By Isobar ExpeditionsIn South America6 Comments

We start our two-day travel to return home from South America very early tomorrow morning, but we’ve got one last day to enjoy La Paz and eat some more Bolivian food (although it is pretty heavy). We survived our trip down “Death Road” yesterday on our way to see some beautiful waterfalls in the town of Coroico. It was a very interesting trip as we went from 4,800 meters (15,750 feet) down to 1,000 meters (3,275 feet) on a very narrow road in just a couple of hours. We were shrouded in clouds as the cold air of the mountains trapped the moist air of the jungle, making it very eerie. We’ll do a post with full details from our trip, but here are a couple of pictures as we head out the door to do some final exploring.

Straight Down from the Passenger Window to the Clouds Below

One of the Many Waterfalls on the Road that We Crossed

High Altitude Adventure

On May 15, 2016June 24, 2016 By Isobar ExpeditionsIn South America5 Comments

We spent the last day and a half in La Paz enjoying a little bit of luxury after a week in Cochabamba. Tomorrow we head to Lake Titikaka followed by a trip down “Death Road” to the Yungus Jungle. We’ll be home by the end of the week and finally be able to truly share what an amazing trip this has been. Here are a few photos from La Paz, the highest city in the world with unbelievable views, although we’re still trying to catch our breath 😉

Valley of the Moon, such an Amazing Natural Wonder

Beginning our Trek through the Valley of the Moon

From Flowers to Clowns

On April 26, 2016 By Isobar ExpeditionsIn Photo Challenge2 Comments

This week, for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Red and Yellow, we decided to use this photograph of a flower from our backyard taken by our youngest daughter several years ago. Red and yellow are such complimentary colors that you see them combined quite often in nature.

Don’t scroll down and look at this next picture if you have a fear of clowns or, worse yet, a fear of evil clowns. This was actually a decoration in our front yard for Halloween one year. Despite the fact that he is a little spooky, he is very colorful.

On a happier note, Lumiere standing on top of a red and yellow parade float is more likely to put a smile on your face. In the end though, we liked the flowers more than the other photos.