Europe 2008

Here is quick photo update from our most recent trip


This photo is from Iguazu falls on the border of Argentina, Paraguay, and Brasil
Igauzu falls
This is our cabin we stayed in during our week in Patagonia
Jon stokes the fire during our Christmas day Asado
The beautiful Villarica Volcano
(copyright Jon Clark)Jon, Warren Willams, and I negotiate the left side of Terminator on the Futalefu
Kara and Hannah get Kara's boat outfitted for our first run down the Futa.
Here we are above Terminator (copyright Jon Clark)
Kara stares down a giant on the Futa. (copyright Jon Clark)
Tres Fronteras
Our first day in Patagonia (copyright Jon Clark)
Kara hanging out in the yard at our hostel in Pucon
Igauzu Falls
Our ride leaving Patagonia
New Years in Pucon, Chile
Kara in one of the many fields of Lupin
Rio Azul
Kara finds a friend in Bariloche, Argentina
All photos property of Jason McClure.

So last week Kara and I went to beautiful British Columbia for a little break before she started her new job. We took the opportunity to relax, we also did some really nice sea kayaking. We flew to Seattle then took the Victoria Clipper to the city of Victoria, Then we rented a car and drove up Island (since we were on Vancouver Island) to the touwn of Tofino. Here are some highlights.

A few shots from that Jamaica trip I said I would post on. Just a few months late.

Here is the place Kara and I stayed at the begining of our trip, its an eco-lodge with a secluded beach. We almost made it for Christmas, but due to a late flight we had to stay the the night in the city of Manta, luckily we have no photos of the hotel we stayed in Christmas night. After a few days on the beach we decided it was time to head to the jungle to do some kayaking.


When we arrived in Tena we were greeted with our first real day's of sunshine. We went kayaking immeidiatley with our friend Jaime. Kara feel victim to some Ecuadorian trickery and had her face painted with "medicinal mud". After a short stay in Tena we decided to move on down to Banos to get ready for New Years.


Banos is a great little town nestled in the Mountains. We stayed at a nice little day spa/lodge where we were able to do some relaxing in the mineral baths before the festivities of New Years.


Ecuador and Latin America have different ways of celebrating New Years. First they spend weeks building these huge statues out of paper mache then at midnight they break it all and burn it. Along with some fireworks, that are probably just Quarter sticks of dynamite and some dancing in the streets it makes for a pretty good party.