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Scott Dontanville
Mar 17, 20245 min read
Hola, Week 12b
Monday, Mar. 11 After a nice four days in Boquete we headed out to the coast on a six hour drive. Leaving Boquete the terrain becomes...
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Scott Dontanville
Mar 11, 20243 min read
Hola, Week 12a
Thursday, Mar. 7 We landed in Panama City and caught a connecting flight but it was an incredible scramble to get to the domestic...
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Scott Dontanville
Mar 6, 20245 min read
Hola, Week 11
Tuesday, Feb. 27 Today was a full day of driving though lakes and mountains. We drove through some amazing ski towns that reminded us of...
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Scott Dontanville
Feb 28, 202413 min read
Hola, Week 10
Monday, Feb. 19 We woke up to a beautiful sunny morning. From our ninth floor room we could stretch out our eyes over the Gulf Nuevo....
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Scott Dontanville
Feb 19, 20247 min read
Hola, Week 9
Monday, Feb. 12th Last night we had some amazing Tex Mex food at a local restaurant. While we were there we chatted with a girl from...
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Scott Dontanville
Feb 12, 20245 min read
Hola, Week 8
Tuesday, Feb. 6th Our plan is to head toward Torres Del Paine near the town of Puerto Natales. It is a long drive with a border crossing...
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Scott Dontanville
Feb 6, 20246 min read
Hola, Week 7
Wednesday, Jan. 31 Believe it or not our car was fixed yesterday but we decided to stay another day in Chile Chico. We had rented the...
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Scott Dontanville
Jan 30, 20241 min read
It is fixed!
Tuesday, Jan. 30th We got the van back today after 8 days of waiting. We are so thankful for our time here. The kindness of the people...
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Scott Dontanville
Jan 27, 20241 min read
A Ray of Hope!
Saturday, Jan. 27th We spent last night in the Mechanics yard. Of course we had our van but it also included electricity and a bathroom....
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Scott Dontanville
Jan 26, 20241 min read
Alert! Breakdown update.
Friday, Jan 26th In a nutshell the timing belt snapped and it has to be replaced. The not so best news is, the part is 1,200 miles away...
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Scott Dontanville
Jan 24, 20245 min read
ALERT...Kilometers of Kindness!
Tuesday, Jan. 23 There are not enough words to describe yesterday so I will try to lay it out as best I can. We woke up to an incredibly...
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Scott Dontanville
Jan 23, 20245 min read
Hola, Week 5
Jan. 17th We woke up early and watched the seals and dolphins swim within feet of our van. After a short ride to the ferry we left the...
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Scott Dontanville
Jan 17, 202411 min read
Hola, Week 4
Tuesday, Jan. 9th Today was a driving and shopping day in Puerto Montt. We were looking to buy another solar shower because our 30+ year...
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Scott Dontanville
Jan 9, 20246 min read
Hola, Week 3
Thursday, Jan. 4th What a difference a day makes! We checked out of our AirBnB and drove to Huerquehue National Park where we hiked the...
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Scott Dontanville
Jan 7, 20244 min read
No Bueno! A day of its own.
Wednesday, Jan. 3rd 2024 We were all packed at 7:30AM and ready to go on a long day hike. We arrived at the car and were met with a good...
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Scott Dontanville
Jan 3, 20245 min read
Hola, Week 2
Wednesday, Dec. 27th The most sleep depriving noise that one can hear is the roar of a mosquito cruising at low altitude just above your...
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Scott Dontanville
Jan 2, 20241 min read
Tools for the Journey
We will be on the road for three months and that always has some consequences with your diet, sleep and daily exercise. Before we left we...
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Scott Dontanville
Dec 27, 20233 min read
Hola! Week 1...
We have been on the road for a week now and much has happened. After 20 hours of airports and flying we arrived in Santiago with all of...
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Scott Dontanville
Dec 14, 20231 min read
Good News...
I received word from the Doc that he was not able to find any kidney stones. He gave me his blessing and cleared me to fly. Not sure what...
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Scott Dontanville
Dec 11, 20231 min read
Unbelievable!!!
As I write this (Scott), the thought goes through my mind "It's all part of the journey." At 10pm this evening, we are supposed to be...
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