The Wiggen's Travels
Our travels around the world.

Archive for December 2008

Going Home

December 22, 2008

I am sitting on a bus going from bariloche to esquel Argentina. This morning I crossed the border from chile leaving the fu and my new friends behind. I spend tonight in buenos aires and fly to Chicago tomorrow for Xmas. One of the interesting things facebook updates allow for is catching up with people […]

Chillin in Chile

December 13, 2008

Well I am just over a weeks worth of kyaking and I am having a restday. It’s tireing being on the river all day, especially if you aren’t very good. This week I had 5 army special forces join my instruction along with Noah’s girlfriend tracey to help with the instruction. It didn’t take the […]

The Fu

December 4, 2008

I arrived in chile to begin my 19 days on the river. My intention is to become a better kayaker, but surrounded by the beauty here I can also raft one of the best rivers in the world the futeluefu. My friend luke from Oz introduced me to the area in chile right over the […]

Bariloche argentina

December 2, 2008

Today I flew into bariloche and I must say I am impressed. It’s a similar feeling as to flying into Denver, you are surrounded by snow capped mountains. A cab into the city reveals that it is sitting on a huge lake. Thoughts instantly went to Samuel getting me up too early for dawn patrol […]

Thoughts on getting to Chile

December 2, 2008

To the store in Argentina called open 25 hours — do you have to pay your employees for the extra hour? To Mexico city airport — I have flown through you twice now and both times it was the most confusing airport of my life. I consider myself a good airport person (I have been […]