We knew this jewel of a little bird from our passage through the canals of Chile. His absence has been noted through the drier regions of Argentina and Chile. Now suddenly we have run back into his territory. Territory indeed. This gnat of a bird has the punch of a bull-dog. With his soprano’s looping call, he …
Thurs 25 Oct: Quick Update from the Road. Quick stop in Villa Santa Lucia, three days south of Chaiten, Carretera Austral, Chile. Pouring with rain, very cold. Still 8 miles of the day’s 20 mile quota to run. Dave had a worrying 48 hours of flu like symptons, without a cold/runny nose etc. He had a fierce …
Miren el video debajo, donde probé charlar con un pájaro carpintero; dura solo un minuto. ¡Es verdad! Nunca pensé que fuera posible hablar con un pájaro, pero el legendario David Attenborough nos mostró, en un video clip en casa de unos amigos en Conservación Patagónica, que sí se puede. Con esas imágenes todavía vivas en …
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Our fellow ecologist adventurer and friend in the US, John Davis, is about to embark on his own incredible journey……. “Wilderness explorer and outdoor adventurer, John Davis, is preparing to launch his second epic journey for nature, TrekWest. Davis, who in 2011 became the first person to continuously hike, bike and paddle 7,500 back country miles …
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He’s not large and flashy. He doesn’t soar on out-stretched wings. He doesn’t perform a Mozart concerto. But this little forest bird is fast becoming one of my favourite animals in the whole world! The Chucao. His voice is enormous, like a gun-shot. “Chu-cao!”, it echoes
The day before yesterday I was completely dejected. We were on the verge of meeting our 1000th mile and I was miserable! I felt like a little old sparrow hobbling along. Everything hurt, from the outside of my knees, to my ankles and shoulders. Then came
We have all been taught the merits of planting trees. One by one, “The Man Who Planted Trees” popped fat acorns into the bare hill sides of Provence in Jean Giono’s spirtual tale. Gradually the shepherd created a forest in a beautiful allegory of hope. Chile, the country in which we are doing our5000mileproject.org run is …
Question Part 2. From four year old Benjamin, Dulverton, UK What sort of animals live in the rainforest? ANSWER: We can’t wait to be running through the Amazon tropical rainforest of Brazil and Bolivia. Tropical rainforests have the most different plants and animals of anywhere in the world. This is partly because all animals depend …
Question. from four year old Benjamin, Dulverton, UK What sort of animals live in the rainforest? Answer A: Well we’re in temperate rainforest in Chile at the moment. It is like tropical rainforest, but a lot colder! So I’m tapping from the tent under some massive old southern beech trees wrapped in feather jackets! The …
We’re head over heels.. we’ve run our 1000th mile! Feeling very sore and achy, but managing to keep running. The trailer has been re-born and appears better for it. It’s still very heavy up and down the hills, but the wheels keep turning. We’re still running the spectacular Carretera Austral in southern Chile. Lots of hills, …