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Paula's mad Adventures
Discover Paula's Mad Adventures
I hope you enjoy reading about our adventures fundraising and just for fun!
Last year during May and June 2022 we walked the whole beautiful SW coastal path, 630 official miles raising money for Alzheimer's.
In October 2022 we took part in Karen's Klassathon, 22 classes in 3days for Alzheimer's Society.
Sadly mum's tortuous Alzheimer's journey came to an end, just as we were
offered a last minute place on the London Marathon 2023. So Paris became our warm up!
Please support me running the Paris Marathon on 2nd April 2023 London Marathon on 23rd April 2023
raising money for Alzheimer’s society
Our appetite for adventure thoroughly kindled we are now off on the trip of our lives to South America
Follow our adventures in our bog & Instagram here or on Instagram @paulas.mad.adventures
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Nov 19, 20232 min read
19 November Ilha Grande to Rotherwick: Deluged Delayed Delighted
Breakfast entertainment; thunder and lightning; very dramatic tropical downpour compensation for intermittent internet and no wifi!...
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Nov 19, 20233 min read
18 November Ilha Grande Brazil: Sandy Salty Scenic Sweaty Sultry Stormy
Caught using the wifi with a view, again; swiftly moving away rewarded with breakfast coffee available early! Confusion over boat taxi...
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Nov 18, 20232 min read
17 November Ilha Grande Brazil: Fantastic Fishy Fathomless Fun Far-away
Enjoying the tranquil beautiful early morning, in the dining area using un-encumbered wifi, wonderful compensation for a lack of coffee...
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Nov 17, 20232 min read
16 November Rio de Janeiro to Ilha Grande Brazil: Impossible Interesting Idyllic
Last look at the far less busy beach; roads back in action as we breakfasted and finished packing. Collecting a few more passengers the...
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Nov 17, 20233 min read
15 November Rio de Janeiro to Ilha Grande Brazil: Brash Busy Bustling Bawdy
It had to be done; early morning beach run. So, heeding warnings, I waited 'til a respectable 7am, valuables left behind; one lane...
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Nov 16, 20233 min read
14 November Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Hazy Humid Hilly High Hot
Great breakfast, (fruits, Italian cheeses, pastries and everything else you can think of!) followed by timely pickup for aerial views of...
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Nov 15, 20232 min read
13 Nov Iguazú falls to Cobacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Scenic Spectacular Smooth Steamy Soaking!
Lovely birthday messages waiting for me; so lucky not forgotten despite being away so long! Negotiating an important, extra 30mins for...
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Nov 15, 20233 min read
12 November Iguazú falls: Awesome Adventurous Abounding Aesthetically Admirable Amazing
Early morning light gave a different perspective on the upper trail; slightly less water cascading down. Apparently 16x the normal flow...
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Nov 12, 20232 min read
11 November Buenos Aires, to Iguazú falls: Celebrated Curved Commanding Churning Choppy Cheeky
Not another early start! Mafalda the Argentine cartoon is famous for not wanting soup; for Argentines, a metaphor against the government,...
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Nov 12, 20233 min read
10 November Buenos Aires, to Colonia Uruguay: Underwhelming Unlucky Uncertain Unready Underprepared
Leaving for puerto Madero to catch the Buquebus ferry to Colonia across the river in Uruguay; why so early? Free coffee, light...
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Nov 12, 20233 min read
9 November Buenos Aires, Argentina: Interesting Intellectual Idiosyncratic Idealogical Iconic
So civilised to have a leisurely breakfast; shame I continue to wake at the crack of dawn! I am a fan of Argentine croissant, and...
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Nov 9, 20232 min read
8 November El Calafate to Buenos Aires, Argentina: Early Eco Enormous Exotic Extraordinary
Early morning delightful Spanish practice conversing with our young driver meant Calafate airport arrived too soon! As promised,...
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Nov 9, 20233 min read
7 November Perito Merano Glaciar, Patagonia, Argentina: Amazing Azure Astonishing Ancient
Or should it be … Crevassed Creaking Cracking Calving Wishing the hour taken to fill the tour bus could’ve been exchanged for a leisurely...
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Nov 8, 20233 min read
6 November Patagonia Camp, Chile to El Calafate, Argentina: Sombre Sedate Sad
Sombre of face sadly we headed for the border, wishing we were off on the catamaran to the French valley instead! I bade our fellow...
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Nov 8, 20234 min read
5 November Torres el Paine & Lago Torres, Patagonia Chile: Slippery Stunning Snowy Superb Sunnyish!
Gosh so windy in the night, comforting to hear the yurt flap (we had been warned it wouldn’t blow away!) but not necessarily sleep...
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Nov 7, 20233 min read
4 November Patagonia Camp, Patagonia Chile: Freezing Frigid Fire-ravaged Fantastic
Waking to rain pattering and wind whistling, (should’ve heeded the message from above); however the sun shone, as breakfast over, we met...
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Nov 4, 20232 min read
3 November Santiago to Patagonia Camp, Patagonia Chile: Beautiful Bold Brazen Blustery
Ridiculously early airport drop off; panic on blog data limits; panicked blog catch up; loud neighbours; sleep abandoned, I showered and...
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Nov 3, 20234 min read
2 November Valparaiso, Chile: Colourful Charming Coastal Camouflaged Chaotic
“Ring! Ring!” “Ring! Ring!” Is that the telephone? Yep it’s our ride to Valparaiso; early. Passing under the coastal mountains, leaving...
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Nov 3, 20234 min read
1 November Santiago, Chile: Dramatic Drizzly Damp Dreary
What a joy to have a lie in! After discovering the middle class neighbourhood was safe, I wished I’d run! Oh well. Opting for modern,...
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Oct 31, 20232 min read
31 0ctober San Pedro to Santiago Chile: Grouchy Grubby Green
Grouchily I slunk out for a coffee! Late night stargazing playing havoc with our inner time clocks, fortunately we had til 10am for our...
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Oct 31, 20232 min read
30 0ctober San Pedro, Chile: Slow Sleepy Snoozy Starry
Opting for the late night stargazing trip, we took “5” (as our kids’ grandma would say) with a slow sleepy start to the day! Lovely to...
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Oct 30, 20232 min read
29 0ctober San Pedro, Chile: Lazy Languorous Leisurely Late Lofty Lucent
Poor Simon! Thinking I was about to die, head pounding, nauseous and feeling dreadful, terrified, melodramatically I woke Simon in the...
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Oct 30, 20233 min read
28 0ctober Salar de Tunupa, Uyuni Bolivia to San Pedro, Chile: Dry Dusty Dramatic Deceptive
Up far far too early, we met our transfer to Chile, via a dry dusty dramatic delightful safari crossing the Eduardo Avaros National park...
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Oct 29, 20233 min read
27 0ctober Salar de Tunupa, Uyuni: Bright Blinding Blue Beautiful Bizarre Blustery
Bright and early, awake, I luxuriated in a lie in, whilst Simon slept. Where was everyone at breakfast? More coffee and local pastries...
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Where have we been?
I started paulas.mad.adventures with the goal of letting you know how our adventure for dementia is going.
Read on and enjoy!
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