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Patagonian Odyssey

Written by
Bill MacDonald


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174 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 9780888871848
$17.95 CA





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About the Book Explore Patagonia, from Tierra del Fuego north to Calafate and the Perito Moreno glacier.Travel by boat down the wild, remote Chilean fjords. Cross the Andes by bus from Argentina.Follow the old airmail routes of fearless St-Exupéry. Visit the island of Chiloé, and the stunningSan Rafael glacier in southern Chile. Spend time in the lake district and in the frontier towns ofCastro, Bariloche, Trelew, and Puerto Madryn. See the old Argentine prison in Ushuaia - theworld's most southerly city. And best of all, meet the amazing people of Patagonia, bothArgentineans and Chileans, who share the same climate, language, and thirst for independence,but not the same politics and not the same views. Come follow with Bill and Catherine as theyjourney through this unique and beautiful land.




About the Author Bill MacDonald
Since graduating from the University of Manitoba, and a year in Paris studying at the Sorbonne, Bill has been a forester, arctic weatherman, immigration officer, and school teacher. He lives in Thunder Bay, selling his books and scenic photography at Fireweed Crafts Inc. His short fiction has appeared in "Geist Magazine" and "Prairie Fire." Recent books include: "Lamplight" (2010), "Sirens" (2009), "The Quarry" (2008), "Shadows at Sunset" (2007), "Ruby's Last Ride and other stories" (2007),"Close the Door Softly and other stories" (2007), "A House in the Country"(2007), "Through a Dark Cloud Shining" (2006), "Catwalk: a feline odyssey" (2006), "Barnabus Snug Harbour" (2006), "Soothsayer" (2006), "The Holly Tree" (2005), "Stinging Nettles" (2005), "Christmas Eve at Silver Islet" (2004), "Vive Zigoto" (2004), "Daughters of the Sun - Filles du soleil" (2003), "Hyenas in the Streets" (2003), "Goodbye Picadilly" (2002), "Patagonian Odyssey!" (2001), "Home Before Dark" (2001), and "The Great Millennium Mount Everest Cat Expedition" (2000).





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