South American Leg (Jan 28th to May 30th)

A Rough Idea


I am thankful and amazed at how many of you have checked in from time to time.
The feedback has been very helpful, both the praise for what you like and the constructive criticism.

In general people like the pictures and that makes me happy to share. "Food shots" get mixed reviews, with some readers very enthusiastic and others happier with fewer. The most common theme is that you have expressed a desire to hear more of what is “actually happening” on the trip and a little less of a “travel log”. So I will include more of the “gritty details” and scale back some of the guide perspective. Buckle your seatbelts, because we’re going to ratchet up the commentary all the way to PG-13. Haaa…

The general idea for this part of the world trip is to slow the speed a little and dive deeper.
Instead of a break-neck pace to hit all 17 countries, 7 will have to do for now.

With this in mind, the following is the rough itinerary:

San Francisco to Atlanta : Jan 28 to 30
Atlanta to Santiago: Jan 30
Santiago: Jan 31 to Feb 2
Santiago to Easter Island: Feb 03
Easter Island: Feb 04 to Feb 06
Easter Island to Santiago: Feb 07
Santiago to Mendoza: Feb 08
Mt. Aconcagua: Feb 09 to Feb 29 (Internet Blackout)
Mendoza to Santiago: Mar 01
Coastal Chile: Mar 02 to Mar 08
Patagonia
Buenos Aires
Uruguay
Sao Paulo
Rio De Janeiro
Iguassu Falls
Paraguay
Peru Salt Desert
Peru Lake Titicaca
Peru Inca Trail to Machu Pichu
To Ecuador
Quito to Galapagos: May 17
Galapagos: May 18 to 25
Galapagos to Quito: 26
Quito & Ecuador: May 27 to 29
Quito to Atlanta: May 30
Atlanta to San Francisco: May 31