So I´m standing on a metal catwalk over a tranquil spot on the Iguazu river. I've got a full day´s worth of sweat, sunscreen and bugspray coating my skin. One arm is strapped over Jenny's shoulder, the other firmly grasping the wooden guardrail. I close my eyes. There's a peace, a quiet that I haven´t experienced in a long time. The only sound is the gentle trickle of water passing by a few feet below me. Those slowly stepping dropplets and I have something quite in common. I, like that water, have no idea what extremes lie just a few meters [View Full Entry]

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The Christmas lights are hung, garland outlines store windows, Santa, who is always a jolly white fat man even though it is South America, is propped up in store windows, and it´s 32 degrees...celcius. Its definitely a challenge to be in the Christmas spirit when one is constantly sweating pretty profusely and all the kids are out for summer, not winter, break. I will say that America wins with the most over the top decorations (i.e. store decorations come out in August, carols dominate the radio, and Christmas tree lots occupy any vacant space.) It seems to be bit more low [View Full Entry]

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Being sick is a violent experience. Even the vocabulary is harsh. You don't place chunks, you blow them. You don't bake cookies, you toss them. You can't dry dance, you must dry heave. Chunder can't be kept in a nice little tupperwear container, you must use a bucket. And how gross is the word bile? Say it ......bile? Just saying it brings up a little bile don't it? (It's a self perpetuating fluid). Now that I've made you all slightly uncomfortable, you can but sympathize slightly with the time that Jenny and I have had here in BA (which used to [View Full Entry]

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So Mike and I have decided we´re just going to get fat. We´re throwing self control to the wind. Packing on the pounds. Chubs if you will. Before we left for the trip we were under a serious misconception that we would actually lose weight. We we thinking all the walking we´ll be doing, all the sightseeing, and since we´re on such a tight budget we would be eating only twice a day. WRONG!!! Since we have been on the trip we have decided to change our mindset. We know we are going to run out of money along the way [View Full Entry]

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So alot has transpired since the last time we wrote. If i remember correctly, and the pisco sours may mean that i don't, last we told you all that we were headed to Bolivia from Cusco in order to go on an Amazon tour. Well some of that is correct. We did leave Peru, we spent our last few hours in Cusco, having checked out of our hostel and needing a place to wait for our 1030pm bus, in this amazing little bar called uptown. They have this massive selection of english dvds and all you have to do is buy [View Full Entry]

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Mayhem. That word is the best description I can give for our trek to Machu Picchu. The morning of the 3rd we were up bright and early to wait for a bus that was going to take us to the bus station where we were to meet our trusty guide, Juan Carlos, and the rest of our group. Because of the lax attitude of South America, we were not too concerned when it was 8 AM and still no sign of a bus coming to get us. About that time a lady approached us and asked us to wait while she [View Full Entry]

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Mike's Cusco Theme Song (sung to the beat of Afroman's "Because I got high")I had all these things to do,But Cusco is high.I was gonna see Machu Picchu,But Cusco is high.Now I'm throwin' up and I know why,Cuz Cusco is high, Cusco is high, Cusco is highBa Da Da Dup DupI was gonna walk the anchient alleys,But Cusco is high.I was gonna visit the Sacred Valley,But Cusco is high.Now I'm passing out and I know why,Cuz Cusco is high, Cusco is high, Cusco is highBa Da Da Dup Dup.I suppose it's wise to inform those who don't know that the Peruvian [View Full Entry]

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Today is our last day in Costa Rica. It says a lot about a place when you come to visit and it rains half the time, parts of the country are under six feet of water, landslides are a very real possibility, and mosquitos have left their mark on over half your body, but in the end you are sad to leave. Despite unfortunate timing on our part, Mike and I are going to leave Costa Rica with such fond memories. Just in two weeks we have met so many extraordinary people, Mike tried a bite of a pineapple (huge!), [View Full Entry]

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Those of you who´ve been following the blog, both of you, may be signing in to hear about our promised adventures in Monteverde Cloud Forest. Well things took a turn in a different direction on Tuesday morning. We set out for Monteverde early in the morning, a trip that starts out with a short ferry ride that takes you across the gulf from the Nicoya peninsula into Puntarenas. On this ride we met a lovely couple on their honeymoon and we started talking about our travel plans. Upon hearing about our intentions for Monteverde, their travel guide got on the phone [View Full Entry]

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And so the adventure continues! First and foremost, sorry there are no pictures on this blog. Not that we are in a dangerous place (don´t worry moms) but we just thought it best to not be prancing around Paquera with our digital camera. But that just means double the pictures next time. So we decided to leave Manuel Antonio to head for the Nicoya Pennisula. Once again we had quite a day travelling to get to the lazy beach town of Montezuma. First lesson we learned in Costa Rica. 1) When you take public transportation and the bus schedules says it [View Full Entry]

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