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11th July 2008 Andres	Montañita - From: Low to High and High to Low Montañita is a stop that you can not miss.. Im a person who lives here .. check this http://www.infomontanita.com and find out more information about this town
15th June 2008 linda Grilley	cool - From: Manuel Antonio What fun to see the Costa Rica pictures. Based on Ellen's smile with the cup of coffee it was great. Fun to meet up with past friends and see how we do leave a foot print where ever we travel. Hope you all enjoy the rest of your time together. Anna is so very excited to be joining the trip. Linda
22nd May 2008 Hemal Shah	Hola!! - From: Wild Rapids! Hey guys! Que tal? Nice reading your blogs... at least some of us are having fun... job hunting sucks !! Have a great rest of the trip - wish we could join you guys. Enjoy the lovely beaches in Costa Rica.
21st May 2008 Mom/Linda	wow - From: Wild Rapids! Equador sounds wonderful......and, Ellen it is a good thing you did not want to study bugs! Did you ever find out what kind of animal the 500# animal was? Enjoy, Linda/Mom
7th May 2008 Linda	thanks - From: Inca Trail It was wonderful to experience traveling with Tim, Ellen and Kate. Thanks Tim and Ellen for sharing with all of us. The natural beauty, pride of the people who have Inca heritage and amazement at history are well worth taking the time to do the hike. Our guide told us that the oldest person he every hiked with was a woman in her 80s... Thanks for the memories! Linda and Ron
30th April 2008 Galynne Riggenbach	camera illusions - From: Inca Trail The Yoga shot and Tim being pushed by a finger made me laugh out loud! Miss you lots! Galynne
29th April 2008 TimEllen	40s all over the place, well almost - From: Waves The way they sell beer here is not in the usual cans or small 12 ounce (125ml) bottles, but instead in lieter bottles. Yes, that is aproximatly 1 quart of beer for about 1 USD. This one is raised for you Patrick!
28th April 2008 Patrick	I do read the blog (sometimes) - From: Waves Hey Tim (and Ellen...but mostly Tim), Just wanted to check in and let you know I'm trying to catch up on your blogging. Keep up the good work! There's a 40 with your name on it when you get back. -Patrick PS- Road of death? I take that every day on my way to work.
25th April 2008 Liz	yee haw! - From: Horseback Riding Cassidy Style Ellen, so NOW you know what the horse fuss is about! Don't they just rock your WORLD?! great photos - always! missyou, Liz
23rd April 2008 Mike	- From: Salar de Uyuni Very very very cool.
26th March 2008 Christina Kendziorski Newton	Where are you guys ? - From: The Lake District Hi !! The hippy towns of Argentina look fabulous ! We have added them to our list of places we must visit. Where are you guys we wonder ! We miss you, L ! The weather in Madison is finally nice (nice now means 30F and sunny). Hypatia convinced me (she is quite a good negotiator) to buy her a pink pair of Chuck Taylor's that she won't take off.... and she and Chance have been riding a small roller coaster (so called, but not really) in the living room. Happy chaos as usual ! Love from your Madison family, MCH&C
26th March 2008 Mark R	WOW! - From: Hitch Hiking Adventures Is that the flying do from "Never Ending Story"? Nice to talk to you the other day Ellen. Tim, hope you are well and also having a great time. Looking forward to seeing you guys sometime this summer!! much love to you both. Mark.
3rd March 2008 Kat	whoa - From: Surviving the wind tim! you were in one of my dreams and i woke up and thought, what the heck is tim grilly doing? anna gave me your blog address. your's and ellen's trip looks awesome! my brother is in santiago now...you going back through there? i am headed there in july to visit (when it is nice and cool). how long are you all staying down there? i am thinking of going to panama and/or costa rica before santiago this summer ....maybe we will cross paths. i hope all is well :)
22nd February 2008 Amber	snow - From: The End of the World Continued Hey El & Tim. We got your postcard-thanks! I'm glad you were thinking of us. We're going sledding tomorrow so I'll make sure to think of you, too! I love the pics and can't wait to see you both and find out about your adventures! We have so much snow right now that I can't even see over the banks at intersections, I'm really ready for Spring. Speaking of springs, I hope that water you were drinking is clean.....all I can think about is the parasites you could be picking up-sorry, it's the biologist in me! Miss you, have fun, Glowski
22nd February 2008 Dan	Looks like fun - From: The End of the World Continued Great pictures again. Love the stream drinking, and Tim trying to impress. Nice push-up bro. What happened to your water bottles?
21st February 2008 Christina	Hi from Madison ! - From: The End of the World Hi Ellen and Tim, Thanks for the pics and the postcard ! Ushuaia looks amazing. How cool it must be to be there !! Are you feeling OK ? It's been the snowiest winter ever on record in Madison (fact) and perhaps the coldest (not sure). It's beautiful...but we've been home-bound for too long. The kids are great ! Hypatia really loves going to pre-school (she calls these her meetings on campus) two mornings a week and Chance is into EVERYTHING !! We thought the house was baby proofed but he is teaching us otherwise. Tonight is the last lunar eclipse until 2010 so that's been cool to watch. We might get a glimpse of Saturn. Safe and Happy Travels ! Love from here !! MCH&C
18th February 2008 Sean (Tim's Brother In-Law)	Yo! - From: The End of the World Yo, Tim and Ellen! Thanks so much for sharing your photo's...we LOVE seeing all the great pics. Thanks for the mention on the kiteboarding. The wind there looks awesome...just think of all that potential energy just waiting to be ridden! As for me, I am feeling really good...so far so good on the little heart procedure. Miss you guys, keep posting. :) Sean
11th February 2008 Amber	- From: The End of the World hey Ellen & Tim, I just wanted to say thanks for the picture. I am glad you thought about me and wish I could be there with you guys! I'm so glad you are sharing the blogs so I can see what you are up to and know that you are doing alright. Keep having a great time, can't wait to hear all about it when you get back. Safe travels, Amber
10th February 2008 Mark	nice! - From: Surviving the wind thanks for sharing the pics and stories, keep em coming.
6th February 2008 TimEllen	Maggie - From: Surviving the wind Thanks Mag, we are having a great time. Enjoy the rest of the trip. L
4th February 2008 Maggie	Oh my goodness! - From: Surviving the wind You guys are amazing! I knew this trip would be unbelievable, but you guys are having the coolest adventures, and I'm so glad to be able to read about them! All I can say is wow! and I'm jealous, although I don't think I would ever be so brave as to take on something like you're doing, but it sure looks like its paying off in experiences! Good luck, and happy travels- Maggie
4th February 2008 TimEllen	MCH&C - From: Photos The last time I read your comment, I thought it said Chance was walking....not quite...I was really surprised, but wouldn´t put it past him. Send some pics when you get a chance...L
4th February 2008 TimEllen	Rick and Colleen - From: Buenas Aires Part Two Don´t worry we aren´t eating that much meat, much much more than we do at home. There really aren´t many options for fruit and veggies. We have started cooking most of our own food, it seems to sit in my stomach better, plus its way cheaper, and it tends to not be meat. Minus the coupld of asadas we had. We have been told that as soon as we head North into Bolivia chicken will be our only option and the fruits will start coming our way. I hope the cruise is wonderful!! L
4th February 2008 TimEllen	Mike - From: Buenas Aires Part Two I´ve been telling Tim all about the musical, he hasn´t seen it. I was thinking about you the entire time and singing the song. Can you believe that we have all the sun and you don´t.
31st January 2008 Mike Rigg...	Don't Cry for me Argentina - From: Buenas Aires Part Two HA! Evita is one of my favorite musicals... damn it's gonna be -42 tomorrow I better go fix the engine heater on my truck or it will be frozen solid in the morning... love ya
27th January 2008 Colleen	Nice watch! - From: Buenas Aires Part Two I see that Ellen always knows what time it is. :~) You guys are eating way too much meat! Don't they have frutas y verduras in the markets? What about pollo? Although, you don't look like you are gaining weight, but with all the walking you do, you may need all that meat to the energy and endurance to keep going. Thanks for keeping us posted as you move about the continent.
26th January 2008 TimEllen	Thanks for subscribing - From: Departure Thanks much for subscribing, look forward to hearing from you too.
26th January 2008 TimEllen	We get into Costa Rica - From: Drinking Wine and Riding buses We get into central america during the actual wisconsin summer (unlike our endless summer). We saw some ants in Buenas Aires doing the same thing in the most incredible theme park ever (more about that later!) Tim
21st January 2008 TimEllen	- From: Photos No, we did not buy any of the underwear, but maybe we should have for better luck:)
21st January 2008 TimEllen	- From: Igauzu Falls We do not know their names. It was not anyone Tim knew. The girl had been home schooled.
21st January 2008 Mom Grilley	cool - From: Photos great to hear from you...hope Ellen is fully recovered. Sounds like a cool time, and when you return you'll have to teach us how to cook the meat as you described. If you eat at 11PM...what does the rest of the day look like? Up at 12? Love, Mom
19th January 2008 PapaNana	- From: Igauzu Falls What was the name of the person from Wausau? PapaNana
16th January 2008 Rose Weiser	- From: Photos Tim, Happy Birthday a little late. This way you can celebrate your Birthday for a week. Ellen, it looks like you are keeping Tim in line. My question is did you buy any of the yellow underwear? I am so glad you are both having this wonderful experience. I am so jealous. I hope you have a continued safe journey. Enjoy!!!!
16th January 2008 Christina Kendziorski	Hi ! - From: Photos Hi Ellen and Tim ! I just figured out how to post a comment. We miss you, Ellen! We're having much fun following you on your trip. Very exciting ! The pics are so great. Thanks ! Chance is climbing and standing which makes him very hard to watch. You left just in time...Your Madison Fans, MCH&C
14th January 2008 Amber & Noah	- From: Photos Happy belated Birthday, Tim, I can't imagine that it gets much better than what you are doing! We hope you are having the time of your lives and can't wait to see you! thanks for the pictures, they are absolutely amazing and I'm so jealous! Safe Travels-Amber and Noah
14th January 2008 Papa	Happy BD & Pictures - From: Photos TimEllen: One day late, but Happy Birthday to Tim. What a way to celebrate. You guys will remember it the rest of your lives. Did you do anything special (cake, candles, toasts. etc.)? The pictures were emmensely enjoyable. Iguazu Falls really is fabulous. What a stitch to find the NYC casino in San Luis -- the replicas of the Statue of Liberty, Emprire State and Wriggly (right?) bldgs are a neat touch. We know you're not much into football, but our Packers are doing very well in the play offs to date. After being down by 14 ponts in the first 2-3 minutes of the game with Seattle, they came back and whopped them decisively. Next weekend they will play the NY Giants and, then (we hope), on to the Superbowl. Keep up the blogs. Papa/Nana
13th January 2008 Anna Grilley	HAPPY BIRTHDAY - From: Photos Wow these are some amazing pictures... You look like you are having a wonderful time. Wow I would not like to kayak those falls. Later
12th January 2008 nana & papa	- From: Drinking Wine and Riding buses We did get Tim's email of the 7th. And what's "asada carne"? Carne must refer to meat, but asada? But we can't seem to find recent blogs today. Sure hope all is well. Do you get into Costa Rica? We were talking today about the hundreds (perhaps a thousand or so) of so-called leaf ants we saw there while walking thru a rain foreest birding. Amazing things; going single file -- in an almost perfect strait line formatiion -- across our path with each ant carrying a piece of leaf that was anywhere from 5 - 10 times as big as the ant itself. Their strength is unbelievable. But all ants are a wonder from that standpoint. Think if they were as large as humans. Wow! We had quite a January thaw last week. Still have about 5 inches of snow. The previous snow was beautiful. We had some ideal winter days for snow shoeing. The woods are so beautifully silent in the wintertime, particularly if it is also snowing. Looking forward to the Packer-Seattle play off game this afternoon. Of course the Pack will win. Time for lunch (Saturday). Nana & Papa
8th January 2008 Clare	I knew you would break... - From: Cities, Holidays and Weekends Tim, i knew that you would come home a meat eater:) It looks like you guys are having a great time. I can't wait to see all of the pictures and reading about your adventures.
8th January 2008 Carolyn	YAY! - From: Drinking Wine and Riding buses Hey! This trip sounds so awesome. Jason and I were toying at the idea of doing a trip like this. We had two friends do this type of thing for 6 months and they had a blast. Keeps the blogs coming, I'm enjoying them immensely.
8th January 2008 Amber	hello! - From: Drinking Wine and Riding buses Hey, glad to hear all is well. You both look great and the pictures are beautiful-can't wait to see more. Hope you get the traveling thing figured out, you have lots more to do! Thanks for keeping us updated, I love reading from both of you! Safe travels-Amber
3rd January 2008 Kyna	Haircut! - From: Cities, Holidays and Weekends Wow Tim, your hair is short & looks great. I'm jealous, it looks so nice & warm there but it is so cold here- Tuesday, when I first landed, from warm D.C., it was 6 degrees. So much snow! Enjoy the sun you 2. Oh, and email me directions on how to use the Rosetta Stone program por favor! Gracias!
3rd January 2008 Alice	- From: Cities, Holidays and Weekends I hope you have a wonderful adventure and am enjoying keeping up with your trip. Have fun and be careful!!!
3rd January 2008 Mike Rigg...	- From: Cities, Holidays and Weekends Yeah Ellen, don't you have a burka you could wear?? and Tim, that is one HUGE plate of meat!! I've been off meat for 8 or 9 years I think my body would go into shock if I tried that. What did it feel like?
29th December 2007 james st. james	curaditos chilenos - From: We've Arrived (comment titles translates to "chilean drunks") first of all, thanks for choosing chile as a destination. chileans are in some ways the irishmen of latin america. they love their drink and seeing a few drunk men in public is almost normal. the thing is that these drunks are actually very very harmless. chileans just ignore them and you should too. americans especially have a very hard time just "ignoring" people b/c they think it's rude, but that's simply the best advise and what chileans themselves do. second, the kiss you dodged is simply the way chileans meet and then say bye to women (men kiss women on the cheek, women kiss women on the cheek, men shake hands or hug each other unless they're family in which case kisses are common too). if you watch a chilean interview show and there are already 10 guests there when a new person arrives to be interviewed, this person will kiss each and every one of the people present plus the host. same when attending a chilean function. kissing is the norm, on the cheek, and often actually you just touch cheeks and kiss the air with a smooching sound. santiago is THE safest capital city in the western hemisphere next to ottawa canada. the murder rate in chile is 1.7 per 100k population (compared to about 12/100k in the US, 40/100k in colombia, or 1.5/100k for canada or 42/100k in detroit, my city). however, petty crime like pick pockets and opportunistic theft (not watching your belongings in an outdoor cafe for example) is common. you don't need to be paranoid (save that for peru or brazil) and you shouldn't let that get in the way of your vacation. this is mostly a big city issue common to cities anywhere in the world. just be aware of your surrounding and you'll be fine. that said, have a great time. drink pisco and ask your american hotel host where to get pitchers if wine with fruit in it (delicious, especially with chirimoya [custard apple] or peaches). happy trails....
29th December 2007 Paul	Stealing things - From: We've Arrived Tim, you only need to worry about someone stealing a Discman from Ellen. Glad you are having fun!
29th December 2007 Maggie	So cool! - From: We've Arrived Hey guys! This blog is so great! I can't wait to keep reading of your adventures. Tim, don't worry, the longer you travel, the openess will come. You have to de-program your American brain and you'll start to absorb the culture around you. The first night I went out in Greece, I refused to put my coat down in the bar because I was scared it would get stolen. In a couple of months, I was walking home by myself at 3 in the morning because it was perfectly safe, but its something I never would have done in America. Give yourself an adjustment period. But do cary your documents in a safe place! Please. Good luck and best wishes! -Maggie
29th December 2007 Mike Rigg...	- From: We've Arrived if you guys get into a bind maybe you can sell Ellen's red hair. That is if no one has stolen it. Can't wait to see pictures!!
28th December 2007 Linda/Mom	great start - From: Departure So glad you're travels are off to a great start. So impressed with how you both planned for your trip. Look forward to traveling with you blog style. Love, Me
27th December 2007 Sarah Y	- From: Departure Hey Tim - good to hear from you and glad you're doing what you were hoping to do :) Looking forward to more updates!

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