Just 3.5 sleeps to go. Three workshops in the last three weeks, and a formidable amount of preparation for 6 months on the road. Our route takes us via Australia to South Africa, thence to Kenya and Tanzania for a safari in Serengeti and other parks, London for just 3 nights to catch up with family and friends, a week in Boston with Jane's dad, a week in New York with Jane's brother, then down to Peru for 3 weeks on a group tour followed closely by minus one day to the Galapagos Islands for 11 nights. We then have several weeks in Ecuador, more in Bolivia, more in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile, flying back to Auckland via Easter Island to arrive on November 2, 2007. ... read more