Well, I got back from Easter Island yesterday, and what a great trip it was. Here are a few of the details. I got there in the evening and was greeted by the entire town on the Island. They all seem to own hotels and want you to stay in them. I got a camping site and set up camp before it got dark. Walked around the south end of the Island on Monday, a total walk of 9 hours. I was quite tired after that, but the walk was well worth it. Some cool caves,...

Well, I am not on Easter Island as I write this, but I am going there on the 25th (this Sunday) and doubt I will have very much computer access. They have computers there, but I've heard it is expensive. Regardless, I'll give you a little update on how I'm doing. Drew and I flew down to Punta Arenas on the 16th and went to Torres del Paine National Park. It was great. We did a 5 day 4 night trek and saw some pretty amazing sights. It was very windy at t...

Well, I only fly to Punta Arenas tomorrow (the 16th, which also happens to be my birthday) but I figured I'd update the site now to let you all know where I was going. We are flying down to Punta Arenas in the very south of Chile and hiking in the national park called Torres del Paine. I have heard that it is spectacular. I hope I am not disapointed. Thus far in Chile we have done a lot of outdoor stuff. We have gone white water rafting, biking to a beau...

Hey all, as promised I am updating my site on time. I went to Huaraz, a city about 8 hours north of Lima for New Years. I was actually asleep when 2004 officially started. This was the first time in a very, very long time that I have been alseep at midnight on the first day of the year. The reason was that I was camping in the middle of nowhere and it was dark by 7 pm. There was only three of us (not including horses, donkeys, and cows) so it wouldn't have b...