Fri 13th - Mon 16th (Week 12)Fri 13th - Really nice 6 hour flight to Easter Island with Lan and managed to watch 2 films, and have a nice dinner with beer and wine ! Descended through the clouds to see a beautiful sunset over the deep blue sea, with the only island around for 2000 miles being Easter Island ! Landed at 9pm (3hrs behind Chile time) and were greeted by our Cabana owner with beautiful fresh leis and given a tour of Hanga Roa town in her jeep. Looks a...

Wed 4th - Fri 13th Dec (Weeks 10-11)Wed 4th - Caught the 9am bus down to Punta Arenas, arriving at 11:45. Furthest South we will go on this trip, but literally just to get to the airport and fly out ! Flew the short 2 hour hop up to Puerto Montt, arriving at 4pm. Then caught a shuttle bus to the bus station, followed by a little micro bus to Puerto Varas, 20 mins away, finally arriving around 6:30pm - long day of travelling! We're staying in a lovely little hoste...

Mon 25th Nov - Tues 3rd Dec (Week 9-10)Mon 25th - Left the hostel in Sao Paulo at 7am - missing our great breakfast - and joined the morning rush hour crowd on the metro with all our bags ! Then caught the airport shuttle and arrived at 9am for our 11am flight - perfect. Took out more Brazilian Reals, and changed them for US$ ready for our black market exchange in BA ! Arrived into Buenos Aires at 12:40 local time, and got the shuttle to our hostel America Del Su...

Tues 19th - Sun 24th Nov (Week 8-9)Tues 19th - caught the local bus to the airport, and took the 12:50pm flight to Rio de Janeiro. Short 2 hr hop and landed at 3pm, but getting our bags, cash, and catching the bus to Ipanema took us until 6pm ! The traffic in Rio is pretty crazy, and the bus drivers drive like they're in the Grand Prix - you do not want to get in the way of them ! Met up with Jeff & Erin again as all staying in the same hostel, and had drinks...

Sun 17th & Mon 18th Nov (Week 8)Sun 17th - Had a wonderful day at the Argentina side of Iguassu Falls today. Caught the local bus to the park, and arrived in time for the first train around the park at 8:30am. Headed straight to the main attraction - the Devils Throat which was a good mini-train ride away, followed by a 1100m walkway across the rivers and falls. It was absolutely stunning, just so big you couldn't take it all in, but also a lot of spray so yo...