Category: 100 South America

  • Arrived Safely in Lima

    Getting to the airport in Sydney as early as we did turned out not to be too helpful, although it probably did help a little with the Sydney traffic.  The check in counters for our flight didn’t open until 08:00 anyway.  Well, they did open a few minutes early, and at least we were close…

  • Less than a week until blast-off again!

    This time we are headed for South America, specifically Chile and Peru. The plan is (roughly): Peruvian Amazon Lake Titikaka (3812m: beware of altitude sickness – hope the tablets work) Cusco and Machu Picchu (2430m) Atacama Desert (2407m) Santiago and Valparaíso Rapa Nui (aka Easter Island) Chiloé Patagonia That means that we need to pack…