Preparing for South America


Well, its not long now, 2 weeks before we go! We've been researching, getting fit and have bought all the things that we think we need.
We've been up Mt Tennant (thanks Jeanette and Pat) and tomorrow we head to Charlotte's Pass to walk to Blue Lake and Mt Kozzie. We figure that 2,200m may not be very high, but it's the best we can do in Australia!
We've talked with lots of people who have been (thanks Kurt, Marta, Alex, Jenny, Sid, Jenny, Jeanette, Pat, Chris, Kadty, Emily and more). Our bookings have been capably made by Renee at Jetaway Travel. I've done some booking n Spanish, so we'll see how they work out!

So, in a nutshell, our plans are:
17th Feb - Fly to Santiago, then straight on the Puerto Montt
18th Feb - Go on a two day boat/bus trip through lakes to Bariloche
20th Feb - Hire a car
- Spend 4 days at a remote hotel near Mt Tronador
Spend 7 more days driving about in the Lakes District (and sleeping in the car because Les would have forgotten all his Spanish).
2nd Mar - Fly to El Calafate and go on a 13 day walking tour with Peregrine Tours in Torres del Paine and Mt Fitz Roy.
15th Mar - Fly to Buenos Aires and stay 5 days
20th Mar - Fly to Igazu Falls for 3 days
22nd Mar - Fly to Cusco and stay 2 days
26th Mar - Inca Trail hike for 5 days
31st Mar - Fly to Quito
1st Apr - Fly to Galapagos for 10 days (includes 8 days on a boat)
11th Apr - Fly home via Santiago

We are excited!!!!

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