Buenos Aires to Vegas - The Trek

Merry Christmas All!!! Wow... it has been a while since my last entry. A quick update: I am now in Cape Town with the family and return to the UK on the 28th Dec. From there it is only 10 days until I depart to South America! I am currently in a hung over state after indulging a bit too much these past few days! Weather is 30 deg C today with a nice cooling breeze... Cape Town will be missed greatly when I leave Riverdance (my trusty Irish travel companion) has spent a great deal of time compiling an excellent itinerary... which I have now blatantly plagiarised below (cos I am too lazy at this moment to do my own) December 28th - Buenos Aires, Argentina (Elaine & Irina) December 31st -Bariloche January 4th - La Pampa (Horse ranch - meet Pali) January 9th - Buenos Aires (meet Adam) January 12th - El Calafate, Fitz Roy, El Chalten, Glaciers National Park January 20th - Torres del Paine, Chile (Irina to London) February 1st - Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego February - Mendoza, Santiago, Uru...

Had my injections today and almost passed out Now i have a dead arm and feel sorry for myself On a more positive note I now am protected from the evils of Yellow Fever, Typhoid, Hep A, B, C, Diptheria, Tetanus and Malaria Riverdance is trying to convince me to take a 10 day super-hike in Patagonia so it looks like I may need to find a sturdy pair of boots and a backpack. Now that the UK is officially in recession (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7686552.stm)it looks like my job prospects on return are going to be limited... maybe I should just hang out on the beach for a year and jump in when everything calms down... very tempting yes... if anybody is considering supporting this extended holiday I will be setting up a charity fund. All proceeds will go to me to support my social endeavors.

Soooooo.... finally got this blogging thing setup. Only problem is that I sustained a rugby injury to my left shoulder a short while back and am now forced to type with one hand (much like a dumb blonde pokes at the keyboard) Just got off the phone with Rob from STA Travel and the flights are booked! Departing miserable, cold London on 8th Jan. Flying via Atlanta and arriving in Buenos Aires on 9th Jan in the morning where I suspect the temperature will be a balmy 26 deg (watch this blog for confirmation) Basic plan is to check Argentina out for a few weeks and then start missioning up through Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil... etc etc and onto central America My faithful companion Riverdance (aka Riverhoor) will be meeting me in Buenos Aires with Weeny Things still to do: 1. Sell all my unneeded crap 2. Heal my shoulder 3. Buy stuff 4. BOOK INCA TRAIL!! 5. Talk to all my friends down there and beg for accomodation This has taken me almost an hour of stupid poking and my arm is exhausted....