Monday, February 11, 2008

Best Moments

    Longest Airport Stay - Santiago 14 hrs

    Longest Bus Ride - Puerto Iguazu to Cordoba = 23 hrs! 2nd place - BA to PI 21.5 hrs

    Worst Night Sleep - Colonia, Uruguay Hostel Colonia and its sweat absorbing foam pads for the 97 degree heat wave

    Best Night Sleep - First night in Pam and Mikes BA Hotel

    Most Proud Spanish Speaking - Inka trail with the Españolas

    Least proud Spanish Speaking- First day in Montevideo when we realized their euro-spanish was much faster and different

    Favorite Purchase - Max: black hat in Cusco. V: White dress in Buenos Aires

    Best Sunset - Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay

    Worst Sunburns - V: from Hiking Waynu Picchu. M: Surfing in Mexico

    Best Quotes:

    "No, no, that flight does not exist" - the head of Aero Mexico regarding our confirmed 11 pm flight from Santiago to Mexico City that was on the reader board with a crowd waiting to check in. Just after the power in the whole airport went out, and they rescheduled us on a 6:00 am flight .... to Cancun.

    "ese no carne, es jamon" (thats not meat, its ham) - Waitress in Mendoza answering Vanessa's concerns regarding the pile of ham on her vegetarian sandwich...

    "I've been robbed! When I came to, all I had was some little orange pants!" Our friend Adam upon getting his belongings robbed (misplaced) and sobering up with someone elses little orange board shorts on, on Christmas Eve in Ecuador....


    Most memorable moments in no particular order:

  • Machu Picchu and Wayna Picchu = Best new years ever...

  • Wine tasting on bikes in Mendoza with Jess Gaskil

  • Kids in Fernet park in Mendoza

  • Biking through tunnels to waterfalls in Baños, Ecuador with Philip the German

  • Tango Shows, steaks and wine in Buenos Aires

  • Surfing on Christmas day in Mantanita

  • Pablo Nerudas house in Valparaiso

  • Day trip to Parque Nacional Cajas

  • Lazy Day in Vilcabamba serenaded by Adam the Aussie

  • The pants party...

  • Donkey riding in Villcabamba, Ecuador

  • Tidepools in Mantanita

  • A little waterfall I like to call Iguazu

  • New years eve in Aguas Calientes

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