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21 May 2008 - the epilogue has been uploaded - our adventure is officially over!

12 May 2008 - The last trek - around Cerro Catedral - finally uploaded

9 May 2008 - I've added the last of our exploration of the Argentine lakes district - only one more section to go!

6 May 2008 - Our time exploring lake and volcano at Villa Pehuenia has now been uploaded

1 May 2008 - Description of La Ruta de los 7 Lagos uploaded

25 April 2008 - The walks aroud Ushuaia have now been uploaded

13 April 2008 - Back in town after a 215 km walk through Australia's high country and the uploads slowly continue - Fitzroy is now complete.

28 March 2008 - The day walk to Fitzroy now uploaded, but am now heading off for two weeks on another walking adventure - one day it might appear (if I ever catch up)

21 March 2008 - Have started to upload the superb walks we did at Fitzroy.

16 March 2008 - Moving on - the visit to Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the seven wonders of the natural world is now uploaded

11 March 2008 - The last 3 days of the trek have been uploaded

6 March 2008 - Day 2 of the W track in Torres del Paine uploaded

27 February 2008 - Day 1 of the W track in Torres del Paine uploaded

19 February 2008 - Our trip by boat down the fiords of southern Chile uploaded

14 February 2008 - Section on Chiloe uploaded

4 February 2008 - Section on Osorno and Puerto Octay uploaded

28 January 2008 - Home for a month already; its time to start getting this trip finished - Isla Mocha now uploaded

25 December 2007 - Alto Lircay walk uploaded in Bariloche (only 2 months behind) as we sadly prepare to leave this magnificent continent

21 December 2007 - Cajon de Flores trek uploaded in Bariloche

14 December 2007 - Section on the coast walks around Valparaiso uploaded in Bahia Blanca.

10 December 2007 - Another section on our big push from Ecuador to Chile uploaded in Rio Gallegos.

8 December 2007 - The remainder of the walks around Vilcambamba uploaded - Ecuador is complete, but it took to Ushuaia to do it!

27 November 2007 - The catchup continues as the first installment of Podocarpus country uploads in Ushuaia.

26 November 2007 - At long last the Galapagos has been completely uploaded - one boat trip finished, another about to begin.

24 November 2007 - Siempre un pocito mas de los Islas Galapagos. Que buen dia para Australia!! Uploaded in Ushuaia, most southerly city in the world.

20 November 2007 - Back in Calafate after a magnificent week of trekking around Fitzroy Peak. The Galapagos entries dribble on - I have now added a few underwater photos, such as they are.

9 November 2007 - A bit more of the Galapagos trip uploaded in El Calafate, Argentina, where we are having a break after completing a windy and wondrous trek in Torres del Paine.

1 November 2007 - Part 1 of the Galapagos completed and part 2 started - uploaded from Puerto Natales at the other end of the continent.

25 October 2007 - The Galapagos start to appear - uploaded from Chonchi on the island of Chiloe. Happy birthday Sharon!

19 October 2007 - The walks around Puerto Lopez uploaded via satellite from Isla Mocha - a very special spot that few tourists know about - thaks to our kind hosts Mario and Imme

8 October 2007 - Finally our first steps in Ecuador have been uploaded in Olmue, Chile.

7 October 2007 - The remainder of the Santa Cruz trek finally uploaded in Olmue, Chile (look it up in an atlas) after our big trip south.

23 September 2007 - Day 2 of the Santa Cruz Trek uploaded in Vilcabamba, the valley of longevity - probably our best ever single day of alpine trekking.

18 September 2007 - Two uploads in two days - almost a record. The Santa Cruz Trek gets underway.

17 September 2007 - A taste of the Cordillera Blanca uploaded in Puerto Ayora (look that up in your atlas) where we are midway through visiting another spectacular part of the world.

8 September 2007 - The last of the Colca Trip has now been uploaded. Time to head on.

6 September 2007 - the trekking part of our Colca adventure is now uploaded, as we prepare to head on from our 2 months of voluntary work in Puerto Lopez - if interested in what I did you can see it at www.gang-gang.net/puertolopez.net/index.htm

2 September 2007 - Day 3 of the Colca Trek uploaded. Happy birthday Helen!

31 August 2007 - Day 2 of the Colca Canyon trek - the condors soar!!!

26 August 2007 - From the jungle to the dry canyons of the western Andes, the journey continues. Happy birthday, Robbo!

24 August 2007 - the Manu Reserve Trip is now finished and the sun has still not shone on the Ecuadorean Coast. I've also included a one-pager on Arequipa and its impressive architecture

19 August 2007 - day 6 of the Manu trip now uploaded

16 August 2007 - started uploading part 2 of the Manu Reserve trip - have now had half a day of sunshine in 3 weeks - welcome to Humboldt Current country

12 August 2007 - struggling on to catch up - days 3 and 4 of the Manu trip now uploaded.

8 August 2007 - Second part of the adventures in Manu uploaded.

3 August 2007 - The Manu Reserve trip description is finally starting to appear - uploaded from warm but bleak Puerto Lopez where we just saw our first glimpse of the sun in 12 days. Happy Birthday Kym!

28 July 2007 - Only two months after we started it, the Ausengate Circuit is now uploaded

23 July 2007 - Day 4 of the Ausengate Circuit uploaded in Puerto Lopez.

20 July 2007 - Day 3 of the Ausengate Circuit uploaded in Puerto Lopez.

16 July 2007 - Day 2 of the Ausengate Circuit uploaded very slowly via the dial-up internet connection at Puerto Lopez, Ecuador.

13 July 2007 - Finally a bit of the next trek - The Ausengate Circuit - has been uploaded in Quito.

8 July 2007 - The last two days of C2MP uploaded in Quito - the trek is finally complete.

5 July 2007 - The first bit of Part 3 of the C2MP uploaded at Cuenca.

4 July 2007 - After 21 hours on a bus, we have crossed into Ecuador and Day 6 of C2MP was uploaded at an internet cafe in the old colonial city of Cuenca.

30 June 2007 - Day 5 of C2MP uploaded in Caraz - back from the Santa Cruz Trek, the best yet!

24 June 2007- Day 4 of the C2MP trek uploaded in Caraz where, after a 25 hour bus trip, we are getting ready to explore the Cordillera Blanca

21 June 2007 - Day 3 of the C2MP trek uploaded in Arequipa.

19 June 2007 - Back in Arequipa after the Colca Canyon Trek - second day of the C to MP trek uploaded.

14 June 2007 - First day of the Choquequirao to Machu Picchu Trek finally uploaded in Arequipa.

12 June 2007 - Back in Cuzco after 8 days in the Amazonian jungle - finally completed and uploaded the section on travelling to Cuzco (only 3 treks behind now!!). Happy 60th birthday, Errol.

2 June 2007 - More of the northward trip to Cuzco uploaded plus the walk from Isla del Sol to Copacabana. I am officially running way behind as we have now done the Choquequirao-Machu Picchu Trek and the Ausengate Trek (both very hard and very beautiful). Much trekking, little writing!

25 May 2007 - Part of our northward trip to Cuzco and the Isla del Sol walk uploaded in Cuzco (looks like we got there!)

15 May 2007 - The rest of the Tupiza to Uyuni trip uploaded in Cuzco, Peru.

12 May 2007 - The first two days of our trip across the Bolivian desert have now been uploaded in Copacabana.

7 May 2007 - More hacker problems have shut down the site for a second time, but hopefully the last as I have now updated the vulnerable software. In the meanwhile, the next page was uploaded in beautiful Copacabana on the shores of Lake Titicaca.

27 April 2007- For those who may have noticed that the website was shut down for 3 days, my apologies. This was the work of a hacker who planted malicious scripts in some folders. These have been removed and the site is back - the cyberspace wars go on. Meanwhile I have uploaded the next section in Tupiza, a quiet town surrounded by the beautiful gorges of southwest Bolivia.

22 April 2007 - Huerquehue Lakes day walk uploaded in Pucon, and it is still raining

18 April 2007 - Climb to the top of Volcan Villarica uploaded in Pucon, where the autumn rains have started with a vengeance

9 April 2007 - Crossing the Andes by bus and boat - the only way to do it

6 April 2007 - last stages of the Nahuel Huapi Trek uploaded in Pucon after a tiring day climbing the volcano

3 April 2007 - Day 4 of the first walk uploaded in Pucon in an attempt to avoid my Spanish homework

1 April 2007 - Day 3 of the first walk uploaded in Pucon, Chile, just below the gently smoking Volcan Villarica

30 March 2007 - Day 2 of the first walk uploaded in Puerto Varas, Chile, across a lake from the perfect volcanic cone of Osorno

28 March 2007 - First part of our first trek uploaded in Bariloche, Argentina

7 March 2007 - prologue uploaded. The adventure gets close.