Note:

This trip happened in 2000. It's long over, but the pages are being kept here as a reference for future travelers.

writings from travellers

The Journey

Date Title Author
26 Aug 'Twas the night before departure Ron
27 Aug Departure Ron
28 Aug Syncro Safari, Day 1 Ron
29 Aug Moving on Ron
2 Sep Leaving Burning Man Ron
3 Sep Reno Ron
4 Sep Lake Mead Ron
5 Sep Hoover Dam, Arizona, and New Mexico Ron
6 Sep New Mexico and into Texas Ron
7 Sep Welcome to the Land of Beef Ron
8 Sep Bayous, Bubbas, and Love Bugs Ron
9 Sep Jambalaya, crawfish pie, filé gumbo Ron
10 Sep Four states in one day Ron
11 Sep Miami Ron
12 Sep Shipping (or not) Ron
13 Sep Flying to Caracas Ron
14 Sep Untitled Ron
15 Sep Sin Ropas Ron
15 Sep Una Noche Loca Ron
16 Sep Road Warriors revisited Jeanne
16 Sep Last day in Caracas? Ron
17 Sep Campamento Bernal, Isla Anatoli Ron
18 Sep Salto Angel (Angel Falls) Ron
21 Sep Stalled in Caracas Ron
22 Sep Another Setback Ron
23 Sep Getting Settled In Merida Ron
24 Sep El Teleferico Ron
26 Sep Spanish School Ron
29 Sep Angels and Kitchen Witches Ron
1 Oct Los Nevados Ron
3 Oct Shays View of South America Shay
4 Oct In Puerto Cabello Ron
5 Oct Our ship comes in Ron
6 Oct Las Estrellas Ron
9 Oct On the Road Again Ron
10 Oct A Night at The Ritz Ron
11 Oct McDonald's Ron
12 Oct To Eldorado and Beyond Ron
13 Oct Across the Gran Sabana Ron
14 Oct Into Brasil Ron
15 Oct The Beef Barn in Nuvo Paraiso Ron
16-17 Oct The Heat Ron
18-20 Oct Down the River Ron
21 Oct Hot Sauce & Cajun Popcorn Ron
22 Oct Belém Ron
23 Oct Plumbing Problems Ron
24 Oct Through the flames to Santa Inêz Ron
25 Oct A Really Bad Day Ron
26 Oct And then there were two Ron
27 Oct 28 Hours Ron
28 Oct Two to Tango Jeanne
30 Oct Some Progress Ron
1 Nov Dia do Todos os Santos Ron
2 Nov Away We Go Jeanne
3 Nov Waves of Doubt Ron
4 Nov A stroll to the mall Ron
4 Nov Where in the World Are We? Jeanne
6 Nov Linguistics and Hospitals Ron
7 Nov Carta Penultima Ron
9 Nov Days at the beach Shay
15 Nov Joao Pessoa to Porto Seguro Jeanne
18 Nov Parque Nacional Serra dos Orgãos,
Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Larry
21 Nov Caravana United Jeanne
5 Dec Y2K Update Jeanne
7 Dec The Day of the Butterflies Larry
11 Dec Jesuit Reduccion de Santa Ana y Provincia de Misiones, Republica Argentina Larry
12 Dec Caravana Update Jeanne
22 Dec On The Way to Christmas in Brazil Mike
22 Dec Patagonia Jeanne
24 Dec Christmas Message from Will and Larry Larry
25 Dec Christmas in Brazil Mike
31 Dec Buenos Aires Part 2 Jeanne
31 Dec Breezing Through the Pampas Jeanne
31 Dec Breezing Through the Pampas Jeanne
31 Dec Patagonia Jeanne
31 Dec Ushuaia Jeanne
31 Dec Happy New Year from Uruguay Larry
Jan (1) Caravana Post Ushuaia Part 1 Tyler
15 Jan Pucon, Chile at the base of the smoking Villarica Volcano Larry
Jan (2) Caravana Post Ushuaia Part Deux Tyler
24-27 Jan Photos from the road Larry
9 Feb Bahia Ensenada, Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego Larry
12 Feb Penguins Larry
17 Feb Northern Argentina Jeanne
20 Feb Puerto San Julian, Provincia de
Santa Cruz, Republica Argentina
Larry
21 Feb Coyhaique, Chile Larry
25 Feb Things we have learned Jeanne
1 Mar Haiku for the Road Jeanne
1 Mar Carnaval in Salta Jeanne
2 Mar Crossing into Bolivia and Tarija Jeanne
2 Mar Message from Larry and Will Larry
3 Mar Cucubamba to La Paz Jeanne
5 Mar Cuzco Jeanne
6 Mar Going On To Central America Jeanne
15 Mar Last episode of "Things Learned..."
(for now)
Larry
17 Mar Through Bolivia into Peru Jeanne
22 Mar Lima Jeanne
23 Mar Lima Jeanne
31 Mar Ecuador Jeanne
5 Apr La Paz, Bolivia Larry
9 Apr Waiting in Panama City Jeanne
12 Apr The real dregs of Caravana Jeanne
13 Apr Cusco Larry
28 Apr Panama to Costa Rica Jeanne
2 May Loja, Ecuador Larry
2 May Costa Rica to Nicaragua Jeanne
7 May A mad dash to Guatemala Jeanne
9 May Antigua, Guatemala Jeanne
14 May Chichicastenango, Guatemala Jeanne
25 May Th-th-th-that's all, folks Jeanne
15 June We're home Larry
17 June The last leg Jeanne
21 June Denver breakdown Jeanne
28 June On the road again Jeanne
1 July Stuck in Winnamucca Jeanne
1 July Miscellaneous Thoughts While Driving Jeanne
4 July Home at last Jeanne
     

Will & Larry's Diary

These diary entries were posted after the trip was complete. They're intended to provide guidance for future travelers.

Date Title Author
5 Aug Hotel La Churuata
Patanemo, Venezuela
Larry
18 Aug Puerto Cabello, Venezuela Larry
21 Aug Finally got the cars today! Larry
1 Sep Seboruco, Estado de Táchira, Venezuela Larry
2 Sep   Larry
11 Sep Aqualinda, Venezuela Larry
18 Sep Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada Larry
26 Sep Hato Piñero Larry
30 Sep Campamento Tomás Bernal Larry
11 Oct Behind the Palacio Rio Negro Larry
     

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