May 31st to June 1st, 2019 Our flight to Australia was not until the afternoon. We had talked about getting up early and going to see part of the Pearl Harbor Memorial. Because of the 3-hour time difference, getting up at 4am came naturally and we decided to get ready and go for it. We…
Stops
Day 113 – Honolulu, HI
May 30th, 2019 We took an early shuttle from Long Beach to Los Angeles Airport for our next flight. We saw cousin Taylor on the plane as she had our same flight to Australia. I had not seen her since Argentina, and it was good to catch up. Unfortunately, she had badly re-sprained her ankle…
Day 112 – Long Beach, CA
May 29th, 2019 Today, we were able to sleep in, which was wonderful. Brendan worked on school and I went for a jog on the beach. We had a leisurely morning and in the afternoon Co and Joey took us on a really pretty drive along the coast. After some time on the beach we…
Day 111 – Long Beach, CA
May 28th, 2019 Today we were up early to finish our packing and begin the next leg of our journey. We flew to Los Angeles for two days before we could fly to Australia with a one-day layover in Honolulu. Mom and Chris took us to the airport again and we were off. My friend…
Days 96-110, Home
May 10th – 27th, 2019 HOME SWEET HOME. We had a wonderful few weeks being home and visiting everyone. I stayed between my Mom and Dad’s house and got to spend time with both grandmothers, MaMa and Nanny. I saw my brother and Kimi, and my Aunt Michelle and Aunt Tracy who happened to be…
Reflections on Central & South America
As the first part of our journey ended and we returned home, Brendan and I had time to reflect on our travels through Central and South America. In our experience the places we visited in Central America were more primitive than where we were in South America. For example, it was most likely that you…
Day 92 – 95, Traveling Home
May 6th – 9th, 2019 Brendan and I spent the next few days traveling back home. He flew to Eugene, OR and I flew to Seattle, WA. Brendan had to get to Eugene as soon as possible as our party bus was rented and he needed to get it ready. At the last moment before…
Day 91 – Machu Picchu, Peru
May 5th, 2019 Today is Machu Picchu! We had the option to take a bus to the top or do the final hike and walk the 1800 stairs to reach the entrance. Although the bus option sounded really nice, our whole group felt after we hiked the whole trek to get there, we couldn’t not…
Day 90 – Salkantay Trail, Peru
May 4th, 2019 Today we got to sleep in until 7am, and after breakfast were taken by shuttle to a ziplining place. Brendan and I have done this a few times before in different places, but I have to say I am super happy we opted for this activity in this location as this was…
Day 89 – Salkantay Trail, Peru
May 3rd, 2019 On this trek we have someone who wakes us up and hands us a cup of hot tea where we are sleeping. It feels quite luxurious. We had another early start, but this day of hiking was WAY easier and shorter than the previous two days. We were no longer in the…