Peter and Elsa left Newport Beach on April 19th, 2004, heading South.
The links below will take you to stories of their travels on a weekly basis.
Part One
Mexico and Central America
   Gringo Trail MapThe Big Picture | |
Week One Newport Beach to Cabo San Lucas | |
Week Two Cabo to Puerto Vallarta | |
Week Three Puerto Vallarta to Acapulco |
   Guatemala & Belize Map Red=Car, Blue=Boat, Green=Aircraft | |
Week Four Acapulco to Quezaltenango | |
Week Five Quezaltenango to Tikal |
El Salvador Map Red=Car Travel | |
Week Six Tikal, Belize, El Salvador |
Honduras Map Red=Car Travel, Blue=Boat | |
Nicaragua Map Red=Car Travel, Blue=Boat | |
Week Seven El Salvador to Honduras | |
Costa Rica Map Red=Car Travel | |
Week Eight Costa Rica At Last | |
Week Nine Costa Rica, Continued | |
Panama Map Red=Car Travel, Green=Air | |
Week 10 Viva Panamá | |
Week 11 Panamá, Continued | |
Week 12 More Panamá | |
Week 13 More Panamá, Continued |
Part One Part Two
Part Two Part Three
Part Three
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The End
South America
Ecuador Map Red=Car Travel, Green=Air, Blue=Boat or Bus
Week 14 Ecuador, Quito
Week 15 Ecuador, Galapagos
Week 16 Ecuador, Guayaquil
Week 17 Ecuador, Avenue of the Volcanos
   Peru and Boliva Maps Red=Car, Green=Air/Bus, Blue=Train/Boat
Week 18 Peru, Chiclayo
Week 19 Peru, Iquitos and Nasca
Week 20 Macchu Picchu
Week 21 Lago Titicaca and LaPaz, Bolivia
   Chile and Argentina Maps Red=Car Travel, Green=Air, Blue=Boat
Week 22 Arequipa, Peru, to Northern Chile
Week 23 Atacama Desert to Mendoza, Argentina
Week 24 Santiago, Chile to Villarica
Week 25 Puerto Montt, Chile and Chiloe Island
Week 26 Bariloche, Argentina
Week 27 San Rafael Glacier, Chile
Week 28 Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia
The End
The Long Journey Home
 Argentina Map Red=Car Travel, Green=Air, Blue=Boat
Week 29 Torres Del Paine and Perito Moreno Glacier
Week 30 El Calafate to Mar del Plata
 Uruguay Map Red=Car Travel, Blue=Boat
Week 31 Punta del Este and Montevideo, Uruguay
Weeks 32 and 33 Buenos Aires
Week 34 Buenos Aires, Continued
   Brazil and Paraguay Map Red=Car Travel, Green=Air
Week 35 Iguazu Falls and Paraguay
Week 36 Christmas in Rio de Janeiro
Week 37 New Years in Rio de Janeiro
Week 38 Wandering in Rio de Janeiro
   Colombia and Venezuela Map Green=Air Travel, Blue=Bus
Week 39 Bogota, Colombia
Week 40 Cartegena and Medellin
Week 41 Caracas, Venezuela
Week 42 Back to Rio - Carnaval Countdown
Week 43 Bye Bye, Brasil - Flight to Germany
 Last Stop - Germany
Week 44 Family and Friends at Home
The End