“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
..Lao Tzu..
...So I leave for my 6-8 month backpacking adventure with Jed in less than two weeks and though we have a rough itinerary for our South/Central America adventure, it is far from final. We've agreed that the best travels often stem from spontaneous trips based on recommendations of locals or fellow travelers but also know that us landing in Buenos Aires with no plans has the potential to be disastrous (and dangerous to our parents' health): so here's our [super] rough itinerary.
Feb 7 – Sam Arrives Buenos Aires: can explore BA, Montevideo, etc
Feb 16: Jed Arrives – Buenos Aires
Feb 20: Leave Buenos Aires - night bus to Bariloche
Feb 21: Arrive mid day Bariloche – explore Parque Nacional Huapi
Feb 24: Bus to El Cafate
Feb 25-March 3: El Cafate/Hiking in Torres del Paine
March 3-14: Tierra del Fuego/Ushuaia
March 15: Bus back to Buenos Aires
March 16: Bus to Cordoba, day trip to Cafayete
March 19: Salta
March 20: San Pedro de Atacama
March 22: Salar de Uyuni
March 25: Bus to La Paz
March 26: La Paz
March 28: Lake Titicaca
March 30: Bus to Cuzco
April 2: Inca Trail/Macchu Picchu
April 8: Lima
April 11: Huaraz
April 13: Cuenca
April 17: Quito
April 20: Medellin
April 25: Catagena
May 4: Fly to Panama
May 5-12: Panama
May 5: Night Bus to Boquete (11 hours)/hang for a couple of days
May 9: Bus/Boat to Bocas del Toro
May 12: Bus to San Jose, Costa Rica
May 13-19: Costa Rica
May 13: Puntarenas
May 16: Monteverde
May 18: La Libreria
May 19: Bus to Nica
May 19-24: San Juan Del Sur/Isla de Ometepe
May 25,26: Granada
May 27: Managua: hang with Tressa/Cheryl
May 30: Overnight bus to Guatemala City --> Antigua
June 1-8: Antigua/NPH Guatemala: Hike Cerro del Cruz, explore Antigua, Hang with the kids at NPH
June 9-16: Head to lake Atitlan w/ detour at ChiChi market. Hikes around the lake, kayaking, cliff jumping, etc.
June 17-20: Head to Xela, hike Tajulmulco volcano, Fuentes Georginas
June 21-24: Rio Dulce, Livingston, Lago Izabal
June 25-29: El Mirador (?)
June 30: If El Mirador, flight or overnight bus to Capital for flight home
July 2: Fly to DC/Boston to start US road trip (July/August)
