The Inaugural Post

Traveling across the Americas by land has long been a dream of mine; its foundations were laid in a story told to me by my brother: Some crazy guy attempted this way back in the day, driving as far south as possible in a old jalopy on a dare from his buddies. Apparently his car broke down somewhere in Panama, where he had to scrape by for a few months / years to get enough cash for a flight home.

The essential elements of this trip will be the same; traveling south, as far as possible, in an old junker, switching to foot, bus, boat and hitching when it breaks down until the ultimate goal of Patagonia (Although Antarctica is also being discussed). An epic trip. No, more than that, a life changing trip. Planned Itinerary: down through the States (As quick as possible) stopping only to check out New Orleans, Crossing at Nuevo Loredo into Mexico; Bunjie Jumping in Mazatlan; Beach camping down HYW 200; Sleeping amidst the mayan ruins in the Yucatan; Busting across into Guatemala; Racing through Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica until reaching Panama, where we'll ditch our car and boat into Cartegena; Down through FARC infested Colombia until reaching Ecuador; Exploring the Inca trail in Peru, Eating $2.50 eggs, rice and beans in Bolivia; Visiting our IB buddies in Chile; and lastly Bouncing through B.A., Argentina on our way to Patagonia.

14 Countries, 6 months, 2 travelers, 1 great journey; The Great Transamerican Road Trip. Stay tuned, we embark in September.

B