2 days til lift-off

T-minus two days until we leave!!

We are here in New Jersey getting ready to leave out of JFK and taking care of some last minute things. I must say we are pretty prepared for two backpackers, but still a little nervous. We took our first malaria pill today and we can only hope that there are little side effects.

For all of those who would like a little preview of our itinerary, here is a rough draft:

1. Fly into Quito, Ecuador (3days)
2. Tour the Galapagos Islands (6 days)
3. Fly to Cuenca, Ecuador (4 days)
4. Travel down to Lima, Peru (2 days-ish)
5. Ica, Peru and Nazca area (5days)
6. Venture up to Cusco, Peru and adjust to the altitude (4days)
7. Macchu Picchu trek (9 days)
8. Return to Cusco to rest (1day)
9. Trip to the Amazon and return to Cusco(4 days)
10. Train to Puno, Peru ( 10 hours)
11. Lake Titicaca, Peru homestay (3days)
12. Lake Titicaca to La Paz, Bolivia (now we are on our own time)
13. Salt Flats in Bolivia
14. Bolivia to San Pedro, Chile and take the hop-on hop-off backpacker bus
15. Backpacker bus down the country to Santiago
16. Fly from Santiago, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina
17. Relax and tango in Buenos Aires then take a flight back to the US

... enjoy a hot shower when its all done