Category Archives: North America

Home at ‘Last’!

Arriving in Southern California 423 days, 1 hour, 20 minutes and 46 seconds after we began Trekking the Planet

We arrived home, in Southern California, yesterday. In the final days of our journey we had many ‘lasts’: last bus trip, last hotel room, last time packing, last country visited, and finally, the last few miles home.

Trek on the Wild Side: Costa Rica and Nicaragua

DSC00878cf

Located on the Central American isthmus, Costa Rica and Nicaragua are two countries that have a wealth of biodiversity within their borders. During our time here we river trekked and hiked around a volcano crater.

A Tale of Two Countries: St. Maarten / St. Martin

DSC09422cf

Our first stop in the Caribbean was on the island of St. Maarten. It is the smallest island in the world that is split between two countries. We thought it would be fun to see both the French and Dutch sides of the island.

Crossing the Atlantic

IMG_0728

We have arrived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which marks the end of the first portion of our sea voyage from Rome, Italy, to Manaus, Brazil. During this part of our journey we crossed the Atlantic Ocean, making a couple of stops along the way.

Crossing the Pacific Ocean

DSC01139

It is Tuesday and we are a little more than halfway between San Diego, California, and Honolulu, Hawaii.