To the End of the World

South America - A Travelogue

I didn't really think of keeping a record of my other trips, except with maybe a few entries in my journal. However, from the very start, I had wanted to write a travelogue this time. The element of exploration and adventure was simply too strong to ignore. I wanted to record the events in as much detail as I could and as accurately as I could. It's dragging out to be so long that the numerous deadlines I set for myself had long come and gone. It's amazing how I already cannot recall the fine details of some events. The thoughts I had at the moment, I can still reconstruct; the emotions are impossible to re-experience. I am writing this travelogue with the hope that years down the road, I can perhaps come back, scratch off the patina of time, and touch again this part of my dream.

T.
hot@alum.mit.edu
April 22, 1997

1. Antarctica Would be Expensive, Day -553, June 16, 1995.
2. Getting Excited, Day -248, April 16, 1996.
3. Point of No Return, Day -130, August 12, 1996.
4. Jumping Through Hoops, Day -77, October 4, 1996.
5. Winter Solstice, Day 0, December 20, 1996.
6. Misadventures Begin at Home, Day 0, December 20, 1996.
7. Artista Mostaza (Mustard Artist), Day 1, December 21, 1996.
8. Teatro Colón (Colón Theater), Day 1, December 21, 1996.
9. "Are You Americans?", Day 2, December 22, 1996.
10. Sunscreen, Bug Spray, Sweat, and River Water, Day 3, December 23, 1996.
11. Niagara's Nothing, Day 4, December 24, 1996.
12. Miss Wang, Day 4, December 24, 1996.
13. Sleepwalking in Río Gallegos, Days 5-6, December 25-26, 1996.
14. "Oh! That's So Spiritual!", Day 7, December 27, 1996.
15. Sin (Without) Ozone, Day 8, December 28, 1996.
16. Blown Away, Day 9, December 29, 1996.
17. Stuck in Punta Arenas, Almost, Day 10, December 30, 1996.
18. End of the Year at the End of the World, Day 11, December 31, 1996.
19. "It's Better Than Porno!", Day 12, January 1, 1997.
20. End of the Road, Day 13, January 2, 1997.
21. Tango, Tango, Day 14, January 3, 1997.
22. Four Stamps and a Town, Day 15, January 4, 1997.
23. Rio, Too Wet, Too Cold, Day 16, January 5, 1997.
24. Speed, Day 17, January 6, 1997.
25. Viva, America!, Day 17, January 6, 1997.
26. A Garota de (The Girl of) Ipanema, Day 18, January 7, 1997.
27. To New York, Days 19-20, January 8-9, 1997.
28. Six Degrees of Separation, Day 117, April 16, 1997.

Follow Our Footsteps

• South America
• Argentina

• A Trip to the End of the World by Lynn and John Salmon
• A Trip to Argentina by Sakari Aaltonen
• South America on the Matrix by Bruce G. Stumpf