Contents

Introduction: British Columbia, Canada

The waiting game

South to Ushuaia, Argentina

Antarctica: a place of peace and science

Argentina

Uruguay: a wonderful find

Back to Argentina and Iguazu Falls

Through Paraguay and back into Argentina

Back into Chile on the road to Bolivia

Bolivia

Peru

Ecuador and Galapagos Islands

Columbia

Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras & El Salvador

Guatemala, Belize and Mexico

USA: Texas to California

North to Canada

Canada: on the road to Alaska

Catastrophe strikes

Our first taste of Alaska

To the Arctic Circle

The rest of Alaska

The natural beauty of Canada

Heading east

The last of the Americas

The best laid plans …

Southern Africa

Australia and home

Epilogue