54 days to go, i’m SO excited!

speaking of exciting, i had thought for one brief moment that i would be able to go to Antarctica, but alas, no. the tour company i’m using for the Argentina North to South tour has a great tour to Antarctica, but it doesn’t start until October 29. somehow i don’t think i can justify staying in South America for another month so i can set foot on Antarctica. those penguins are mighty cute though.

after coming to terms that the Antarctic travel was a no-go, i started to think about the rest of my trip, and my 16 days in Buenos Aires. i think it’s a bit much. i don’t sit still very well or for very long, and i like to go and see and do. not that i think i could see everything there is to see in Buenos Aires in two weeks, i think it’s just too much time in one spot for me.

i thought about taking a side trip to Brazil, which would be very cool, but this trip is about Argentina, so i think i will make Brazil it’s own adventure. also adding a trip to Brazil would increase the cost of the trip by quite a bit.

so i’ve opted to come home a week early. don’t sigh, don’t be disappointed, i’m not. i will have a month in Argentina, and it will be fabulous. also, i don’t have to take any unpaid time off of work, which is nice. funny how rent and bills have to be paid even if you’re not in the country!

this is the plan as of today, but of course, it could all change tomorrow.

photo courtesy of antarcticconnection.com