S.AMERICA : Friends and Travelling buddies

As we are departing South America we decided to mention all the friends we made along the way and send them a message if they still read the blog!

Dan Shoup - USA – We spent 3 weeks travelling with Dan in Argentina and Peru, a great trekking buddy but cusses like a Texan. Favourite moments with Dan were definitely on a 4 day trek in a 3 man tent! A friend for life! Was really missed in Patagonia -  Favourite moments - “we fu**ed sh1t up!” “Im trying to have a fu**ckin Sh1t here!” “Do you think if we sawed an inch off this tent pole it may fit the tent?”

Danny and Natalie - NZ– We spent about a week or so with Danny and Natalie, and look forward to seeing them in New Zealand very soon! “How did that camera affect the budget danny?”

Lorri - USA – We spent about 2 weeks travelling with Lorri in Ecuador and Argentina. Sarahs BTF for life.

Cassy and Kassey  – OZ – Anyone for another glass of wine hey girls ;-)

Emily and Chirs – Uk and OZ – We met Emily and Chris over several bottles of Cachaca in Rio. “ Do you think we can drink two bottles of Cachaca?” Answer easily…oh dear. PS: We just finished the final episode of series 3 'The mentalist'- thank you!!

Vidjar – Columbian – Worked in our hostel 'Casa 579' in Rio a great guy to know if you want to know anything about anything!

Our Itacare family

Pete and Debs – UK – Our hostel owners for our 3 week stay in Itacare, run a great hostel and are pretty crazy to boot! Had the only cats James has ever not been allergic to! Favourite moments: “Lets get fu**ed up!” “ Sarah just make your own Caparinas you drink them too quick I cant be bothered” “ Did Sarah just fall off the stool….YES”

Cassidy and Chad – CAN – Two crazy Canadians, one from the jungle book the other from oil wealth. Only one thing to say to these boys “Its Canada day!!!!!!!!!”

Astrid, Lea, Liv, Kristine, Natuk – Denmark – Made the guys days by being prancing around in their bikinis all day on the beach and cooking them food. Hope you girls are all doing well back at home. And Kristine Sarah wears your jacket every day!!!! Thank you

Reza- USA : Surfs up dude!!!


King Louis and Tertius – UK – “See you at 5 am for surfing Louis” ;-)

Bruno and Marilia - Brazil – Thank you so much for recommendations for great music, we listen to 'Seu Jorge' almost every day! Proof that Brazilians are some of the nicest people you can meet!

Simon and Katlin – Uk and USA – we met these lovely love birds at a mountain retreat in Peru, we did a day trek together but had little time, James completed a 3 day trek with Simon in rain snow sun and wind! Hope you guys are having a good time in USA!!!

Beth – UK – We also met Beth at the mountain retreat and in Cusco, unfortunately or fortunately for James Sarah did not get to party with Beth in La Paz!

Anders and Ingen – Norway – Another mountain retreat couple who got engaged the day we met them, so massive congratulations to them!

Huyana Potosi Crew

Lindsay – USA – Our saviour on the second day of the trek swooping in with re hydration salts!!! We spent in total 3 weeks on and off with Lindsay making our way to Chile. Hope home is good but get back to SA asap! “Anyone for cheese?”

Lea – France – Also on hand to provide medicine in our moment of need after food poisoning, so huge thanks due!!! Another hardcore mountaineer (She is French!). Also spent 3 weeks with Lea, most notably a very funny evening in San Pedro de Atacama where she demanded to be allowed to dance! “I don’t want a fuc*in' pizza I just want to dance!”

Johannes – DE – AKA 'Your Highness' the German Prince (thanks Lea) AKA the 'German machine'! We spent about 4 weeks on and off with Johannes following the same route as with the girls, but also in the lake district in Chile. He cooks a mean steak and was missed in Patagonia. We hope Ski school is good and James continues to eat Kuky’s for you, p.s. Sarah keeps talking about hitch hiking.

Caleb – USA – We only had 2 days with Caleb while climbing Potosi but he livened the mood at moments of despair! Hope your travels are good. The only man to carry a red bull to the top of a mountain to get a photo for sponsorship from red bull, and have been too cold to open it.

Navimag ferry

Karen and Aaron – OZ – Hope Torres was as good for you as it was for us and it lived up to Galapagos J

Katherine – UK – Katherine :We did the 9 day trek the walk to the hostel almost dying was the warm up!

D – IRE – Sorry we missed you in  TDP, but are definitely going to catch up in Oz, did you manage the full circuit in the end? ;-)

Canadians and 1 Dutch - Canada (strangely enough) and Holland – We met these guys on the Navimag, they all knew each other through their wives, and had convinced the three to let them go to Patagonia for 3 weeks!!!! Genius well done guys. We also travelled around the TDP circuit with these guys but they were crazy and did it 2 days less than us!

Hostal 41 below crew - So we stayed in Bariloche for 6 days in a great hostel with a great bunch of people, special shout out to Anna, Trent, Andrew, Carmen y Brad (AUS), Jo (UK), Isabel y Dominic (DE), Lucas y Whitney (NZ)