Comments for Up the Andes

Comment on … and Bye from Jo too by Bettina

Bettina — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:21:01 +0000

Have a good trip home. Will miss your blogs though! Cannot wait to hear all about your experiences first hand. Cheers and see you soon back in windy Wellington

Comment on Up, Up and Out – Altitude Sickness Descends by JENNY SILVA-PEREZ

JENNY SILVA-PEREZ — Tue, 11 May 2010 11:52:38 +0000

hi, we met up in that lovely cosy fish restaurant in Montevideo, next to the water, about 4 weeks ago. My boy, Jamie was taken by your beautiful bikes. I loved having the chance to speak English in my own native Uruguay. I have read all about your trips and i honestly and sincerely congratulate you on your experiences. I told my husband, after listening to you telling me of your trips: “we should bring our Land Cruiser 4X 4 and do like they are doing it”. You encourage all of us to get out of our shells and experience the world. there is so much to see and after all, what do we take with us after we live our life on this earth, nothing, but the wonderful things we have experienced. Keep going and my thoughts will be with you both and God Bless you and keep you safe and enjoying every moment of your wonderful trip. Love from Manuel, Jamie and Jenny from Sydney

Comment on Another Roadtrip Over by John Grace

John Grace — Thu, 06 May 2010 22:43:42 +0000

Thanks Jo and Gareth and Brendon, Tony and Chris. Its great to follow you all – good for my geography too! See you when you get back. Looking forward to following the next trip too! J.

Comment on Another Roadtrip Over by Rhondda

Rhondda — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:12:34 +0000

Well done – thanks so much for taking us with you via this blog, look forward to the next instalments!!

Comment on Road kill by Brian Haworth

Brian Haworth — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:27:44 +0000

Hi Guys
Now that you have nearly completed your journey I wish to thank you for sharing it with us.Every few days from the beginning I have caught up with your travels and seen all your photos.Your short folksy snapshots of local life and experiences make it so real.
I also heard Gareth on Newstalk zb
I followed your Nordic trip as well(my wife was in Nth Norway the same day) and look forward to your next expedition to the amazon.
Cheers Brian H.

Comment on Tierra del Fuego At Last by Linda Withers

Linda Withers — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:17:37 +0000

Thanks a million for such fascinating writings and photos. Just amazing.

Comment on Road tales and tails by Bob Zuur

Bob Zuur — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:22:46 +0000

I wonder if the “unusual critter the size of a possum but with a rat like tail and a foxy face, and little fine pink ears” was an American opossum (Didelphis)? The only marsupial in the Americas. Note the “o” in the name.

Bob

Comment on UNICEF Day – Asuncion, Paraguay by Rhondda

Rhondda — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:28:02 +0000

Juxtaposition – stunning natural beauty one day, stunning human reality the next.

Comment on Gaucho Country by matt antunovic

matt antunovic — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:29:30 +0000

Hey Gareth
I also live in Wellington and a big fan of your work. Yesterday was in san ignacio down a quiet street playing cards when you drove past. Good luck with the rest of your journey.

Matt

Comment on To Uruguay by KP

KP — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:19:18 +0000

“New Zealand is so 3rd world in this respect. Truck drivers check their schedules and students send assignments during a fuel stop in what we arrogantly think is a less developed place.”

Ah… So true! We spent a month travelling as a family of four through Peru & Bolivia a decade ago and found similar conumdrums.

Having emigrated to Aussie now I’m amazed at how poor the roads are here, and looking through your photos I can see they are worse than a lot of South America! Yet the locals think that African-level potholed wrecks of roads are quite acceptable and first-world.

Stay safe you two, and enjoy the beef!