Highlights & Lowlights

See if you can guess which is which.....

• Getting punched in the face by a crusty Guatemalan man in Granada, Nicaragua
• Visiting the desert of Punta Gallinas, Colombia, the northernmost point of South America
• Meeting fantastic people including (but not limited to): 
• the lovely Lee & Tanya , 
• Drew, Vikki & Jordan, 
• Rob & the gang in Banos, 
• wee Irish Susie, 
• Scott, the nutty American film maker, 
• the Aussie boys in Utila, 
• the guys on the Salar tour, 
• John, Claire (she works on Neighbours!!) & Preety, 
• Sam & Morgan, 
• Tiburon and the gang at Rancho Mastatal, 
• Abi & Hannah, and
• crazy girls Elinor & Rachel (Medellin, Colombia)
• Climbing Volcan Baru, the highest point in Panama, and losing my toenail 3 1/2 months later
• Being bitten by an eel
• Earthquake in Banos, Ecuador
• Rio de Janiero, Brasil
• Louisa & Sarah coming out to visit me (honestly, they just came to see me, it's not like they were on holiday or anything like that!).  And Kerstin travelling with me before and after her last year in Las Malvinas (aka the Falklands).
• Diving in Cenotes, the Blue Hole (rubbish dive, but it's definitely one to tick off the list!), Honduras, the Mayan Riviera and lots other places
• Little Corn Island, Nicaragua
• ATM caves, Belize
• Food poisoning in the already depressing town of Esteli, Nicaragua
• Louisa & Sarah bringing gifts from home including Cadbury's Dairy Milk, a new rucksack, M& S undies!!!!!, and bonus points to Lou for bringing me a cold!
• La Casa Verde, Banos, Ecuador
• Four guys attempting to mug me and Kathleen in broad daylight in Cuenca, Ecuador
• Carnaval and the water fight in Barranquilla, Colombia
• Freezing cold nightbuses and gloriously long bus journeys in general
• Rice & beans, beans & rice, Gallo Pinto (translation Spotted Rooster, meaning rice & beans)
• Top quality bruising from horse riding, Delia's cooking on Estancia Juanita
• Medellin, Colombia
• Galapagos, Ecuador
• The splendour of Iguazu falls, Argentina & Brasil
• Paragliding in Mendoza
• Running into a surprising number of Scottish people: Weegie boys Martin & Mike, Andrew from the borders, Kez from Fife, Mo from the Weege,
• Star tour in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
• Gay Pride parade in Santiago, Chile
• Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
• Amazing archaeological sites all over Mexico, central America, and even in Bolivia
• Horseriding in Pucon, Chile
• Sucre, Bolivia
• Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Day trip to Colonia, Uruguay
• Beer, Malbec, Caipirinhas, Cuba Libras, Mojitos, Panty Rippers, even Pisco Sours, but not Fernet
• Swimming with whale sharks, Cancun, Mexico
• Crazy Texan paying street kids to follow us, but them misunderstanding and thinking they were being paid to get their friends to beat us up, Nicaragua