We left Las Vegas. We were headed to Sisters, Oregon to watch a rodeo. Mom told me rodeos were really fun. We drove through Nevada, California and then we got to Oregon. In California, we went to Nevada City and we went to visit Aunt Marian! Aunt Marian lives in a little camp. It has… Continue reading Rodeo — Annabelle
Category: Big trip II Alaska to Patagonia
An overland journey with six kids and two dogs from Fairbanks, Alaska to Patagonia
Quick Update!
On May 20, we returned from the Amazon. On May 22, left South America. Team 1 (Ryan & Mark + dogs) flew to Los Angeles where the blue van was sitting in a container inn the Port of Los Angeles. Team 2 (Michelle, Jack, Jennah, Mac, Annabelle and Sylvia) flew to Dallas. Team 2 had… Continue reading Quick Update!
The Amazon Part One — Annabelle
Living in Lima was pretty fun. We lived in Lima for three weeks. We did not have any big grocery stores, just tiny stores on the side of the street that sold candy bars, chips, vegetables, fruit, bread, water and sometimes things like black pepper. My brother and I bought glass bottles of soda that… Continue reading The Amazon Part One — Annabelle
Amazon Things
The Amazon leg of the trip was a pretty fun and exciting leg. There was lots of drama, nuns, beetles, spiders, hammocks, and pure jungleness. We had a few days left before our flight to Dallas so we decided to go chill in the Amazon because, you know, it’s one of South America’s most famous… Continue reading Amazon Things
Amazon — Sylvia
So we are leaving Lima and we are in the back of a taxi. We were crunched in the way back. I was scrunched into a little ball. Then we got into the airport and got onto a plane and took a moto to a taxi for like three hours and a half and went… Continue reading Amazon — Sylvia
Short video – Amazon Lake
Hey! Now you can watch a video of floating in a log canoe on an Amazon lake. Its not too exciting but there are so many birds! Mostly I am impressed we figured out how to embed a video. Floating on an Amazon lake
Amazon Adventure!
** We have better photos, these are all from my phone but the camera is in Los Angeles and I am in Dallas so these will have to do. Team DeCorso was serious about an Amazon adventure. However, we neglected to seriously organize it employing a more Buddhist approach of living in the present moment, which seems… Continue reading Amazon Adventure!
Amazoning
We were forced to awake early in our Lima House the day we departed for the Amazon. The flight was short, and when I stepped outside the plane it wasn’t as nearly as hot as I had expected. We waved down three motos and loaded our bags and then headed to the combi hub, where… Continue reading Amazoning
Day Five and Six
So begins day five and six. It was decided we would go into Lima, so after preparation we waited for the bus on the dirt strip between roads for the bus. We caught one to Lima that was only moderately filled with people, but on the way it rapidly became jam packed. It was quite… Continue reading Day Five and Six
Flights and things
I got to fly on a jet plane again! We flew form Santiago, Chile, to Lima, Peru. The plane we flew on had the coolest chairs ever because the seat in front of you had a screen on the back designed entirely for your entertainment. You could choose between watching movies, TV shows, or music.… Continue reading Flights and things