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Preparing the last of the boxes ready to be shipped to NZ tomorrow. All 20 of them!!!

Preparing the last of the boxes ready to be...

Amazing views from the top of the "Sugarloaf" Mountain in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Great to have the singlets back on in 29 degree heat!

Amazing views from the top of the "Sugarloaf"...

Flying high over Rio! What a thrill!

Flying high over Rio! What a thrill!

Just boarded the Serra Verde Express from Curitiba bound for Paranagua on the coast. A train ride - exciting! Yesterday we survived our first long bus ride of 15 hours! It was surprisingly comfy.

Just boarded the Serra Verde Express from...

Munching on watermelon on our own beach on Ilha do Mel island. Fantastically quiet place where we've been for the last few nights.

Munching on watermelon on our own beach on Ilha...

Just boarded a 5 hour Aerolingus Argentina flight bound for Lima, Peru, where the second half of our adventure begins.

Just boarded a 5 hour Aerolingus Argentina...

Very interesting scenery on the bus ride from Lima to Ica.

Very interesting scenery on the bus ride from...

Amazing Escadaria de Selaron, tiled staircase in Rio by a Chilian artist. Features a few NZ tiles here and there!

Amazing Escadaria de Selaron, tiled staircase...

Tom makes a new heavy scratchy colourful friend at Parque das Aves near Foz do Iguacu, Brazil.

Tom makes a new heavy scratchy colourful friend...

Fist Argentinian steak - from Puerto Iguazu, just over the border from Brazil. Many more to come!

Fist Argentinian steak - from Puerto Iguazu,...

Just boarded the Serra Verde Express from Curitiba bound for Paranagua on the coast. A train ride - exciting! Yesterday we survived our first long bus ride of the trip - 15 hours! Was surprisingly comfy.Â

Just boarded the Serra Verde Express from...

Getting wet at the Garganta del Diablo at the Iguazu Falls, Argentina side. Absolutely incredible!

Getting wet at the Garganta del Diablo at the...

Steak feast #2. This time from Uruguay! We arrived at Buenos Aires after a 17 hour bus ride and decided to ferry it to a small Urugruian town called Colonia de Sacramento.

Steak feast #2. This time from Uruguay! We...

Checking out the Portuguese colonial style houses in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay.

Checking out the Portuguese colonial style...

Enjoying a fantastically large Argentinean cookie in Mayo Square outside the Pink Palace, Buenos Aires.

Enjoying a fantastically large Argentinean...

Wandering the peaceful lanes in Cementerio de la Recoleta and stumbled across Evita's family plot.

Wandering the peaceful lanes in Cementerio de...

Today we ventured to Caminto, a fascinating area in La Boca, Buenos Aires.

Today we ventured to Caminto, a fascinating...

Didn't do much in the day we had in Lima, but we did have a super tasty sandwich in a nice flowery square!

Didn't do much in the day we had in Lima, but...

Tearing up the dunes in a buggy in Huacachina near Ica. Massive adrenaline rush!

Tearing up the dunes in a buggy in Huacachina...

The old Inca ruins of Sacsayhuaman, near Cusco. It's amazing what these little Inca people did with these massive stones.

The old Inca ruins of Sacsayhuaman, near Cusco....

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