It appears that our savings did not last as long as we'd hoped! Even though we've been couchsurfing, the cost of bus tickets has ripped a hole in our money bag and we've had to rearrange our plan and route. I wanted to make sure to see Bolivia and Peru before I left. So we are heading to Bolivia after we see Parati and here in Brazil, but have to skip Rio. It will cost us upwards of $300 to get to and into Bolivia... which leaves us at a budget of $55 a day to get to May 8th, our new departure date. We'll be going back to Santiago to say goodbye to our friends and pick up our bags. I'll be going to Kentucky to see my parents and Jesse will go to San Francisco. I'm not sure how long I'll be in Kentucky, as there is a family reunion in North Carolina in June and I may stick around to drive to that. Also, if I miraculously find some good work in Kentucky I'll stay for that too.
Since this new development Jesse has decided that he is going to go home and work until January and then come back to travel over 6 months to the countries we didn't get a chance to see (French Guyana, Suriname, Guyana, Columbia, Venezuela, Equador). I am not so keen on that idea, as backpacking has been a real challenge and I'm not sure I'll want to do it again so soon!
So there is the new plan! Hopefully I'll see you all very soon!
I'm still catching up on blogging, I know. I almost have the Uruguay post ready, then I'll do Paraguay and Brazil.
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