the itinerary as of now (ish)

05 Aug - London To London to see my mom and bro
07 Aug - Paris
09 Aug - Yorkshire
12 Aug - Lake District
18 Aug - London
20 Aug - New York
25 Aug - Boston
29 Aug - Las Vegas
31 Aug - New Orleans
02 Sep - Florida
06 Sep - Bogota (Columbia)
07 Sep - Cartegena
12 Sep - Bogota
15 Sep - Quito (Equador)
19 Sep - Galapagos Islands
04 Oct - Quito (Equador)
06 Oct - Lima (Peru)
09 Oct - Ica, Nazca, Cuzco, Puno, Copa Cabana, Titicaca
20 Oct - La Paz (Bolivia)
23 Oct - Bolivia
28 Oct - La Paz
30 Oct - Potosi, Sucre
04 Nov - La Paz
05 Nov - Santiago (Chile)
07 Nov - Valparaiso
10 Nov - Santiago
12 Nov - Bariloche (Argentina) - land trek to Ushuaia
14 Nov - Ushuaia (Argentina) - in and out of Chile and Argentina
23 Nov - Mendoza
28 Nov - Argentina wine regions - my birthday - wine and polo
07 Dec - Mendoza
08 Dec - Buenos Aires
12 Dec - Overland to Iguazu
17 Dec - Iguazu Falls - meet up with nells family
19 Dec - Buenos Aires – meet up with Nico
21 Dec - Argentina and Chile - driving
11 Jan - Buenos Aires
12 Jan - Santiago
14 Jan - New Zealand

diving in the galapagos islands

2 dives per day packages can be found through some of the galapagos dive centres but nell and i have been talking about trying to do a live a board trip while we are there.

we have around 2 weeks.
an 8 day live a board is USD$1200 - ish. 7 days, 8 nights and 12 dives.
http://www.solymardiving.com/arrangements/galapagos/8_days_vacation.html

8 days with two visits on the islands is USD$1280.00
http://www.nautidiving.com/index.php

i think that 8 days will be a bit long for me. i would definitely get cabin fever.
also, the only currency in ecuador is u.s dollars. it will depend on what the exchange rate is doing as to whether the trip is worth it or not - almost as much as how good the weather is!

current exchange rate USD$1199.00 = NZD$1630.82

and as much as i like diving, that all equates to overkill in terms of my like.

a 4 day live a board is USD$ .. hmm - havent got a price for that one yet.
http://www.scubaiguana.com/html/_Live-Aboard_Diving_Tours.html

doing daily dives might be an option - its about USD$100.00 per day and equipment rental about USD$45.00 = NZD$197.22
http://www.galapagos-sub-aqua.com/tours.php


when we land on the islands, we have to pay a $100.00 cash national park admission.