Musings from my travels

I sent an earlier itinerary to some friends, but it was pretty hard to follow, and this one is both easier and more complete. Carolyn

ABBREVIATED ITINERARY for Carolyn Broadwell
Dec. 2 - depart USA - arrive San Jose, Costa Rica
Dec. 3 - depart San Jose - arrive San Andres Island
Dec. 5 - depart San Andres - arrive Panama City
Dec. 11 - depart Panama - arrive Trinidad and Tobago
Jan. 4 - depart Trinidad - arrive Paramaribo, Surinam
Jan. 8 - depart Surinam - arrive Cayenne, French Guyana
Jan. 12 - depart Cayenne - arrive Manaus, Brazil (via Belem)
Manaus - Belem, river boat.
Belem - Fortaleza or Natal, bus or whatever.
Fortaleza or Natal - fly to Fernando do Noronha Island
Fernando do Noronha - fly to Recife
Recife to Santiago, Chile - several weeks to wander however I feel inclined to go.
March 1 or earlier - arrive Santiago
March 2 - Hyatt Hotel in Santiago - join cruise group
March 3 - depart Santiago - arrive Stanley, Falkland Islands and board MS Endeavour
March 4, 5 - Falklands
March 6, 7 - at sea
March 8 - 10 - South Georgia Island
March 11 - 15 At sea
March 16 - Tristan da Cunha
March 17 - Nightingale IslandMarch 18 - 21 at sea
March 22 - St. Helena
March 23, 24 - at sea
March 25 - Ascension Island
March 26 - 30 - at sea
March 31 - Praia, Santiago Island, Cape Verde Island
April 1 - Fogo, Cape Verde Island
April 2 - 4 - at sea
April 5 - arrive Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain - end of cruise
April 7 - depart Las Palmas - arrive Casablanca, via Laayoune, Western Sahara.
April 14 - depart Casablanca - arrive Nouakchott, Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania, via Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, to Bamako, Mali.
May 4 - depart Bamako - arrive Paris (via Casablanca)
Next weeks spent in Europe.
July 4 - depart Europe - arrive USA (either west coast or east coast and bus or train across country)