The Clark Family's Amazing Adventures

Our adventures so far…. the first year

July 2012 to June 2013

One year into our travels, we quickly realised we were travelling behind schedule. It took a year to get half way around and so now we have a year to get home across the other half!  You can read about our decision in our blog  ‘Breaking News…‘

Here’s where we went in the first year …….

You can see a summary in pictures of our South American trip in our blog  ‘9 months, 9 countries….’ 

In summary

July/ August  2012

Brazil

September 2012

Brazil – Colombia – Peru

October/ November 2012

Ecuador – Galapagos

December 2012

Galapagos – Peru

January 2013

 Bolivia

February 2013

Bolivia – Chile – Argentina

March 2013

Paraguay – Uruguay – Argentina

Falkland Islands

April 2013

Chile – Easter Island

French Polynesia

May 2013

French Polynesia – Cook islands

June 2013

Cook islands –  New Zealand

July 2013

New Zealand

In detail

Brazil    

11 July – Rio de Janiero

20 July – Isla Grande

30 July – Paraty

8 August – Rio de Janiero

9 August – Brasilia

11 August – Salvador

13 August – Boipeba island

23 August – Morro do Sao Paulo

1 September – Belem

River Amazon journey to

8 September – Manaus

River Amazon journey to

20 September – Tabatinga

Columbia    

20 September  – Leticia

Peru     

River Amazon speedboat journey (1 day)  to

21 September – Iquitos

River Amazon / Napo  expedition by peki peki boat and camping  journey (10 days)  to

Ecuador   

5 October 2012 – Nueva Rocaforte

8 October 2012 – Coca

13 October 2012 – Quito (spanish school)

4 November 2012 – Galapagos – San Cristobal island (volunteer project & school)

3 December 2012 – joined by Erika

7 December 2012  – Galapagos – Isabela island

13 December 2012 – Galapagos – Santa Cruz island

Peru   

17 December 2012 – Lima

19 December 2012 – Cusco

27 December 2012 – Ollantaytambu

31 December 2012 – Machu Picchu

2 January 2012 – Cusco

11 January 2012 – Puno & Lake Titicaca

13 January 2012 Amantani island

Bolivia    

16 January – Copacabana (Lake Tiitcaca)

19 January – Coroico (Mo, Lara and Erika)

21 January – La Paz (Martin Ben and Zoe)

1 February – Uyuni (MMBZL)

2 February – Salt hotel, Salar de Uyuni (MMBZL)

Chile   

1 February – Arica (Erika)

4 February 2013 – Calama (MMBZL)

6 February 2013 – San Pedro de Atacama

11 February 2013 – La Serena

13 February 2013 – Santiago

Argentina

16 February 2013 – Mendoza

19 February 2013 Puerto Iguazu

Paraguay

Day trips to Ciudad del Este and the Itaipu Dam 21 & 24 February 2013

Brazil

Day trip to Iguacu Falls and via Brazil to Paraguay! 20, 21 and 24 February 2013

Argentina  continued!

25 February 2013 – Erika flies home

26 February 2013 – Buenos Aires

Uruguay

5 March 2013  – Colonia

6 March 2013  – Montevideo

Argentina 

8 March 2013 – Buenos Aires

11 March 2013 – Puerto Madryn, Peninsular Valdez

16 March 2013 – El Calafate & Perito Moreno glacier

17 March 2013 – Ushuaia

Chile

22 March 2013 – Punta Arenas

Falkland islands 

23 March 2013 – Stanley

Chile  

30 March 2013 – Punta Arenas

31 March 2013

– Purto Natales

1 April – Navimag ferry – criuse through Chilean fjords

5 April – Puerto Montt

6 April – Pucon

10 April – Santiago

17 April – Easter island

French Polynesia

23 April – Tahiti

25 April – Moorea

2 May- Tahiti

4 May – Huahine

8 May – Raitea

10 May – Bora Bora

12 May- Tikehau

15 May – Rangiroa

18 May – Fakarava

26 May – Tahiti

Cook islands 

30 May – Raratonga

New Zealand

10 June – Auckland

28 June – Oponone

29 June – Kaitaia (and up 90 mile beach to Cape Reinga)

1 July – Keri keri

2 July – Paihia

4 July – Auckland

9 July – Rotorua

11 July marked the first anniversary of our travelling – click to ‘Our adventures so far …. the second year’ for ongoing details.