THE BIT THAT COMES AFTER

Well... like all good things... our South American odessey has come to an end.

It's hard to believe, but we've been on the road for three months, travelling from the northern most tip of Colombia, down into the heart of Argentina and looping back up to Brazil.

We've seen floods, deserts, lakes, rivers, beaches, jungles, volcanoes, snow, hail, sunsets and a good few sunrises. We've battled mountains, mozzies, mules, and drunken englishmen... and lived to tell the tale.

Here are a few things we learned:

1. Thongs are not all terrain footwear

2. Implanting your ATM card in your arm is probably the safest way to travel

3. Dancing like Beyonce isn't acceptable in any part of South America

4. Xanax is a travellers best friend

5. Hickeys are not acceptable on women over 25

6. If it sounds dangerous... it probably is

7. If it looks like poo... it probably is

.... there's bound to be more, I will keep adding as we remember them!

We would also like the thank the following people who all played a role in our journey... in no particular order:

Lauzy, thanks for being part of the trip... and for always, always being up for one more drink!! xo

Luke & Shane, two of the biggest kids going around - thanks for keeping us in our place, our trip wouldn't have been the same without you (.... and we have to live with that)

Colin the cheeky Irishman, watch out for low flying parachutes and moving bus violations

Our Inca brothers, thanks for trying not to fart around us (most of the time)

Hazman and Phil, my liver hates you and memories of christmas eve may never return... great time, thanks!

Fast Eddie, keeping pushing those limits buddy!

Scotty, best storyteller we met in three months

Kate & Griff, thank you for making it ok to drink cocktails after breakfast

Niall, Ken, Stagg, Johnny and Dave, the best thing to come out of Sligo since Westlife

Hockey tarts, for making us laugh with your debaucherous behaviour, we really were no match

Small-Prawn, you did get on my nerves but no hard feelings

Junior, the loosest hostel owner this side of the equator (Sunset Hostel, Floripa)

Bruno, the Inca host with the most (but for the record saying 'almost there' when we're nowhere near camp, not so helpful)

Jules, thanks for the salsa lessons and large hangover in Bogota

Ronaldo, thanks for not killing us in the 4WD

Justin & Sam, thanks for the pisco lessons

Gorm the hot Danish boy, thanks for keeping Kim entertained

English Kate, for looking after Kim as well

The Melbourne girls, Tess, Mirna and Amy, for partaking in Cusco and La Paz festivities

Byron and Yuri, for the mexican fiesta in Floripa

Conor, Paddy, Mariah, Iva, Belinda, Terry, Craig and everyone else who participated in Aus-ilian Day

Daniele, everyones friendly neighbourhood tour guide in Rio

Nice Security Guard in BA airport who gave me lunch money

Skater-waiter at Cafe Cultura, for his daily dose of frozen cappucino goodness

I hope you all enjoyed reading the blog... and if nothing else it made everyone at home feel like miserable when we were all having the time of our lives!!

Stay tuned for other assorted adventures... coming soon.