> Mine particularly due to my current life situation, as this is the last
> summer I'll have off for likely 7-8 years.  Anyway I've been on the
> mailists forever now I guess, and have watched many a good trip come
> and go back when I was working and had no vacation time.  As this
> break between my first and second years of med school is my last
> chance while relatively young to take an epic trip, I'm going to do so,
> and I intend to for at least part of that trip, duplicate the "Top of the
> Word Tour" route of Tobin, Ron, and all the others back in 1996 as I
> wanted to go badly at that time.

Highly recommended!

> I thought they were doing the Tierra del Fuego? thing or whatever this
> year but that has either got lost in the shuffle or is next year, so if
> anyone wants to celebrate summer 2000 in northern style, get back
> with me.

Oh, it's definitely happening, starting this September at Burning Man, going
to Houston, then to Venezuela, counter-clockwise around South America, and
then north through Central America back to the states.  The entire trip is
expected to take 8 months.  See http://www.vanagon.com/journeys/caravana/

> The route and info about the first trip can be found on:
>
> http://www.vanagon.com/journeys/inuvik/index.html

Good luck!

Coyote

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