When will it hit me?

Looking at the length, planned countries to visit, etc... this is a pretty big undertaking.
Not to mention, the sabatacle for a year. 


Work emails that nobody really reads become long updates to family and friends.  
Important decks and pitches become epic picture and blog uploads.
Urgent client requests become non urgent decisions about which overnight bus to take.


When we left about a month ago I continually asked myself when this trip would feel real?
I can say that feeling finally hit me.


It was just another tour; much different than the Inca Trail. This tour was mostly scenery.
Departing from Uyuni, Bolivia, we hit the road in a 4x4 land cruiser with an english speaking guide Gonzalas and a beauty driver - Saul (Sa-ule) "Shumaucker". You have never seen anyone rock out to Bolivian beats and rip up the desert and mountenous roads all at once. He could also smash Twix bars like crazy. When was the last time you had a Twix bar? I can say they are still UNREAL!!


On day 3, deep into southern Bolivia and centered between 2 other borders (Argentina and Chile), we made a picture stop. It was snowing (which was rattling because we thought we left the snow back in Canada), and we were surrounded by 3 volcanoes, each of which belonging to one of the countries mentioned above.

Volcano 1 and 2

Volcano 3_Vantage Point 1

Volcano 3_Vantage Point 2

Gonzalas introduced us to the mountains and said, "where do you feel like going?"
............and that was it. Of course he was joking, but as soon as he said that it dawned on me.


I realized it was that very decision (or very similar) that I would need to make for the rest of the year. Where should I go, what should I do..... TODAY.. Not tomorrow or the day after. Even a few weeks down the road. Unless we need a visa (which we need very few of), we are golden.


So now, when people ask how it feels, I can finally say.... FUCKIN EPIC, and mean it.


Tals will give a full on Bolivia update and a ton of epic pictures will get uploaded to facebook tomorrow-ish.


Until then, keep on keepin on.
OOO_Jonny