I am indeed back. Now I just have to sort through my photos to pick my official birthday photo.
It was a good run. In 35 days, I accomplished the following:
12,200 airline miles
6,700 sea miles
400 taxicab solicitations, more or less
80 Easter Island moai, more or less
60 minutes on a submarine
50 miles driving a mini-SUV on Easter Island
40 dollars worth of various foreign currencies in my pocket that I don't think I can exchange
20+ colonial cathedrals
18 nights on a cruise ship (the Carnival Splendor)
15 really cool travel magnets for the refrigerator
6 countries (Antigua, Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, and Peru)
5th continent riding a subway, which is a world record (probably tied with a lot of other people)
3 interesting cemeteries, including Evita Peron's grave and reasonable proximity to Pizarro's grave
2 llama burgers
2 volcanic craters
1 conquistador's home
1 terrorist threat
1 subterranean catacomb
1 night at sea with 20 foot waves and 70 mph winds (but aye, she was a sturdy and solid ship)
1 cup of Argentine mate
1 police stop by virtue of being in an insanely driven taxi
1 birdman cult dwelling
1 trophy for winning the cartoon trivia contest on the cruise ship
1 bottle of Inca Kola (diet - I don't really recommend it)
1 traffic accident (minor)
1 erotic pottery display
Overall, it was a good 50th birthday.
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