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Antarctica!
160 pictures

Antarctica - There and Back
59 pictures

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Nepal - Annapurna
118 pictures

Nepal - Manaslu
171 pictures

Nepal - Kathmandu
68 pictures

India - Jodhpur
46 pictures

India - Udaipur and the Devi Garh
51 pictures

India - Ranthambore and Jaipur
46 pictures

India - Agra
41 pictures

India - Delhi
27 pictures

Australia - Driving the south
42 pictures

Australia - Around Sydney
43 pictures

Australia - 2000 Olympics
51 pictures

Australia - Great Barrier Reef
23 pictures

Bali, Indonesia
47 pictures

Cambodia
116 pictures

Vietnam - Can Tho and Saigon
54 pictures

Vietnam - Central
36 pictures

Vietnam - Ha Long Bay
18 pictures

Vietnam - Hill Tribes
71 pictures

Vietnam - Hanoi
25 pictures

Laos
87 pictures

Bangkok
43 pictures

China - Wuhan and Shanghai
28 pictures

China - Cruising the Yangtze
99 pictures

China - Beijing
88 pictures

Egypt - Abu Simbel and Cairo
49 pictures

Egypt - Cruising the Nile
65 pictures

Egypt - Luxor
67 pictures

Egypt - Diving and Touring
16 pictures

Jordan - Petra
69 pictures

Israel
33 pictures

Norway
56 pictures

USA - Home for Kira's wedding
3 pictures

Ecuador - Quito and surroundings
50 pictures

Ecuador - Galapagos Islands
85 pictures

Ecuador - Amazon Jungle
44 pictures

Peru - Machu Picchu
70 pictures

Peru - Cusco & Sacred Valley
50 pictures

Bolivia
10 pictures

South Africa - Blyde River Canyon
14 pictures

Zimbabwe - Victoria Falls
67 pictures

South Africa - Cape Town & surroundings
33 pictures

South Africa - Motorcycle trip
83 pictures

Argentina - Around Iguazu
30 pictures

Argentina - Iguazu Falls
82 pictures

Argentina - Buenos Aires
11 pictures

Argentina - Bariloche area
38 pictures

Chile - Lake Region
45 pictures

Chile - Pucon area
24 pictures

Argentina - El Calafate & El Chalten
58 pictures

Chile - Torres del Paine
67 pictures

Argentina - Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego
60 pictures

Chile - Santiago & Punta Arenas
21 pictures

Rio Dulce, Guatemala & Copan, Honduras
29 pictures

Guatemala - Coban & Semuc Champay
16 pictures

Guatemala - Tikal ruins
22 pictures

Guatemala - Antigua area
62 pictures

Belize
42 pictures

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A Day In Our Life
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We picked out some of our favorite pictures from the trip.


Natives waving from their dugout canoe

Fri Jan 7, 2000
New River from toll bridge to Lamanai, Belize


Our honeymooners at the top

Fri Jan 7, 2000
Lamanai Ruins, Belize


Tom gets a rolling refresher

Sun Jan 9, 2000
Long Caye, Glover's Atoll, Belize


Closeup of Tom in hammock

Mon Jan 10, 2000
Long Caye, Glover's Atoll, Belize


Sunset

Tue Jan 11, 2000
Long Caye, Glover's Atoll, Belize


Kayak palapa at sunset

Tue Jan 11, 2000
Long Caye, Glover's Atoll, Belize


Long Caye group photo, front Daniel, Kendra, Dan & Val, Louisa, Ben & Ashley, Nolan, Beth, Rachel, Latitia, Bev; back Tom, Bill, Edmund, Brian, Dan, Aurora, Elmo, Topsy

Wed Jan 12, 2000
Long Caye, Glover's Atoll, Belize


Puma again

Thu Jan 13, 2000
Belize Zoo, outside Belize City, Belize


The Grand Plaza of Tikal

Sat Jan 22, 2000
Tikal ruins, Guatemala


Tom, Louisa, & Soph on top of Temple 2

Sat Jan 22, 2000
Temple 2, Tikal, Guatemala


Soph on top of the Lost World

Sat Jan 22, 2000
Astronomy Temple, Tikal, Guatemala


Our heroes on the astronomy temple

Sat Jan 22, 2000
Astronomy Temple, Tikal, Guatemala


Louisa & Soph at Group F

Sun Jan 23, 2000
Tikal ruins, Guatemala


Sacrificial fires at San Simon

Tue Jan 25, 2000
San Andreas, near Antigua, Guatemala


Sacrificing a live turkey - they fed it rum, first, so it was drunk

Tue Jan 25, 2000
San Andreas, near Antigua, Guatemala


Yet another view of the Chichi cemetary

Thu Jan 27, 2000
Chichicastenango, Guatemala


The magical pools and falls at Semuc Champay

Sat Jan 29, 2000
Semuc Champay, Guatemala


Louisa catches rays

Sat Jan 29, 2000
Semuc Champay, Guatemala


The honeymooners at Semuc Champay

Sat Jan 29, 2000
Semuc Champay, Guatemala


Unloading one of the brightly colored "chicken buses"

Thu Feb 3, 2000
Antigua, Guatemala


Soph with us above Antigua

Thu Feb 3, 2000
Cruce above Antigua, Guatemala


The Juarez family - Manuel, Elena, and Claudia - our hosts

Thu Feb 3, 2000
Juarez home, near Candelaria, Antigua, Guatemala


Some kids in front of their house made from mud bricks

Sun Feb 6, 2000
road to Copan, but in Guatemala


Penguins on the rocks - how do they get there?

Sat Feb 12, 2000
Isla Magdalena, near Punta Arenas, Chile


The southernmost Andes, with Ushuaia in the foreground

Tue Feb 15, 2000
Ushuaia, Argentina


More mountains near Ushuaia

Tue Feb 15, 2000
A small plane above Ushuaia, Argentina


Sunset over Ushuaia

Tue Feb 15, 2000
Chez Manu, Ushuaia, Argentina


Sunset over Ushuaia with the Beagle Channel

Tue Feb 15, 2000
Chez Manu, Ushuaia, Argentina


Sunset over Ushuaia with the Beagle Channel

Tue Feb 15, 2000
Chez Manu, Ushuaia, Argentina


Sunset over Ushuaia with the Beagle Channel

Tue Feb 15, 2000
Chez Manu, Ushuaia, Argentina


Sunset over Ushuaia with the Beagle Channel

Tue Feb 15, 2000
Chez Manu, Ushuaia, Argentina


Sunset over Ushuaia with the Beagle Channel

Tue Feb 15, 2000
Chez Manu, Ushuaia, Argentina


Lapataia Bay

Wed Feb 16, 2000
Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina


Sunrise over Ultima Esperanza in front of hotel in Puerto Natales

Sat Feb 19, 2000
Puerto Natales, Chile


Tom at Torres

Sun Feb 20, 2000
Torres mirador, PN Torres del Paine, Chile


Louisa above Rio Paine, Day 1 of Circuit

Mon Feb 21, 2000
El Circuito, PN Torres del Paine, Chile


Louisa above Lago Paine

Mon Feb 21, 2000
El Circuito, PN Torres del Paine, Chile


Lago Dickson

Tue Feb 22, 2000
El Circuito, PN Torres del Paine, Chile


Tom in front of snow covered peak after beautiful meadow

Tue Feb 22, 2000
El Circuito, PN Torres del Paine, Chile


Tom and Louisa at the Paso John Gardner with Glaciar Grey in background

Wed Feb 23, 2000
El Circuito, PN Torres del Paine, Chile


Louisa on descent from Paso John Gardner

Wed Feb 23, 2000
El Circuito, PN Torres del Paine, Chile


Louisa on ladder climbing ravine

Thu Feb 24, 2000
El Circuito, PN Torres del Paine, Chile


Horns looking up waterfall ravine

Thu Feb 24, 2000
El Circuito, PN Torres del Paine, Chile


Glaciar Grey

Thu Feb 24, 2000
El Circuito, PN Torres del Paine, Chile


Cuernos in Valle Frances on ascent

Sat Feb 26, 2000
Valle Frances, PN Torres del Paine, Chile


Us at the very top of the Valle Frances

Sat Feb 26, 2000
Valle Frances, PN Torres del Paine, Chile


Cuernos in the afternoon during our descent

Sat Feb 26, 2000
Valle Frances, PN Torres del Paine, Chile


Sunrise at Pehoe from our tent

Sun Feb 27, 2000
PEHORF


Cool lenticular clouds

Mon Feb 28, 2000
Sona de Ultima Esperanza, near Puerto Natales, Chile


Cool clouds in front of the Cuernos in the distance

Mon Feb 28, 2000
Sona de Ultima Esperanza, near Puerto Natales, Chile


Cerro Torre

Fri Mar 3, 2000
Glacier Torre, PN Glaciares, Argentina


Louisa ice hiking a glacier ravine

Fri Mar 3, 2000
Glacier Torre, PN Glaciares, Argentina


A deep blue glacial pool

Glacier Torre, PN Glaciares, Argentina

Us inside the ice cave

Fri Mar 3, 2000
Glacier Torre, PN Glaciares, Argentina


Tom descending an ice wall

Fri Mar 3, 2000
Glacier Torre, PN Glaciares, Argentina


Us on Glacier Torre

Fri Mar 3, 2000
Glacier Torre, PN Glaciares, Argentina


Agujas (needles) Poincenot & St Exupery

Sun Mar 5, 2000
Laguna Los Tres, PN Glaciares, Argentina


The mighty Perito Moreno from the boat

Mon Mar 6, 2000
A boat along Glaciar Perito Moreno, PN Glaciares, Argentina


Tom in front of the Perito Moreno

Mon Mar 6, 2000
A boat along Glaciar Perito Moreno, PN Glaciares, Argentina


The iceberg makes a big splash

Mon Mar 6, 2000
A boat along Glaciar Perito Moreno, PN Glaciares, Argentina


The front of the "eagle head"

Mon Mar 6, 2000
The walkway along Glaciar Perito Moreno, PN Glaciares, Argentina


Sunrise on the Perito Moreno

Tue Mar 7, 2000
The walkway along Glaciar Perito Moreno, PN Glaciares, Argentina


Tom with young araucarias

Sat Mar 11, 2000
PN Villarica, Chile


Some locals butchering a cow

Sat Mar 11, 2000
Between PN Villarica and Conaripe, Chile


Louisa in front of a waterfall

Sat Mar 11, 2000
Between PN Villarica and Conaripe, Chile


A lava river from Volcan Villarica

Sat Mar 11, 2000
Near Pucon, Chile


Tom in our 4wd crossing a stream

Fri Mar 17, 2000
Near PN Huerquehue, Chile


Volcan Osorno at sunset

Sat Mar 18, 2000
Puerto Octay, on Lago Llanquihue, Chile


Louisa gets pushed around by a llama

Sun Mar 19, 2000
Bellavista, km34, between Puerto Varas and Ensenada, Chile


Louisa and MomC from a peninsula

Sun Mar 26, 2000
Near Bariloche, Argentina


Tom holding his fish

Tue Mar 28, 2000
Lago Lacar, near San Martin de los Andes, Argentina


Closeup of Tom fishing

Tue Mar 28, 2000
Lago Lacar, near San Martin de los Andes, Argentina


The lake with reflected autumn foliage

Tue Mar 28, 2000
Lago Lacar, near San Martin de los Andes, Argentina


MomC mountain biking back to town

Wed Mar 29, 2000
PN Arrayanes, near Villa Angostura, Argentina


Colorful buildings

Fri Mar 31, 2000
Caminita, La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina


More brightly colored houses

Fri Mar 31, 2000
Caminita, La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina


The sunset again

Tue Apr 4, 2000
Sheraton International, Iguazu Falls, Argentina


The Throat, majestically

Wed Apr 5, 2000
Helicopter ride, Brazilian side, Iguazu Falls, Brazil


Entire vista of Iguazu Falls, including San Martin Island

Wed Apr 5, 2000
Helicopter ride, Brazilian side, Iguazu Falls, Brazil


Rainbow in the mist

Wed Apr 5, 2000
Helicopter ride, Brazilian side, Iguazu Falls, Brazil


Looking down the throat of the devil

Wed Apr 5, 2000
Helicopter ride, Brazilian side, Iguazu Falls, Brazil


Upper Falls thundering down on the Brazilian side

Wed Apr 5, 2000
Iguazu Falls, Brazil


Panorama of the Falls, with rainbow

Wed Apr 5, 2000
Iguazu Falls, Brazil


Close to Adam and Eve

Thu Apr 6, 2000
Circuito Superior, Iguazu Falls, Argentina


Rock formations in front of waterfalls

Circuito Superior, Iguazu Falls, Argentina

Lou and Mom C in the launch

Thu Apr 6, 2000
Boat ride, Rio Iguazu, Iguazu Falls, Argentina


Tom and Louisa swimming in front of Bosetti Falls

Thu Apr 6, 2000
Isla San Martin, Iguazu Falls, Argentina


Waterfall through vegetation

Thu Apr 6, 2000
Isla San Martin, Iguazu Falls, Argentina


Waterfall through vegetation with rainbow

Thu Apr 6, 2000
Isla San Martin, Iguazu Falls, Argentina


A rainbow in front of the panorama from San Martin to Bosetti

Sat Apr 8, 2000
Circuito Inferior, Iguazu Falls, Argentina


Looking through La Ventana from up close

Sat Apr 8, 2000
Isla San Martin, Iguazu Falls, Argentina


Small falls on the other side of La Ventana

Sat Apr 8, 2000
Isla San Martin, Iguazu Falls, Argentina


Another small fall through the green

Sat Apr 8, 2000
Isla San Martin, Iguazu Falls, Argentina


Tom, Susan and John on bikes near Sentinel Peak

Mon Apr 17, 2000
Witsieshoek, Drakensbergs, South Africa


Elephants walking away

Wed Apr 19, 2000
Shamwari game park, South Africa


Elephant profile

Wed Apr 19, 2000
Shamwari game park, South Africa


Lots of elephants eating dinner

Wed Apr 19, 2000
Shamwari game park, South Africa


Elephant from the front

Wed Apr 19, 2000
Shamwari game park, South Africa


Susan, John and Louisa with the giraffe next to the car

Wed Apr 19, 2000
Shamwari game park, South Africa


Baby investigates us

Fri Jan 1, 1999
Shamwari game park, South Africa


Rhino family drinks at the water hole

Fri Jan 1, 1999
Shamwari game park, South Africa


Susan, John, Louisa and Tom with Warwick, the guide, in front of the Land Rover Defender

Fri Jan 1, 1999
Shamwari game park, South Africa


You want to drive on this road? (shepherd herding his sheep)

Fri Jan 1, 1999
Shamwari game park, South Africa


The Heads jut into the sea at Knysna

Sat Jan 2, 1999
Knysna, South Africa


Us on Table Mountain

Mon Jan 4, 1999
Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa


Susan and John on Table Mountain

Mon Jan 4, 1999
Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa


Cliff at end of Hout Bay

Tue Jan 5, 1999
Chapmans Peak vista, South of Cape Town, South Africa


Us on our neon bike

Tue Jan 5, 1999
Chapmans Peak vista, South of Cape Town, South Africa


Piggyback baboon attracting even more attention

Tue Jan 5, 1999
Cape Point National Park, South Africa


Bull elephant at a waterhole

Fri Jan 8, 1999
Matetsi Game Reserve, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe


Side view of the bull elephant

Fri Jan 8, 1999
Matetsi Game Reserve, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe


Cape buffalo calves

Fri Jan 8, 1999
Matetsi Game Reserve, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe


Louisa, Susan, and John take a break from game watching

Fri Jan 8, 1999
Matetsi Game Reserve, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe


All four of us in front of the Land Rover

Fri Jan 8, 1999
Matetsi Game Reserve, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe


Civet on the tree branch

Sat Jan 9, 1999
Matetsi Game Reserve, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe


The top of the main falls

Sat Jan 9, 1999

Us in the canoe

Sat Jan 9, 1999
Zambezi River, Matetsi Game Reserve, near Vic Falls, Zimbabwe


Two lions near the road

Fri Apr 28, 2000
Matetsi Game Reserve, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe


A young male lion lying down

Fri Apr 28, 2000
Matetsi Game Reserve, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe


Us in the "rainforest"

Sun Apr 30, 2000
God's Window, Blyde River Canyon, South Africa


Us with the potholes

Sun Apr 30, 2000
Bourke's Luck Potholes, Blyde River Canyon, South Africa


A water carved canyon

Sun Apr 30, 2000
Bourke's Luck Potholes, Blyde River Canyon, South Africa


Us at the 3 Rondavels

Sun Apr 30, 2000
Three Rodavels, Blyde River Canyon, South Africa


Tom and Louisa in front of the Franciscan monastery, La Recoleta

Thu May 4, 2000
Sucre, Bolvia


Roadside village stopover on trip from Uyuni

Fri Jan 1, 1999
Between Uyuni and Potosi, Bolivia


Tom in front of one huge rock used in the wall

Fri Jan 8, 1999
Sacsaywaman, near Cusco, Peru


Us in an Incan doorway

Fri Jan 8, 1999
Sacsaywaman, near Cusco, Peru


A native woman selling ceramics

Sat Jan 9, 1999
Pisac, Peru


School children holding their new pens

Tue May 16, 2000
Campsite in the Sacred Valley, Peru


Circular terraces of Moray

Tue May 16, 2000
Moray ruins, Sacred Valley, Peru


Look at the whiteness of the salt

Tue May 16, 2000
Maras, Peru


Us on horseback arriving home

Tue May 16, 2000
Perrol Chico, Urubamba, Peru


Machu Picchu from the watchman's hut

Thu May 18, 2000
Machu Picchu, Peru


Machu Picchu with Wayna Picchu in background

Thu May 18, 2000
Machu Picchu, Peru


Llamas with funerary rock

Thu May 18, 2000
Machu Picchu, Peru


Us in front of the ruins

Thu May 18, 2000
Machu Picchu, Peru


Tom gets energy from the Hitching Post

Thu May 18, 2000
Machu Picchu, Peru


Amazing stonework next to the royal tomb

Thu May 18, 2000
Machu Picchu, Peru


Moray from above

Thu May 18, 2000
Helicopter from Aguas Calientes to Cusco, Peru


A round tower of bones

Sat May 20, 2000
Church of San Francisco, Lima, Peru


Approaching La Selva Jungle Lodge

Mon May 22, 2000

Tom with war paint

Tue May 23, 2000

Kids by the side of the Napoo river

Tue May 23, 2000

Tom and Mo go swimming with the manatees and caimans

Tue May 23, 2000

Marine iguana & sea lion

Fri May 26, 2000
North Seymour Island, Galapagos


Booby mating ritual

Fri May 26, 2000
North Seymour Island, Galapagos


Tom with sea lion again

Fri May 26, 2000
North Seymour Island, Galapagos


Tom returning from a dive

Fri May 26, 2000
Wolf Island, Galapagos, Ecuador


Dolphin jumping

Sun May 28, 2000
Darwin Island, Galapagos, Ecuador


Close up of the marine iguana

Wed May 31, 2000
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador


The four of us with a giant land turtle

Wed May 31, 2000
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador


The four of us saying goodbye to the Aggressor

Thu Jun 1, 2000
Baltra Island, Galapagos, Ecuador


Shawn and Laetitia on the equator line

Thu Jun 1, 2000
Mitad del Mundo, near Quito, Ecuador


Tom and Shawn on the Rio Mindo

Fri Jun 2, 2000
Rio Mindo, near Mindo, Ecuador


Excitement on the Rio Mindo

Fri Jun 2, 2000
Rio Mindo, near Mindo, Ecuador


Old man with cute 2 month old llama

Mon Jun 5, 2000
Hacienda San Augustin de Callo, near Cotopaxi, Ecuador


Us with John and Signe

Sun Jun 25, 2000
Ringve Museum, Trondheim, Norway


Gods Expedition?

Sun Jun 25, 2000
Hell, Norway


Us enjoying the glacier

Fri Jan 1, 1999
Briksdal Glacier, near Olden, Norway


Loading the kayaks after lunch

Sat Jan 2, 1999
Somewhere on Sognefjorden, Norway


Tom and Louisa standing in front of the fjord

Thu Jun 29, 2000
Junction of Aurlandfjord and Sognefjord, Norway


Tom in the meadow

Fri Jun 30, 2000
In the Naeroyfjord, Norway


View down the fjord from Stigen

Fri Jun 30, 2000
Stigen farm, Aurlandsfjord, Norway


Waterfall and fjord from Stigen

Fri Jun 30, 2000
Stigen farm, Aurlandsfjord, Norway


Us in the meadow in front of the Sognefjord

Sat Jul 1, 2000
Sognefjord, Norway


Tom in front of the Houses of Parliament

Tue Jul 4, 2000
London, England


Us in front of the Western Wall

Wed Jul 5, 2000

Us above the Sea of Galilee

Sat Jul 8, 2000

Us in the narrowest part of The Siq

Sun Jul 9, 2000

The first glimpse of the Treasury

Sun Jul 9, 2000

Classic view of the Treasury

Sun Jul 9, 2000

Louisa in the natural cave of colored rock

Sun Jul 9, 2000

Palace tomb to the Silk Tomb

Sun Jul 9, 2000

Us in front of the Silk Tomb

Sun Jul 9, 2000

Look at the colors!

Sun Jul 9, 2000

Tom in the door of the Monastery

Mon Jul 10, 2000

The Monastery in all of its glory

Mon Jul 10, 2000

Now we know why they call it the Red Sea

Mon Jul 10, 2000
Coral Hilton, Nuweiba, Egypt


The gorgeous reefs on the Red Sea

Thu Jul 13, 2000
Red Sea near Hurghada, Egypt


Closeup of the sphinxes

Mon Jul 17, 2000
Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Egypt


More colored capitals

Mon Jul 17, 2000
Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Egypt


Us in front of a carved column

Mon Jul 17, 2000
Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Egypt


Closeup of Ramses II statue

Mon Jul 17, 2000
Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt


Tom with a sphinx

Mon Jul 17, 2000
Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt


Hallway of Ramses VI tomb

Tue Jul 18, 2000
Tomb of Ramses IV, Luxor, Egypt


A vulture on the wall with rare green pigment

Tue Jul 18, 2000
Temple of Queen Hetchepsut, Luxor, Egypt


Boat behind us besieged by villagers of Esna selling their wares

Tue Jul 18, 2000
Esna lock, Egypt


Columns in the Temple of Khnum

Wed Jul 19, 2000
Temple of Khnum, Esna, Egypt


Sunlight on the side wall

Wed Jul 19, 2000
Temple of Khnum, Esna, Egypt


Kids waving in frront of their house

Wed Jul 19, 2000
Nile River, Egypt


Felucca with a cow on it!

Wed Jul 19, 2000
Nile River, Egypt


The entrance to the temple

Wed Jul 19, 2000
Temple of Edfu, Edfu, Egypt


Louisa worshipping Tom (not!)

Wed Jul 19, 2000
Nile River, Egypt


Camels riding in the back of a truck

Thu Jul 20, 2000

Us on a felucca

Thu Jul 20, 2000

Tom with Nefertari

Fri Jul 21, 2000

Facade of Ramses II temple again

Fri Jul 21, 2000

Us at the pyramids

Sat Jul 22, 2000

Us standing on Menkaure's, after venturing in

Sat Jul 22, 2000

Great Sphynx in front of a pyramid

Sat Jul 22, 2000

Us on a bridge

Tue Jul 25, 2000
Forbidden City, Beijing, China


Canal inside the city

Tue Jul 25, 2000
Forbidden City, Beijing, China


Louisa with female lion near Emperor's bedroom

Tue Jul 25, 2000
Forbidden City, Beijing, China


Louisa with carved stone ramp

Wed Jul 26, 2000
Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China


Colorful dragon boat

Thu Jul 27, 2000
Summer Palace, Beijing, China


Tom sits in a niche

Fri Jul 28, 2000
Mu Tian Yu, outside Beijing, China


Another look at the Great Wall

Fri Jul 28, 2000
Mu Tian Yu, outside Beijing, China


Us on the Great Wall at Mu Tian Yu

Fri Jul 28, 2000
Mu Tian Yu, outside Beijing, China


Tom balances the heavy rock to prove his faithfulness

Sun Jul 30, 2000
Fengdu, China


Louisa with a green demon

Sun Jul 30, 2000
Fengdu, China


Market street in Fengdu

Sun Jul 30, 2000
Fengdu, China


More of the restored tracker path

Mon Jul 31, 2000
Lesser Three Gorges, Daning River, China


Looking up the unfinished locks

Mon Jul 31, 2000
3 Gorges dam site, China


A side canyon spanned by old bridge

Mon Jul 31, 2000
Xiling Gorge, Yangtze River, China


The Yellow Crane Tower

Wed Aug 2, 2000
Yellow Crane Tower, Wuhan, China


Us in the Yu Gardens

Wed Aug 2, 2000
Yu Gardens, Shanghai, China


Close-up of temple corner

Fri Aug 4, 2000
Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand


Tom pretends he is a demon

Sat Aug 5, 2000
Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand


Louisa looks like a garuda

Sat Aug 5, 2000
Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand


Tom with the reclining Buddha

Sat Aug 5, 2000
Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand


We take a tuk-tuk back to the hotel

Sat Aug 5, 2000
Bangkok, Thailand


Louisa imitates a Buddha in the Earth position

Sun Aug 6, 2000
Wat Sisaket, Vientianne, Laos


Pink painted wall adorned witth color glass figures

Mon Aug 7, 2000
Vat Xieng Phong, Luang Prabang, Laos


Tom with a Buddhist monk

Mon Aug 7, 2000
Vat Khi Li, Luang Prabang, Laos


The gorgeous green glass of the new wat

Mon Aug 7, 2000
Royal Palace Museum, Luang Prabang, Laos


More buddhas

Tue Aug 8, 2000
Pak Ou Caves, north of Luang Prabang, Laos


Hmong children in their village

Tue Aug 8, 2000
Ban Na Oune village, near Luang Prabang, Laos


Oldest woman in the village

Tue Aug 8, 2000
Ban Na Oune village, near Luang Prabang, Laos


We love this waterfall

Tue Aug 8, 2000
Kuang Si waterfall, near Luang Prabang, Laos


Tom and guides with the broken down jeep

Fri Aug 11, 2000

Hmong ethnic woman carrying her baby to market

Fri Aug 11, 2000

Louisa tries on a traditional skirt

Fri Aug 11, 2000

Terraced rice paddies

Sat Aug 12, 2000

Louisa with children outside of their home in a field near Bac Ha

Sat Aug 12, 2000

Hmong woman with her youngest child in their home. She is making some of the petent corn 'wine' on the stove.

Sat Aug 12, 2000

Kids riding water buffalos home

Sat Aug 12, 2000

Tom swimming in the idyllic swimming hole

Mon Aug 14, 2000

The kitchen of our first homestay

Tue Aug 15, 2000

Tom with tiny Lan, the 7 year old daughter of the family

Tue Aug 15, 2000

Us muddy from our hike

Wed Aug 16, 2000

Tom in a cyclo

Thu Aug 17, 2000
Hanoi, Vietnam


Looking out from inside the "Grotto of Wonder"

Fri Aug 18, 2000
Grotto of Wonder, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam


Our campsite on the beach

Sat Aug 19, 2000
Ha Long Bay, Vietnam


Limestone pinnacle reflected in the water

Sat Aug 19, 2000
Ha Long Bay, Vietnam


Tom imitates a happy buddha

Wed Aug 23, 2000
Marble Mountain (Danang), Vietnam


Chicken transportation

Fri Aug 25, 2000
Cruising on the Mekong Canals (Cantho, Vietnam)


Women travelling to the market

Sat Aug 26, 2000
Cai Rang floating market (Cantho, Vietnam)


A boat full of produce

Sun Aug 27, 2000
Cai Be and surrounding islands (Mekong Delta, Vietnam)


Tom barely fits in the original tunnel

Fri Jan 1, 1999
Cu Chi tunnels, Vietnam


Caodaists prostrate during a chant (hear it)

Caodaist temple, Tay Ninh, Vietnam

Caodaist level with colorful robes, but strange hat

Fri Jan 1, 1999
Caodaist temple, Tay Ninh, Vietnam


Us with Thuan's family

Tue Aug 29, 2000
Thuan's childhood home Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam


Reception and meeting hall

Wed Aug 30, 2000
Royal Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia


Barbed wire over the door

Wed Aug 30, 2000
Tuol Sleng, Phnom Penh, Cambodia


Naga (seven-headed snake) held by gods

Thu Aug 31, 2000
Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia


3 bodhisattva faces in a row

Thu Aug 31, 2000
Bayon, Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia


Vishnu in the entrance gate

Thu Aug 31, 2000
Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia


The towers reflected in a lotus pool

Thu Aug 31, 2000
Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia


Monks resting in an entryway

Thu Aug 31, 2000
Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia


Columns and galleries on top

Thu Aug 31, 2000
Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia


Louisa imitates Buddha in front of absaras

Thu Aug 31, 2000
Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia


Tom climbs out of the rubble

Fri Sep 1, 2000
Preah Khan, Siem Reap, Cambodia


Us on huge tree roots growing out of the gallery

Fri Sep 1, 2000
Ta Prohm, Siem Reap, Cambodia


More roots crawl along the gallery roof

Fri Sep 1, 2000
Ta Prohm, Siem Reap, Cambodia


Us and the towers reflected in early morning light

Sat Sep 2, 2000
Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia


Statue and carved false door

Sat Sep 2, 2000
Banteay Srei, outside Siem Reap, Cambodia


Sorting dried shrimp

Sun Sep 3, 2000
Vietnamese floating village, Tonle Sap lake near Siem Reap, Cambodia


Local "gas station" selling 2 liter bottles of gas for motos

Sun Sep 3, 2000
Siem Reap, Cambodia


Woman with child in makeshift bike carrier

Sun Sep 3, 2000
Siem Reap, Cambodia


A truckload of wood, monks, and other hitchikers

Sun Sep 3, 2000
Siem Reap, Cambodia


We enjoyed the pool too

Mon Sep 11, 2000
Amed, Bali, Indonesia


Our high tech dive boat aka jukung

Tue Sep 12, 2000
Amed, Bali, Indonesia


Tom on the rented scooter

Wed Sep 13, 2000
Bali, Indonesia


The tower is rocked and spun to confuse the evil spirits

Thu Sep 14, 2000
Klung Kung, Bali, Indonesia


Another ceremonial animal is rocked

Thu Sep 14, 2000
Klung Kung, Bali, Indonesia


Putting the white sheeted bodies in the tower

Thu Sep 14, 2000
Klung Kung, Bali, Indonesia


The bodies are moved to the cremation towers

Thu Sep 14, 2000
Klung Kung, Bali, Indonesia


The cremation, with music

Klung Kung, Bali, Indonesia

Us on Shields Street

Thu Sep 21, 2000
Cairns, Queensland, Australia


Venus serving for the match

Wed Sep 27, 2000
Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia


Venus takes a victory lap with the flag

Wed Sep 27, 2000
Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia


Us in the tennis stadium during the medal ceremony

Wed Sep 27, 2000
Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia


Marion Jones does a victory lap after winning 200m gold

Thu Sep 28, 2000
Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia


The US take an outside shot

Fri Sep 29, 2000
Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia


Lisa Leslie pulls and pops

Sat Sep 30, 2000
Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia


Tom in front of the scoreboard

Sat Sep 30, 2000
Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia


Us overlooking the beach in the Royal National Park

Mon Oct 2, 2000
Royal National Park, NSW, Australia


Louisa on Manly Beach

Wed Oct 4, 2000
Manly, NSW, Australia


Us on top of Mt. Oberon

Sun Oct 8, 2000
Wilson's Promontory, Victoria, Australia


Kangaroo in flight (Boing!)

Sun Oct 8, 2000
Wilson's Promontory, Victoria, Australia


Joey peeks out of his pouch

Mon Oct 9, 2000
Anglesea golf course, Victoria, Australia


Fantastic colors in the sky and ocean

Mon Oct 9, 2000
Great Ocean Drive, Victoria, Australia


Sailboats in front of the Harbor Bridge

Sat Oct 14, 2000
Sydney Harbor NP, near Mosman, Australia


Koala climbs a tree at the zoo

Sat Oct 14, 2000
Tarronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia


Tom gets a waypoint at Evans Point

Sun Oct 15, 2000
Katoomba, NSW, Australia


Another view of hanging rock

Sun Oct 15, 2000
Hanging Rock Overlook, near Blackheath, NSW, Australia


Louisa with the 3 sisters

Sun Oct 15, 2000
Echo Point, Katoomba, NSW, Australia


Us in the basket, about to take off

Mon Oct 16, 2000
Branxton, NSW, Australia


Our two companion balloons hang in the morning sun

Mon Oct 16, 2000
Over Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia


Us in front of inlaid doorway

Sat Oct 21, 2000
Red Fort, Agra, India


Like a postcard - the Taj Mahal reflected in the pool

Sun Oct 22, 2000
Taj Mahal, Agra, India


Us in front again

Sun Oct 22, 2000
Taj Mahal, Agra, India


The five-story pavilion

Sun Oct 22, 2000
Fatehpur Sikri, near Agra, India


Man with camel - typical village scene

Mon Oct 23, 2000
Ranthambore to Jaipur, Rajasthan, India


Us with a local family

Mon Oct 23, 2000
Ranthambore to Jaipur, Rajasthan, India


We ride an elephant!

Tue Oct 24, 2000
Amber Fort, Jaipur, India


Us on top of the palace

Tue Oct 24, 2000
Amber Fort, Jaipur, India


Tom learns how to make a rug

Tue Oct 24, 2000
Jaipur, India


Us in the observatory

Tue Oct 24, 2000
Jantar Mantar Observatory, Jaipur, India


Looking down at the sundials for each zodiac sign (with Louisa waving)

Tue Oct 24, 2000
Jantar Mantar Observatory, Jaipur, India


Washing day in Lake Pichola

Thu Oct 26, 2000
Boat on Lake Pichola, Udaipur, India


Cow in the road (traffic obstacle)

Thu Oct 26, 2000
Old market, Udaipur, India


Louisa on camel with village children

Fri Oct 27, 2000
Delwara village, near Devi Garh, outside Udaipur, India


Closeup of us at rooftop dinner

Fri Oct 27, 2000
Devi Garh, outside Udaipur, India


Tom provides ballast for the water pump

Sat Oct 28, 2000
Driving Udaipur to Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India


Even the bulls threshing daal are painted for Diwali

Sat Oct 28, 2000
Driving Udaipur to Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India


The lower fort with the blue city of Jodhpur

Sun Oct 29, 2000
Mehrengarh Fort, Jodhpur, India


Many colored grains and beans for sale

Sun Oct 29, 2000
Old market, Jodhpur, India


Local sadhu contortionist

Tue Oct 31, 2000
Pashupatenath temples, Kathmandu, Nepal


Colorful costumes at the cremation site

Tue Oct 31, 2000
Pashupatenath temples, Kathmandu, Nepal


Bright colors for sale

Tue Oct 31, 2000
Pashupatenath temples, Kathmandu, Nepal


Us in front of Manaslu at sunset

Wed Nov 1, 2000
Hatiyathok, near Gorkha, Nepal


Manaslu lit red by the sunset

Wed Nov 1, 2000
Hatiyathok, near Gorkha, Nepal


Louisa and porters on another suspension bridge

Sun Nov 5, 2000
Arughat to Liding, Nepal


The trekkers at breakfast with local children

Mon Nov 6, 2000
Machhakhola, Nepal


Close up of a Nepali girl with baby sister

Mon Nov 6, 2000
Machhakhola, Nepal


Nepali children doing school work at home

Mon Nov 6, 2000
Machhakhola to Dobhan, Nepal


A local woman weaves a blanket

Mon Nov 6, 2000
Dobhan, Nepal


Porters trudge up the trail

Mon Nov 6, 2000
Dobhan to Lauri, Nepal


Julius 'ganja' Caesar bestowing gifts on the multitudes

Mon Nov 6, 2000
Lauri, Nepal


The bridge was damaged but not destroyed

Tue Nov 7, 2000
Philim, Nepal


A village before a snow covered mountain

Wed Nov 8, 2000
Deng, Nepal


A woman carries a load of harvested grass home

Wed Nov 8, 2000
Deng to Bihi, Nepal


Another mani wall of carved prayer stones

Thu Nov 9, 2000
Bihi to Suksam, Nepal


A Tibetan woman sifts corn in the field that became our campsite

Thu Nov 9, 2000
Namrung, Nepal


Louisa with the Tibetan family

Thu Nov 9, 2000
Namrung, Nepal


Women harvest wheat near Namrung

Fri Nov 10, 2000
Namrung to Lho, Nepal


Us with prayer flags and the town gate

Fri Nov 10, 2000
Namrung to Lho, Nepal


Lunch spot in a corn field

Fri Nov 10, 2000
Lho, Nepal


Gold domed buddhist building in front of Manaslu

Fri Nov 10, 2000
Lho, Nepal


Nepali/Tibetan child with dad carrrying basket

Fri Nov 10, 2000
Lho, Nepal


Yaks carrying cargo in the village

Sat Nov 11, 2000
Samagaun (Ro), Nepal


An action shot during pinecone volleyball

Sat Nov 11, 2000
Samagaun (Ro), Nepal


Snowball fight!

Mon Nov 13, 2000
Samdo, Nepal


Brushing snow off the tents in the morning

Tue Nov 14, 2000
Samdo, Nepal


The entire group, with sherpas, at the top

Wed Nov 15, 2000
Top of Larkya La pass, Nepal


Louisa and Les on a high suspension bridge

Fri Nov 17, 2000
Dharapani, Nepal


The trail is choked with sheep

Fri Nov 17, 2000
Dharapani to Sallghari, Nepal


Louisa stands in the trail while decorated horses pass

Sat Nov 18, 2000
Bhartang to Pisang, Nepal


Tom, Les and Bill devour delicious yak yogurt

Sun Nov 19, 2000

The town of Upper Manang

Mon Nov 20, 2000

Us in front of snow covered peaks

Mon Nov 20, 2000

Yaks stampede through camp

Mon Nov 20, 2000

Us bundled up before dawn on our way up the pass

Wed Nov 22, 2000

Us at the top with prayer flags

Wed Nov 22, 2000
Top of Thorong La Pass, Nepal


Duba sits at the top in front of the marker sign

Wed Nov 22, 2000
Top of Thorong La Pass, Nepal


Another group pic on top

Wed Nov 22, 2000
Top of Thorong La Pass, Nepal


Louisa on the path on the steep way down

Wed Nov 22, 2000

Prayer flags outline Dhaulagiri

Wed Nov 22, 2000

Tom at the temple with 108 spouts of holy water

Wed Nov 22, 2000

Looking down valley again

Thu Nov 23, 2000

A man carries huge timbers on tump line

Thu Nov 23, 2000

The staff applauding a successful trek

Thu Nov 23, 2000

Temba, Cheden and others smiling

Thu Nov 23, 2000

Hari cuts a rug

Thu Nov 23, 2000

Yam asleep under the tablecloth

Fri Nov 24, 2000

Scraggily bearded Tom

Sat Nov 25, 2000

Potters Square

Sat Nov 25, 2000

Tom with two lions

Sat Nov 25, 2000

Everest

Sun Nov 26, 2000

Two young monkeys playing

Sun Nov 26, 2000

Monkeys hanging out

Sun Nov 26, 2000

Young schoolgirls stretch to spin the prayer wheels

Sun Nov 26, 2000

Garmisch-Partenkirchen and a mountain vista from the slopes of Zugspitz

Thu Nov 30, 2000
Zugspitz, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany


Jo, Arnie and Louisa in Grand Place

Sun Dec 3, 2000
Brussels, Belgium


Us on a bridge over the Seine with Eiffel Tower

Tue Dec 5, 2000
Paris, France


Tom Louisa, Kyra and Andrew at the Hotel de Ville

Wed Dec 6, 2000
Paris, France


Sun on mountains in the Beagle Channel

Fri Jan 1, 1999
Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego


A blow while another surfaces

Sun Dec 10, 2000
Drake Passage, Antarctic Ocean


Tom adjusts his rudder

Sun Dec 10, 2000
Drake Passage, Antarctic Ocean


The humback waves its tail

Sun Dec 10, 2000

An old whaler ship on the beach with penguins and elephant seals

Sun Dec 10, 2000

The massive chinstrap penguin rookery

Mon Dec 11, 2000

Chinstrap saying hello

Mon Dec 11, 2000

Us on top with penguins

Mon Dec 11, 2000

The gentoo colonyy nestled in beside the main building

Fri Jan 1, 1999

Smile! We paddled through the arch in the berg

Tue Dec 12, 2000

Our kayaks on shore, with a dramatic mountain backdrop

Wed Dec 13, 2000

Our campsite with the setting sun in the background

Wed Dec 13, 2000
Ronge Island, Errera Channel


Us in our campsite, with the pink mountains behind

Wed Dec 13, 2000
Ronge Island, Errera Channel


The seal yawns

Thu Dec 14, 2000

The huge iceberg in all its glory

Thu Dec 14, 2000

The seal says hello

Fri Dec 15, 2000

A zillion penguins on a small rock

Fri Dec 15, 2000

Getting fed again

Fri Dec 15, 2000

A zodiac passing through sea ice floes on its way back

Fri Dec 15, 2000

Two of the orcas surfaced near the boat!

Fri Dec 15, 2000
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