Sunday, June 27, 2010

World Travels

A list of the countries we have visited:
North America: Canada*(6 provinces), USA (all 50 states), Mexico*
Central America: Beliz, Guatemala*, El Salvador*, Honduras*, Costa Rica*, Panama*
South America: Peru, Chile, Argentina
Europe: England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Spain*, Iceland, Portugal
Middle East: Israel, Jordan
Africa: Morocco, Egypt
Asia: China* (including Tibet), Nepal, Singapore
Pacific: Australia, New Zealand, Cook Islands
Antarctica
* indicates more than one visit

Amelia has also visited Japan and Cuba

We have slept on all 7 continents including camping in Antarctica. On the trip to Norway we were at 71 degrees North and in Antarctica, we were at 66 degrees South.

At the Everest Base Camp (North...in Tibet) we were at 17,590 feet above sea level, then about 5 months later, we were at the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth at 1,312 feet below sea level.

On Roatan Island, off the coast of Honduras we took a homemade submarine to the depth of 1,000 feet. http://www.stanleysubmarines.com/welcome/index.php

Nepal and Tibet

We finally made our trip to Nepal and Tibet, April 21 to May 9, 2010. Links to pictures follow: