Its All Over

Trip Start May 13, 2007
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Trip End Aug 17, 2008


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Friday, August 22, 2008

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Young Welsh lad in the Andes
Young Welsh lad in the Andes














Well folks, that's it, it's all over. The fat lady has sung, the shouting has happened, Roy Orbison is in agreement. Yep, I'm back home in Blighty. It was a bit of a sudden decision, I only booked the flight a couple of weeks ago - I'd hit the travellers wall. I'd got to the point where I simply didn't really want to see another church/museum/view/Inca thing. At that point its time to head home, so I did. The Chimborazo ascent was supposed to be the grand finale, that didn't work out so well so the final week was just spent eating nice food and hanging out in the hostel failing to be able to watch any of the Olympics.
 
Así ha terminado. La dama gorda ha cantado, el gritando ya acabo, Roy Orbison esta en acuerdo. Estoy en mi casa en Blighty. Tome un decisión repentino, reservé la vuelta solo hace un par de semanas - chocé contra la "pared de viajeros", alcancé el punto cuando no gusté visitar algo mas iglesias/museos/vistas/cosa de los incas. Necesité volver a mi casa, así yo hago. Alcanzando la cumbre de Chimborazo, suponía la gran conclusión, pero no podemos. En cambio pasé la última semana en Quito comiendo y intentando ver los juegos olímpicos.
 
So for the final blog, a short resume of the trip in numbers, my pick of the top 120 photos from the several thousand that I took. (Digital is great, but at times also a curse), and a final message.
 
Así por mi blog final, un resumen corto sobre el viaje en números. También mi elección de mi 120 fotos favoritos de los miles que tengo. (Digital es increíble, pero a veces también es una maldición). Y un mensaje final.
 
Distance travelled (very approximately) 25,100 miles
Distancia (muy aproximada) - 40.100km
 
Plane/Avión - 13,828miles / 22.125km
Bus/bus - 9,806 miles / 15.689km
Boat/barca - 713 miles / 1.141km
Jeep/jeep - 625 miles / 1.000km
Bike - 63 miles / 100km
Canoe/canoa - 31 miles / 50km
Horse/caballo - 6 miles / 10km
 
Number of nights away - 461 (ish)
Numero de noches viajando - 461
 
Number of places stayed - 71
Numero de lugares donde se quedé - 71    
 
Number of nights sleeping on a bus - 16
Numero de noches durmiendo en un bus - 16
 
Number of nights on a boat - 4
Numero de noches durmiendo en una barca - 4
 
Photos taken - 3,000+
Numero de fotos saqué - 3,000+
 
Time taken to view photos on a 2 second slide show - 1hr 40 minutes
Tiempo necesitaras para ver todas las fotos en presentación de 2 segundos por cada foto - 1 hora 40 minutos

Time taken for the 120 favourite photos - 4 minutes
Tiempo necesitaras para ver los fotos favoritos - 4 minutos
 
Trees planted - hundreds
Árboles he plantado - cientos
 
Incorrect trees cut down - 3
Árboles incorrecto que corté - 3
 
Bridges built - 2
Puentes he construido - 2
 
Bridges still standing - 2
Puentes que ya están en buena forma - 2  
 
Number of times attacked by a big scary jungle cat - 2.5 (once was just in play)
Veces que un grande gato de la selva me asaltó - 2.5 (una vez solo estuvo jugando)
 
Volcano climbs (succesful/unsuccesful) - 4/2
Numero de veces subí un volcán (exitoso/ sin éxito) - 4/2
 
Mosquito/fly bites - ∞
Picos de mosquitos/moscas - ∞
 
Footie games played in - 28 (ish)
Numero de juegos de fútbol - 28 (aproximado)
 
Footie games scored in - 28
Numero de juegos de fútbol cuando he ganado - 28
 
Number of Jean Claude van Damme films seen on buses - all of them
Numero de películas con Jean Claude van Damme vi en buses - todos
 
Number of times forced to sit through "Little Man" - 3
Veces debí mirar la película "Little Man" - 3
 
T-shirts worn - 5
Camisetas llevé - 5
 
Hats lost - 3
Sombreros perdí - 3
 
Number of new scars on body - 5
Numero de nuevo cicatrices sobre mi cuerpo - 5
 
Number of times singing "Jenny from da block" at karaoke - 1
Veces canté "Jenny from da block" en karaoke - 1
 
Number of bus break downs - 2
Veces le bus estropearse - 2
 
Number of bus crashes - 0 (amazingly!)
Veces la bus chocó - 0 (no puedo creerlo!)

Number of blog visits - >5,000 (thanks mum)
Visitas a blog - > 5.000 (gracias mamá)

Number of memories - ∞ + 1
Veces de memorias -  ∞ + 1
 
 
Now, the message:
This planet is beautiful, it has some amazing places. I've been lucky enough to see some of them. This planet has amazing plants and animals. I've been lucky enough to spend time with them. This planet has amazing people. I've been lucky enough to meet some of them. We are destroying many of these amazing places. We are losing forever many of these plants and animals. We are ruining the future of these people.
 
It's probably about time we stopped doing all this, and started cleaning up our mess. Some people are trying to do this, they need help. Please help them. Let future generations have the chance to see what I've seen.
 
Over this last year or so I planted mahogany trees because the species is almost extinct in the wild, I planted trees while I could hear chainsaws cutting them down across the valley, I walked a puma who is a member of a threatened species, I saw up close an Andean spectacled bear - there are not many of them left, I cut down blackberry bushes that are killing all the native vegetation on the Galapagos, I saw Lonesome George - the giant tortoise who is the last of his species, I walked on a glacier that will soon disappear, I drove along a road where the rainforest used to be, and drove and drove for hours to reach the forest. We are responsible for all that. Enough now.
Just use less of everything.
 
Ahora, el mensaje: La Tierra es bonita, tiene lugares increíbles. Tenía suerte para ver algunos. La Tierra tiene animales y plantas increíbles. Tenía suerte para pasar tiempo con ellos. La Tierra tiene gente increíble. Tenía suerte para encontrar algunos. Estamos destruyendo muchos de estos lugares increíbles. Estamos perdiendo para siempre muchos de estas plantas y animales. Estamos estropeando el futuro por estas personas.
 
Quizás es la hora paramos destruyendo nuestra planeta, y comenzamos limpiando nuestro porquería. Hay personas que están intentando hacer eso. Los ayudas, por favor. Debemos dar la oportunidad a gente en el futuro para ver las mismas cosas.
 
El ano pasado, planté caobas porque la especie es casi extinta en el salvaje, planté árboles mientras alguien los corta a través el valle, caminé con una puma quien es un miembro de una especie en peligro, vi un oso anteojo - no hay mucho mas de ellos, corté mora - una planta que es matando todas las plantas nativas en los galápagos, vi Jorge Solitario - la tortuga enorme quien es la ultima de su especie, caminé sobre un glaciar que desaparecerá pronto, manejé sobre un carretera donde el bosque lluvia fue, y manejé y manejé por horas para alcanzar el bosque. Estamos responsable por esto. Basta ya.
Solo usa menos de todos.

By everyone, thanks for reading.
Adios todos, gracias por leyendo.
Adios La Hesperia.  Gracias
Adios La Hesperia. Gracias

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