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The following is a detailed itinerary of what was done and seen on the excursion to South America. Some of the items on the below list were group activities, while other items are activities in which only I or a portion of the group participated.
| November 11 | Evening: | Departure from the United States |
| Ovenight: | Eight hour flight from Miami to Santiago, Chile on LanChile | |
| November 12 | Morning: | Flight from Santiago,Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Afternoon: | Free to wander around Buenos Aires | |
| Evening: | Reception for Smithsonian group; Dinner with a Tango show at the El Querandi Restaurant | |
| November 13 | Morning: | City tour of Buenos Aires |
| Afternoon: | Tour of San Isidro, Tigre and the Delta areas outside of Buenos Aires | |
| Evening: | Free to wander around Buenos Aires | |
| November 14 | Morning: | Depart on flight for Ushuaia, Argentina |
| Afternoon: | Visit to Tierra del Fuego National Park | |
| Evening: | Board the Terra Australis and set sail | |
| November 15 | Morning: | traveling the Beagle Channel; Glacier Avenue; Landing at Pia Glacier |
| Afternoon: | traveling the Garibaldi Fjord; Viewing of Garibaldi Glacier; Landing to hike in temperate rainforest along Garibaldi Fjord | |
| Overnight: | traveling through the rough waters of Desolada Bay and the Cockburn Channel | |
| November 16 | Morning: | traveling the Gabriel Channel |
| Afternoon: | traveling Brookes Bay; Landing near Brookes Glacier | |
| November 17 | Morning: | Very early landing at Isla Magdalena, Los Pinguinos National Monument; Disembarkment at Punta Arenas, Chile; City tour of Punta Arenas |
| Afternoon: | Lamb barbeque at Estancia Rio Penitente, with a sheep shearing demonstation after lunch; travel to Puerto Natales | |
| Evening: | Free to wander around Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| November 18 | Morning: | travel to Explora Lodge in Torres del Paine National Park |
| Afternoon: | Lago del Toro half-day hike | |
| November 19 | Morning: Afternoon: |
Base of the Torres all-day hike |
| November 20 | Morning: | Lago Sarmiento half-day hike |
| Afternoon: | Lago Grey half-day hike | |
| November 21 | Morning: | Guarderia to Guarderia half-day hike |
| Afternoon: | Lamb barbeque at the Quincho Explora | |
| November 22 | Morning: | Departure for Punta Arenas |
| Afternoon: | Flight from Punta Arenas to Santiago, Chile | |
| November 23 | Morning: | City tour of Santiago |
| Afternoon: | Flight from Santiago to Calama, Chile | |
| Evening: | Arrive at the Explora Lodge in San Pedro de Atacama | |
| November 24 | Morning: | Las Cornisas half-day hike |
| Afternoon: | Kari Gorge half-day hike | |
| November 25 | Morning: | 5:00 a.m. departure for El Tatio Geysers and Hot Springs to view sunrise; Visit to the Puritama Hot Springs |
| Afternoon: | Valle de la Luna half-day hike with viewing of sunset | |
| Evening: | Lamb barbeque at the Explora Lodge | |
| November 26 | Morning: | Half-day hike to the top of Volcan El Toco |
| Afternoon: | Depart for Calama; Flight from Calama to Santiago | |
| November 27 | Morning: | Free to wander around Santiago |
| Afternoon: | Half-day van excursion to the Cajon de Maipo | |
| November 28 | Morning: Afternoon: |
Full-day van excursion to Valparaiso coast |
| November 29 | Morning: Afternoon: |
Free to explore Santiago |
| November 30 | Morning: Afternoon: |
Free to explore Santiago |
| Evening: | Flight from Santiago to the United States | |
| December 1 | Morning: | Arrive home |
The map showing the major routes and flight paths taken during the trip.
