Darren's Top Ten list...

Well, our around-the-world adventure has finally come to a close. In 84 days, we visited 11 countries on five continents. We used virtually every mode of transportation known to man, and experienced just about every climatic condition possible. All-in-all, it was one heck of a ride! Reflecting back, it's not all that easy to pinpoint the highlights as there were so many. But, I'll give it a shot. So, here's my Ultimate Honeymoon Adventure Top Ten List:

10. Savoring the "meal of the honeymoon" at Africa Roots restaurant in Swakopmund, Namibia -- quite simply, the most authentic, best food we ate during our 3-month journey.

9. Gazing at the stars, including the Southern Cross, from the grounds of Punatapu Lodge outside of Queenstown, New Zealand -- with no moon, no clouds and no lights, we were overwhelmed by the brilliance of the night sky.

8. Strolling with Modisa and Tebbe outside of Windhoek, Namibia -- these were our favorite dogs of the honeymoon, both Boxer / Rhodesian Ridgeback mixes (we both love dogs).

7. Watching Tiffany's expression upon seeing an elephant standing outside of our room at Selati Lodge in the Sabi Sabi Park in South Africa -- Tiffany is nuts about animals and this was the sighting of a lifetime.

6. Cruising on mopeds along the Bajo Mono trail outside of Boquete, Panama -- The 2 hour trip took us past mountains, rivers, waterfalls, coffee plantations and castles. This is also where I discovered that Tiffany is quite the daredevil.

5. Camping along the banks of the Kapawi River in the Amazon Jungle in Ecuador -- We had the sunset to our left, the moon rising to the right, a fog moving across the river bank and plenty of laughs due to our lack of fishing prowess.

4. Watching a young leopard drag a bushbuck up a tree fresh after a kill at Mala Mala in South Africa -- This was better than Discovery Channel, and it took place ten feet from our Jeep.

3. The first day of the "W Trek" in Patagonia, Chile -- It was hard work finishing the first leg of the trek, but the three Torres spires were more majestic than we ever could have imagined and the weather was unusually calm for this wind-swept part of the globe.

2. Exploring the Franz Joseph Glacier on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand -- The terrain was unlike anything we had ever seen.

And, my #1 experience of the trip...

1. Quadbiking around the sand dunes in the Namib Desert outside of Swapokmund, Namibia -- The Dunes were other-worldly, and seeing them from a speeding, desert vehicle was an amazing rush.

Stay tuned for Tiffany's Top Ten List... coming soon.

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