One of the most popular areas of our web site is the Facts & Figures page and for all you numbers junkies out there we’ve just updated it to reflect our new total days on the road (1,341), amount spent on fuel so far (don’t ask), number of Mexican states visited (28 out of 32 so far),  up to the minute route maps and more fun ways to waste time at the office.

We also added dozens of new wild animal sightings (from spotted eagle rays to occelated turkeys to a tiger rat snake). This got us even more excited about our upcoming opportunity to add penguins to that list during our Antarctic Dream adventure to the world’s 7th continent from November 7-17. Would they fall under the “land” or “water” category?

Anyway, don’t forget about the EXCLUSIVE 30% OFF DISCOUNT we secured for any friends, family, fans or followers who want to join us on the small, full-service Antarctic Dream boat for this once-in-a-lifetime sailing!

A big part of the point of our Trans-Americas Journey (yes, there’s a point) is our goal of driving from the Arctic (check) to Tierra Del Fuego (working on it) and back again–stopping everywhere in between.

For years we’ve dreamed of hopping on a boat to Antarctica once our road trip finally reaches Ushuaia, Argentina at the bottom of South America where the road pretty much ends and where most Antarctic trips depart from. Since, at the (slow) rate we’re going, it’ll still be years before our road trip reaches Ushuaia, this dream has been something to look forward to–a very large prize at the southern-most point of a very large road trip.

Well, surprise!

The opportunity has come up to realize that dream sooner than we’d dared hope. On November 7 (yes, of THIS year) we’ll be boarding the Antarctic Dream for a 10 day trip to Antarctica! Penguins! Icebergs! More icebergs! Really puffy coats!  That damned Drake Passage! We will, of course, be covering the whole experience in newspaper stories and blog posts.

We’ll also be announcing some very exciting and exclusive opportunities for friends, fans and followers of the Trans-Americas Journey, so if getting to the 7th continent your dream too, stay tuned to find out how you can join us!

UPDATE: Check out our exclusive 30% discount

photos courtesy of Antarctic Shipping S.A

Ever feel like someone’s inside your head? That’s the way we felt reading the spot-on coverage of our Trans-Americas Journey that just went up on the I Wish Gap Year web site. Thanks guys!

You can check it our HERE.