Alaska to Ushuaia

This book describes the fulfilment of my childhood dream of visiting the Straits of Magellan in Argentina. Much later, from 1998 to 1999, my wife Donna and I realized that goal by covering the entire Western Hemisphere from Alaska to Ushuaia, with a detour to Easter Island. From Chicago we drove through Central America to the southern tip of Argentina. We backtracked north to Belem, where our motor home went on a barge for a 1,000-mile trip on the Amazon River to Manaus. We then drove to Venezuela, and while the motor home was freighted to Houston, we flew back to Chicago. In late spring of 1999, we resumed our quest by taking a three-month drive through Alaska. The entire 40,000-mile trek was filled with many exciting moments, spectacular scenery, and wonderful people. It is a testimonial and an encouragement to all RV adventurers around the world.

Henryk and Donna Szostak started RV-ing in 1981 while visiting their six children at colleges over a decade. Their love of RV travel took them to all forty-nine states and New Zealand. One of the more memorable trips was in 1998, when they took an eight-month, 40,000-mile trek of the entire Western Hemisphere, starting from Chicago to Ushuaia, Argentina, with a side trip to Easter Island. In their travels through Central America to Ushuaia, then Alaska, they experienced many unusual situations, met interesting people, and saw spectacular scenery. Their desire for adventure took them by land and cruises to over hundred countries around the world. Donna and Henryk now live in Southern California. They can be reached by email at dorhszostak@msn.com.