Dispatch №3

Filed from Austin, TX · Sat, Aug 22, 2026

Six friends,
five countries,
one continent

Nineteen days down the spine of a continent — Medellín, Machu Picchu, São Paulo, Rio, Montevideo, Buenos Aires. Six of us at wheels-up, four standing at the finish. Airbnbs booked, seven flights on the board, the mountain handled by the tour.

See the schedule
§ 02 · The Route

Twelve thousand miles, almost all of them by air.

Fig. 1 — Austin, TX → Buenos Aires, AR
OSM · CARTO tilesDashed = as the crow flies · Seven flights, one train
§ 03 · The Schedule

Every flight, train, and shuttle, in order.

In transit
Sat, Aug 22
Lands 2:25 PM

Fly Austin → Medellín

Booked
Leg 01
Aug 22 – 25
Crew · All six

Medellín

Colombia · Josh on point

Airbnb — Carrera 39 #8-55, Penthouse · 050021

Sat22Aug
  • 2:25 PM
    Fly in from Austin
Sun23Aug

Open day — Josh's program to come.

Mon24Aug

Open day — Josh's program to come.

Tue25Aug
  • 4:50 AM
    Fly out to Cusco
In transit
Tue, Aug 25
4:50 – 11:20 AM

Fly Medellín → Cusco

Booked
Leg 02
Aug 25 – 26
Crew · All six

Cusco & Machu Picchu

Peru · Hunter on point

Overnight in Aguas Calientes — Calle Kori Wakanki 210 · 08681

Tue25Aug
  • 11:20 AM
    Fly in from Medellín
  • Midday
    Shuttle Cusco → Ollantaytambo
    Reserved
  • Departs 4:36 PM
    Train to Aguas Calientes — Voyager 45
    Booked
  • Overnight
    Aguas Calientes, below the ruins
Wed26Aug
  • Early AM
    Bus up + Machu Picchu entrance
    Handled by tour
  • Departs 12:46 PM
    Train to Ollantaytambo — Vistadome 602
    Booked
  • Afternoon
    Shuttle Ollantaytambo → Cusco
    Reserved
  • 10:45 PM
    The five fly out to São Paulo — red-eye
  • Andrew departs to Austin
In transit
Aug 26 – 27
10:45 PM – 8:40 AM

Red-eye Cusco → São Paulo

Booked
Wed, Aug 26

Fly Cusco → Austin

Andrew turns for home — down to five.

In transit
Sat, Aug 29
9:00 – 10:00 AM

Fly São Paulo → Rio

Booked
Leg 04
Aug 29 – Sep 3
Crew · Five

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil · Jack on point

Airbnb — Av. Atlântica, 4022, Apto 12 (Cobertura), Copacabana · 22070-002

Sat29Aug
  • 10:00 AM
    Fly in from São Paulo
Sun30Aug

Open day — Jack's program to come.

Mon31Aug

Open day — Jack's program to come.

Tue1Sep

Open day — Jack's program to come.

Wed2Sep

Open day — Jack's program to come.

Thu3Sep
  • 11:00 AM
    The four fly out to Montevideo
  • Josh departs to Dulles
In transit
Thu, Sep 3
11:00 AM – 2:14 PM

Fly Rio → Montevideo

Booked
Thu, Sep 3

Fly Rio → Dulles

Josh breaks off after Rio — down to four.

Leg 05
Sep 3 – 5
Crew · Four

Montevideo

Uruguay · Justin & Hunter on point

Airbnb — Luis B. Cavia 2981 · 11300

Thu3Sep
  • 2:14 PM
    Fly in from Rio
  • Afternoon

  • In line by 7:30 PM

Fri4Sep
  • All day

Sat5Sep
  • Until 11:15 AM

  • 1:35 PM
    Fly out to Buenos Aires
In transit
Sat, Sep 5
1:35 – 2:30 PM

Fly Montevideo → Buenos Aires

Booked
Leg 06
Sep 5 – 8
Crew · Four

Buenos Aires

Argentina · Justin on point

Airbnb — Armenia 1625, Palermo · C1414

Sat5Sep
  • 2:30 PM
    Fly in from Montevideo
  • Afternoon

  • 8:00 PM

    Booked
Sun6Sep
  • 10 AM – 5 PM

  • Evening

Mon7Sep
  • Full day

    To book
Sep6–7
  • Late, one night

Tue8Sep
  • Until 4:45 PM

    Justin peels off midday — lunch with an old friend on the north side. The other three hold the farewell lunch.
  • 8:10 PM
    Jack, James, and Hunter depart to Austin
  • 9:00 PM
    Justin departs to Denver
In transit
Sep 8 – 9
8:10 PM – 9:20 AM

Overnight Buenos Aires → Austin

Booked
Sep 8 – 9
9:00 PM – 8:55 AM

Overnight Buenos Aires → Denver — via Houston

Justin lives in Denver, not Austin — he flies home on his own ticket.

Booked
Return
Sep 8 – 9
Crew · Four

Home

Wed9Sep
  • 8:55 AM
    Justin lands in Denver — via Houston
  • 9:20 AM
    Fly in — three home in Austin

All times local to the city. Flight rows link out to the booked itineraries.