What an amazing adventure. Just shy of 3 weeks and while I felt like I was able to see much of the wonder of Peru, I know from having chatted with people on various tours that there was still much to see and experience. But at some point it’s wonderful to be in one’s own bed and take some time…
Category: Peru Adventure
October 13 & 14: Back to Lima and a Day in Paracas
Sunday was a travel day, and while it went smoothly, it involved an hour on each end of the flight, which was smooth and on time, but involved some waiting around to board. So by the time I got to my hotel in the Miraflores district of Lima I really had to force myself to get out and see something.…
October 12: Lake Titicaca
Yet another early start to the day. The tour I organized for a day visiting two islands on Lake Titicaca would only pick up at certain central Puno hotels, so I took a taxi from my more remote (and fancy) place to a downtown hotel to meet the tour van, which then took us to the harbor and our boat.…
October 11: Cusco to Puno
It was my goal in visiting Peru to see as much of the country and the special sights as possible, rather than focus, as many do, just on Machu Picchu. So today I took a long train ride on PeruRail from Cusco to Puno, the entrance to Lake Titicaca. The train left at 7:50AM, and my van pick up was…
October 10: Rainbow Mountain
My wake up time of 1:30AM came awfully early, but given that I’d gone to bed at 8PM I did manage to get a few good hours. The van from Flashpacker Connect, the tour company, arrived right on time at 2:15, and we were off. There was just three of us; a youngish couple from Denver and me, so there…
October 9: A Day in Cusco
I bid farewell to my travel friends, who all had different flight arrangements back to Lima and onward to the U.S. I still have another 5 full days in Peru, and have booked a variety of different excursions to expand my view and knowledge of this beautiful country. But today was a quiet one. I strolled around this morning; it…
October 8: Back to Cusco
Today is the last official day of our group tour, which will end tonight with dinner. We had a morning of travel, with a train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytampo. The views of the valley were beautiful as we followed the river most of the way, and had the chance to see several snow-capped mountains in the distance. The Glacier…
October 7: Machu Picchu
And good fortune shone down on us, and the skies were clear and the sun was shining and it was a perfect day to spend at Machu Picchu. We felt so very lucky to have the views that one hopes for when visiting a place like this — the views that many of us may have seen in magazines or…
October 5: Huilloc to Ollantaytambo
As we get closer to our days in Machu Picchu we are increasingly spending time in villages and at sites that reflect the Incan influence. Today we left the high mountain lodge we had been at for two days, and headed over a pass and into another valley. It was cold and misty rain when we climbed into the vans,…
October 4: Exploring Huacawasi
The weather gods didn’t cooperate. The difficult option for today involved leaving the lodge at 7AM, and hiking over two mountain passes at elevations over 14,000ft. At the top of one of the passes a special lunch was to be prepared by the local people. And there are lakes and it is quite beautiful. Unfortunately, the mist, or cloud cover…