It was a different start to the day for us today, involving a 3+ hours in the van as we traversed the Sacred and then into the Sacred Valley. The roads were very curvy, involving many hairpins and lots of climbing. Which meant that some people suffered from a combination of carsickness and the altitude. Our first stop was at…
Category: Peru Adventure
October 2: Amaru to Pisaq
They say that in this part of Peru you should pack for 4 seasons in one day and I would agree that we encountered at least 3 today. And I was only half prepared. But it was an amazing day nonetheless with challenges and a few moments of misery, but mostly really pretty great. We were loaded into the van…
October 1: Chinchero to Lamay
We had an early call — needed to be packed and checked out and in the two vans by 7:30AM. It was a bit challenging for me to re-pack all my stuff after having exploded my suitcase during my 3 nights in Cusco, but I got it done before the group dinner and had a decent night’s sleep, which was…
September 30: Last day in Cusco, for now
There are a couple of places/sights that I still wanted to see before leaving Cusco for the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, and that excursion began this afternoon. So I had the morning. First stop, the San Pedro market, which is the center of lots of trading for residents, local businesses and of course, tourists. There are two million visitors…
September 29: Around Cusco
Today was my day to explore Cusco. I got a late start because of some difficulty sleeping last night. The combination of the elevation, some strange noises in the walls, and perhaps the coca leaf candy I ate after dinner all contributed to my disruptive sleep. I’ve since discovered that the sounds in the wall are the heating unit, which…
September 28: Off to Cusco
The Lima traffic once again made what is really a rather short trip in miles into a 45 minute slow crawl from the hotel to the airport. I was glad I left when I did, as I once again had believed that a Saturday morning couldn’t have so many cars and buses and micro buses on the road! And the airport was…
September 27: A long day in Lima
I landed in Lima late Thursday night and was completely surprised by all the traffic and people on the streets at midnight. My taxi driver said it was completely normal, and while I’m aware that there are 11 million people in this city I didn’t expect to see half of them still awake and out that late. I’m staying in…
Free & Easy Down the Road I Go
“I am one of the searchers. There are, I believe, millions os us. We are not unhappy, but neither are we really content. We continue to explore life, hoping to uncover its ultimate secret. We continue to explore ourselves, hoping to understand. We like to walk along the beach, we are drawn by the ocean, taken by its power, its…