October 16With no plans or tickets for Machu Picchu today we slept in, but then had to check out of the hotel by 0930 so new visitors coming in on the early train could check in. We moved our bags to the lobby and wandered around Aguas Ca…
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To Lime
New vocabulary. Going to Lime. Liming. aka hanging out, relaxing with friends. (View Post…)
Catch Up Post
South American Adventure Catch Up Post October 10The flight from Atlanta arrived on time at 2200 and it took just a few minutes to clear customs and immigration and collect our bags. Lima is at sea level. Our contact was waiting out…
Machu Picchu Day 2
October 14Today we caught a 0600 bus to Machu Picchu in order to make the 0700 entrance to Wyanapicchu (Huaynapicchu), which is an optional hike at extra cost. Only 400 people a day are allowed up the peak, 200 at 0700 and 200 at 1000. Patr…
Machu Picchu
This one picture captured some of what we expected when we headed to Machu Picchu. We have two more days here and expect to climb Wyanu Picchu and the Sun Gate over the next two days. Bandwidth is limited, so we have only included one pictu…
Long hard trip it was
One gets complacent about weather in SE Asia, it is nearly always perfect. Sailors complain about no wind, seas are rarely anything but a gentle lullaby. All this if one keeps in the proper side of the equator at the proper season, if not the story …
Long hard trip it was
One gets complacent about weather in SE Asia, it is nearly always perfect. Sailors complain about no wind, seas are rarely anything but a gentle lullaby. All this if one keeps in the proper side of the equator at the proper season, if not the story …
South American Adventure Post 1
Over the past several years we have visited the ruins of the Mayan culture in Guatemala, Honduras and the Yucatan Peninsula, as well as Mexico City. The Mayan culture peaked about 600 AD and was already in decline when the Spanish explorers lande…
Market Day
FOOD: Ugh! 6 am! That is the time the mini-bus taxi that Ingrid on Maraday organized for cruisers in the area to get to the market. Besides, I was told, if you want shrimp you have to get there early. I had already decided to make gumbo — Paul Pr…
Four Year Report, the Captain
Four years ago I was full of anticipation, excitement and no doubt, fear. I was about to leave my lifelong home and venture to parts unknown. I had dreamed of this voyage for decades and it was finally all coming together. I was haunted by the “what i…
