tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338488387111020122024-03-05T12:54:01.463-08:00En busca de aventuraThis blog is to tell of my travels with Tiffany in South America. I hope you find it interesting.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-64763806415693661362010-01-07T06:40:00.000-08:002010-01-07T06:43:40.314-08:00HolaWe are now in Pucon Chile which I like very much but I am getting ready to go back home. Haven´t had much computer time but everything is going well. Will catch up the blog soon. Looking forward to lots of bus and plane time. Oh yeah!S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-19288633763429561022009-12-30T11:37:00.000-08:002009-12-30T11:49:40.647-08:00Moving onThe next few days involved bussing back to Chile and smuggling illegal foods like honey and jam(all Tiffany´s idea I am totally innocent). We spent one night in a bigger but un noteworthy town called Puerto Mont where we saw Avatar(both liked it) and continued on to Puerto Varas where we are now. PV is a nice, quaint small town with a view of 2 volcanoes. Not too much to do here but we hope to get out and do some hikes near the volcanoes and surrounding parks. Weather is not looking too good, mostly overcast, cool and rainy for the foreseeable future. We´ll go anyway but where the heck is summer? Can´t say I miss the heat in Santiago though.<br /><br />For those who are wondering when I´m coming back-it´s never. Just kidding. Im working on the logistics and hope to be back in the US around the 11th or so and back to work a week or so after that. Looking forward to being home but not to working so much.<br /><br />One interesting thing: no one anywhere we have been says adios, they all say Ciao like in Italian. Ciao.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-3847358659040941052009-12-30T11:03:00.000-08:002009-12-30T11:37:44.257-08:00Christmas and beyond<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Z9EffXFc9X1i-mMpNrTwUmxhkAg32lGh5Lh7y7VbhNJNZZRaaD8nyJhwQW0yzCMmxwGbfHduQYZXRW8C9KFH4dal3TU4p1Y4aJQbCksmRL6aHqRcgclTkmvsaNbAV5PyOBP1P1I9Tyw/s1600-h/IMG_0551.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Z9EffXFc9X1i-mMpNrTwUmxhkAg32lGh5Lh7y7VbhNJNZZRaaD8nyJhwQW0yzCMmxwGbfHduQYZXRW8C9KFH4dal3TU4p1Y4aJQbCksmRL6aHqRcgclTkmvsaNbAV5PyOBP1P1I9Tyw/s320/IMG_0551.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421114569928520898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1yR0dnMn9pvaXzeXNwAwivTxbSYWJcsRZFMFhafwyK9SxWezIU1_hxQwDQs712t3nRvcr6VpNRcJesvi2qOLESebrTFTKYlxesRbxNsehXGQqXFRBWDzgd8bSjH4YbcP73PfoxrkHOA/s1600-h/IMG_0554.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpc3-hDbLBkGD0RrVRTR0Hmah5mujbPsc9kRzO1tI9L35G-CkqaVq_Q_PIDo7EBv4V4PPfVnsDBpEqsY_NWFXyFFQbpzj5JQc-9SQlyvY7vVn8p_CrXhfYoBMx2yl2cFTo7H2zMtv5pE/s320/IMG_0571.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421113196050841122" /></a><br />The weather wascold and rainy so we were super lazy and laid around reading all day. A nice way to spend Christmas actually.<br /><br />The next day the weather wasn´t much better so we were lazy for a while then took a hike to a mirador overlooking El Bolson. Later got some mediocre food but great ice cream. The tour book describes it as the best in the country and they may be right.<br /><br />On the 27th we tried to take a bus out to a hike then realized that the bus doesn´t run on Sun. So we took a cab out to a trail leading to a place called Cajon Del Azul. This means the blue drawer and refers to a rock formation over the river(see pics).<br /><br />After a bit of hiking, more questionable bridges and passing several horse riders, we made it to the Cajon. The river has an awesome, super clear aquamarine color and the views were amazing. Definitely one of the nicer hikes I have done. Lots of places where one wrong step would mean death. One bridge(over the Cajon) was made of logs and around 130 feet up but luckily it was short. We shared a cab back with a couple of German girls(we had the lady from a campground call).S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-68140204187568674112009-12-29T07:33:00.000-08:002009-12-29T08:05:51.768-08:00Christmas Eve<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzSyiT_0ytuP0HikYkLVH4jU5f-oH8d8LZT-MwGdk3h3ejPWFySyFRM-p4y5lLjrG1bolpQSYXkAIAYHqBGZ9bDeP4DzE8XwD4P3r4i8_qpAhvSCC9GAEL9GwaYUzSTQCeZZp59V-EIY/s1600-h/IMG_0534.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzSyiT_0ytuP0HikYkLVH4jU5f-oH8d8LZT-MwGdk3h3ejPWFySyFRM-p4y5lLjrG1bolpQSYXkAIAYHqBGZ9bDeP4DzE8XwD4P3r4i8_qpAhvSCC9GAEL9GwaYUzSTQCeZZp59V-EIY/s320/IMG_0534.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420689615032049826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvwNRGfI34NJPSLKRd9ky9PGHIVv1vzWpVLX5E23ui_u9bR-EGC4AxlQTIJT1MCgctPoBJR_Rt0W7Cv1rQvKM_Vv9zkI4fpDSXaakYvELsfnDmvJVOzYffI-6_5Ob_7oyw8G-G_3-gDo/s1600-h/IMG_0534.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvwNRGfI34NJPSLKRd9ky9PGHIVv1vzWpVLX5E23ui_u9bR-EGC4AxlQTIJT1MCgctPoBJR_Rt0W7Cv1rQvKM_Vv9zkI4fpDSXaakYvELsfnDmvJVOzYffI-6_5Ob_7oyw8G-G_3-gDo/s320/IMG_0534.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420689102043612690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAgv99sJ6OMLnM784vf-PU62D5R0jm8fVWUjM2ig1L1XHTql_RTXLq5UQGWkYO0ve_3MUzxijWYvlZ3e3zY01DjHWXsHrutRtZ0PZDSqpxnTg-ttHdUhqyemnBhlxncErlKzz-CNABYg/s1600-h/IMG_0537.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAgv99sJ6OMLnM784vf-PU62D5R0jm8fVWUjM2ig1L1XHTql_RTXLq5UQGWkYO0ve_3MUzxijWYvlZ3e3zY01DjHWXsHrutRtZ0PZDSqpxnTg-ttHdUhqyemnBhlxncErlKzz-CNABYg/s320/IMG_0537.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420689091889900146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEijKTiKbz94osB2wfhucUbBgy7Lgu3xUhkTect10VKuTe37nkXB4r42lTc7kvFI3ld_p67NnMN2Ok1NpHLGoK3jCTwtGr0_ps0i7hdqVgd60H-tlp-buooJSG66hMgltDO38Mt-1kVs/s1600-h/IMG_0539.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEijKTiKbz94osB2wfhucUbBgy7Lgu3xUhkTect10VKuTe37nkXB4r42lTc7kvFI3ld_p67NnMN2Ok1NpHLGoK3jCTwtGr0_ps0i7hdqVgd60H-tlp-buooJSG66hMgltDO38Mt-1kVs/s320/IMG_0539.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420689088555853010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTZsdKqRoLbA7cM2rwU4sqcyQQGYA07aL2Nvhba6uVV7auX-E_TxSXEyfb6_2ROWkCtYvLOW8YUxx8rXTMHaWt6tuDuNyIQHdOzH-xLBwCZr-mAy9yhamiec_MeykHGMvdUFl8faXoCE/s1600-h/IMG_0540.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTZsdKqRoLbA7cM2rwU4sqcyQQGYA07aL2Nvhba6uVV7auX-E_TxSXEyfb6_2ROWkCtYvLOW8YUxx8rXTMHaWt6tuDuNyIQHdOzH-xLBwCZr-mAy9yhamiec_MeykHGMvdUFl8faXoCE/s320/IMG_0540.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420689083084115106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEU3jWaX57hFzG0QoqTgyjTAaOU-gmIVg9nYhm56WOKczDjPQTxMZtIalSOxpqiJRTPBzf_VGOK6G4oG0fmUOfKQmkyPBksVh5x0EYF_8VZHs0KP5r56YyEb4am1i5mwWT4Mka-l9xqds/s1600-h/IMG_0547.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEU3jWaX57hFzG0QoqTgyjTAaOU-gmIVg9nYhm56WOKczDjPQTxMZtIalSOxpqiJRTPBzf_VGOK6G4oG0fmUOfKQmkyPBksVh5x0EYF_8VZHs0KP5r56YyEb4am1i5mwWT4Mka-l9xqds/s320/IMG_0547.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420689077355552706" /></a><br />During our walk yesterday we happened on a massage place and had made appts for today. Our Christmas gifts to ourselves. Tiffany went first and reported having acupuncture and other unconventional treatments. Unfortunately, mine was boring old swedish but I guess I didn´t ask for anything specific. Still relaxing.<br /><br />After lunch we headed out on our planned hike. After a couple of false trails, we found where we were supposed to be and made it to our first destination: Mirador Rio Azul, an overlook to the Rio Azul Valley. After that we made our way to a small waterfall called Cascada Escondida. We were told there was a trail along the small creek(fed by the waterfall) back towards town but ¨the guy¨ told us that some people can´t make it and turn around. We figured we could handle it.<br /><br />So at the bottom of the waterfall, we found the trail. It involved a fair bit of scrabbling but we were enjoying it and did´t see what the big deal was. After a while when Tiff was in front she said that the trail ended in the creek and that it must go up and around. I foolishly listened and we headed up the hill at about a 45 degree angle which turnred into 60 and brambles. There was a trail but I was doubtful so I turned around to re-try the original trail. I found that you could hang on to the rock and go around and continue. I called for Tiffany but she was busy trying to cut new trail with her eyeball. She eventually made it down and we continued on. After a few more minutes and another questionable bridge crossing, we made it to the river that runs through town.<br /><br />We walked along the river and eventually made it back to town. We went to the internet and phone place and she was able to make some calls. Mine were unsuccessful so I played in the internet some.<br /><br />Our hosts planned on a 10:30 dinner so we could then toast Christmas at midnight. There were about ten of us from various countries plus Valadia and her husband Claudio. It was a great chicken and fixings dinner plus a toast of a drink from Argentina that tastes like Jaegermeister but worse. Wouldn´t recommend it and can´t remember the name anyway. A little unusual for Christmas Dinner but very nice. Time for bed.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-85716342047948090152009-12-29T07:24:00.000-08:002009-12-29T07:33:54.527-08:00On to El Bolson 12/23/09We took a 2 hour bus on to El Bolson a small town about 2 hours away to the south. EB is described as a ¨hippy town¨. After a rainy ride we had a rainy walk in circles trying to find our hostal. The owners were a young couple with kids and seemed very nice. They invited us to Christmas Eve dinner. They gave us a newly built cabin for the price of a double. It was pretty rustic but did have a basic kitchen, which we were hoping for, to continue to keep our food costs down.<br /><br />We headed out to walk around town in search of food and locally made yogurt which happened to be also where ice cream was being sold so we had to partake in that.<br /><br />EB is about the size of Marietta, pretty small. You could walk from one end to the other in about an hour. The views out of town are of mutiple snow covered mountains.<br /><br />We made dinner and planned tomorrows hike.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-87339234704258599942009-12-25T11:27:00.000-08:002009-12-25T12:04:56.930-08:00Cerro Lopez 12/22/09<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyQcZZbtWBiFfN-CbjhxK40uJewIBIYxTE1jeasWrcOBiQc9lvPc2eSMr8pm8xpsw8HKY0ohSqju8xhp2UKiEXMXo5OxbEcajvxR_Su9KanUIAWWUp7J6-DYoU7JjrjYIeoKNQbYNRsI/s1600-h/IMG_0530.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyQcZZbtWBiFfN-CbjhxK40uJewIBIYxTE1jeasWrcOBiQc9lvPc2eSMr8pm8xpsw8HKY0ohSqju8xhp2UKiEXMXo5OxbEcajvxR_Su9KanUIAWWUp7J6-DYoU7JjrjYIeoKNQbYNRsI/s320/IMG_0530.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419265120144949090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2tHVl1k6NsWYy4zUD3v90qY-T_TXRi4NxV-WgJ1IofuNePaYqY9SUIqMrE36FQ4m1TLX6aMXZ-IIS6wzM3WTW5THOeIms5bVhLjhQ79IHQ7_OZb4YLNV7ON7DQH-dTZvxR2z1G_4fgk/s1600-h/IMG_0531.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2tHVl1k6NsWYy4zUD3v90qY-T_TXRi4NxV-WgJ1IofuNePaYqY9SUIqMrE36FQ4m1TLX6aMXZ-IIS6wzM3WTW5THOeIms5bVhLjhQ79IHQ7_OZb4YLNV7ON7DQH-dTZvxR2z1G_4fgk/s320/IMG_0531.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419265117204530594" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7kVEvYBiDqeerj9qjec4TsK5CGX4jAX1z_IEiKnwrkRWCoN-Ijz8f9FIy59vx3DH5UvUmpVubmQMfMFoAqCXf72VrL2E5ldNCTR1GgjDGy8m17WrxRPqSqUnDjRhgY-UF34Fzn2Upj4/s1600-h/IMG_0532.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7kVEvYBiDqeerj9qjec4TsK5CGX4jAX1z_IEiKnwrkRWCoN-Ijz8f9FIy59vx3DH5UvUmpVubmQMfMFoAqCXf72VrL2E5ldNCTR1GgjDGy8m17WrxRPqSqUnDjRhgY-UF34Fzn2Upj4/s320/IMG_0532.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419265115461184706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirp8ACqstlhLUL_FOC5DMUUHvytmo1bjPi-2lb2yeksS3820iHWaK8AXp2OyI1Tah9hr7DLa28r1BpzLvWwws1AdY2S76OnDLmCcQaqDPJOELVHQQy8xOu2aIPJ0OSzwrz03O1j9lQVEg/s1600-h/IMG_0533.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirp8ACqstlhLUL_FOC5DMUUHvytmo1bjPi-2lb2yeksS3820iHWaK8AXp2OyI1Tah9hr7DLa28r1BpzLvWwws1AdY2S76OnDLmCcQaqDPJOELVHQQy8xOu2aIPJ0OSzwrz03O1j9lQVEg/s320/IMG_0533.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419265106529824610" /></a><br />Tiffany wanted to go shopping and play onthe internet which I had no desire to do so I made alternate plans. Bus schedule in hand I headed out to catch a bus to the the trailhead at the bottom of a Mountain called Cerro Lopez. After a 45 min ride, I got there. The map I had turned out to be completely inacurate but I did OK anyway. I kept running into an oldert couplwe that is staying in our hostal. They are quite ther hikers for their ages and managed to catch up to me when I stopped to eat or when I couldn´t find the trail. They also had a much better map which helped.<br /><br />The trail was mostly at about a 45 degree angle and braided quite a bit in places. Half way up was a waterfall fed by melting snow. Towards the top I started wlking on snow and heard water running underneath. Not sure how safe that was but I didn´t break through. At the top was a refugio- a surprisingly well equipped shelter with rooms to stay and food etc for hikers. The altitude is around 1600 meters. Not sure at the start but a ways down as you can see fro the pic. When there is less snow you can make it from one to the next and not need to bring a tent. This year has stayed relatively cold and a lot of the trails are closed still. So I sat at a table and ate my sandwich and orange and then headed back down. I decided to take the road that was presumably built to supply and build the refugio. After finding that it was goiung to take forever going that way, I jumped back on the trail when they came close. I entertained myself by running the rest of the way down. The trail conveniently had many little banked turns to check my speed.<br /><br />At the bottom I had to kill some time until the next bus so I checked out a cemetery apparently built for mountain climbers and then headed to the bus stop. There were some Israely girls there also waiting. They said they only made it to ¨the beginning of the middle¨ because they partied too hard the night before. They had worked and saved and planned to travel in SA for a year.<br /><br />Eventually, the bus came and we ate some Pizza that Tiff made with gluten free crust. I loves me some pizza.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-29430686850531964982009-12-25T11:03:00.000-08:002009-12-25T11:27:13.093-08:00Kayaking 12/21/09<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QSvqfMBSbOWbPJ_twAHCQWBdcQjlMnlTI6A5X3TQThrmvFzWPyZWpLshoeu-Whu3t_g-lMEr9qGLQ3OiPaK3Ac3N83FY6oHXaU6DrxHeVFddwFBOgrxLsxH5fj4cM7Pht781Tiaou9I/s1600-h/IMG_0529.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QSvqfMBSbOWbPJ_twAHCQWBdcQjlMnlTI6A5X3TQThrmvFzWPyZWpLshoeu-Whu3t_g-lMEr9qGLQ3OiPaK3Ac3N83FY6oHXaU6DrxHeVFddwFBOgrxLsxH5fj4cM7Pht781Tiaou9I/s320/IMG_0529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419256989710857730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxqsPQ6edSf_VBG4fmGnEsGoapPPWxiPOuCcIbrIsL1M7SffJ7kZ_QoJlTys2u_ZS5KQZdBF96D72r5rmC7YXg2oJwR-UOcHfm5KBgcOZPL1mFenjelfl9BJHy_vb4TItxkXUAXI5ZC4/s1600-h/IMG_0528.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxqsPQ6edSf_VBG4fmGnEsGoapPPWxiPOuCcIbrIsL1M7SffJ7kZ_QoJlTys2u_ZS5KQZdBF96D72r5rmC7YXg2oJwR-UOcHfm5KBgcOZPL1mFenjelfl9BJHy_vb4TItxkXUAXI5ZC4/s320/IMG_0528.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419256986336537730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmq_str4Qzndqlldt4ZFRn0zmCUbZjV1DU58card3Ta6FIfYrkt51naYBvpOn6qtxdsjNLzI0XJiMyhxYiaey_HsPCF7oaCcB955KDEu53M5aNqyE2rUKDTSa5ar3MY9B9inu_8DtSKY/s1600-h/IMG_0527.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmq_str4Qzndqlldt4ZFRn0zmCUbZjV1DU58card3Ta6FIfYrkt51naYBvpOn6qtxdsjNLzI0XJiMyhxYiaey_HsPCF7oaCcB955KDEu53M5aNqyE2rUKDTSa5ar3MY9B9inu_8DtSKY/s320/IMG_0527.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419256982468460370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTE1BQlagXH93dsjwFSnss-TxOtND_1Bntk45O5k5qRFRXOr8LqZvD-sbLyZeSrmcUR1W_kbW8Ypf481vplLdqorIgFMfPguIhmwsY3ny4Lax_bRr-LLa9rFf1WuhryO93tj3fn_ZQJ3Y/s1600-h/IMG_0526.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTE1BQlagXH93dsjwFSnss-TxOtND_1Bntk45O5k5qRFRXOr8LqZvD-sbLyZeSrmcUR1W_kbW8Ypf481vplLdqorIgFMfPguIhmwsY3ny4Lax_bRr-LLa9rFf1WuhryO93tj3fn_ZQJ3Y/s320/IMG_0526.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419256975748263442" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibN2vRZxibAM2psF1VFfKv3Qka9sui-22z_jyf8D8Piff9tTwMlPPYi14RKpnDT4ffSmVI6XY0XJn3Q9fQ_YpcrwWcPdIyYIWKVgyZmGtwv0-5J0bSObzMa751AyQbKj_MRpWUs96dsqY/s1600-h/IMG_0523.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibN2vRZxibAM2psF1VFfKv3Qka9sui-22z_jyf8D8Piff9tTwMlPPYi14RKpnDT4ffSmVI6XY0XJn3Q9fQ_YpcrwWcPdIyYIWKVgyZmGtwv0-5J0bSObzMa751AyQbKj_MRpWUs96dsqY/s320/IMG_0523.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419256971589535522" /></a><br />After messing around town looking for some things Tiff wanted, we got picked up to go kayaking in nearby Lago Gutierrez.<br /><br />After a short van ride with a couple from (I think) Germany, we got to the lake. It is a relatively small lake somewhat protected from wind by mountains on almost all sides. We met our guides Chris and Pablo who spoiled us with their excellent English. Chris used to spend part of the year around Lake Tahoe teaching snowboarding. They gave us the instruction talk and we set off in double kayaks. We had no problems coordinating but it was 100 times harder to turn these boats than my whitewater kayak. Much more designed to go in a straight line than mine. It was beautiful although we didn´t seem to go very far. Scale is much different in a lake than I am used to. We stopped at a liitle beach area, got out and had a little picnic in the woods. We had somewhat of a battle with horseflies (tabanos-spanish word of the day). The way back was a little harder because we were battling wind and waves but we made it. The other couple needed a tow. Chris was nice enough to take some pictures.<br /><br />After we ate at a Mexican restaurant that wasn´t very good and more expensive than at home. Luckily we have made(Tiffany made) most of our meals at home and have been able to save some money.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-47764934427848660112009-12-22T04:19:00.000-08:002009-12-22T05:08:33.403-08:00Circuito Chico 12/20/09<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYDia5aeY3BoJfzCZWN328I03UssNcD-gWBYUq7JOWG1AxOKZ4L6r6gYcFRTZ5ZrMNtwJF513wdhCWdxoPIWE71xQLBJdIkHfK9RYo5amKbDYSogxh5Fh-XuRmhTO9NWKaqSKOXXOyj8/s1600-h/IMG_0505.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYDia5aeY3BoJfzCZWN328I03UssNcD-gWBYUq7JOWG1AxOKZ4L6r6gYcFRTZ5ZrMNtwJF513wdhCWdxoPIWE71xQLBJdIkHfK9RYo5amKbDYSogxh5Fh-XuRmhTO9NWKaqSKOXXOyj8/s320/IMG_0505.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418041218959729810" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxx8hCa-FyAjMPtDsnWgRQTVoeE-ZRXth7u_dUMx8WKPmwIlVeMU8yNmUmiDo31wrUHKEWE7jSanlFoL-r89Gg4820Ifm4RpSH-c8BKA6KPpiuq-46CmEte-wItXm5ZaqksxXxVKBTyY/s1600-h/IMG_0509.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6lpwvygoNsyzBb2IIq1nzAGe9MxKuwvkVRnFTsbI9Jr2bdYL2iVH97eDli0c1VAqT87DeqG4o_GNm37nMgErBn2urY17JEQG4ZQjAqZzMMmnKRcpXOJxlphjebQJTfaQzSgtRbvxAeY/s320/IMG_0522.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418038549204172242" border="0"></a><br />We were woken up by what must be Bariloche´s equivalent of a rooster. A couple of birds sat on the roof of the next building and squawked a wake-up call. They are pretty strange looking with 4 inch long, curved beaks. Tiffany wants to shoot them. She likes to sleep in.<br /><br />After breakfast, we headed out by local bus to a mountain called Cerro Companario. While most of the rest of the people who got off thge bus with us rode the chair lift to the top, we hiked. It was dusty and steep and Tiff decided that her sandals weren´t the ideal footwear but we made it. The views were awesome. Lakes and mountains in every direction. We were able to plot out our coming bike ride from that bird´s eye perspective.<br /><br />After we hiked back down we walked a couple KMs to the bike rental place. They gave us a map with the highlights on their suggested route and we were off. My bike shifted pretty well(I traded off because my first one didn´t)but Tiffany had some problems with hers. She managed well anyway and we had what had to be the most beautiful bike ride of our lives(see pics). Lots of hills that were challenging but not grueling, with awesome views to reward you at the top of most of them. At one spot there were several raptors that were doing great acrobatics with the updrafts. We were told they are in the falcon family. One flew right by Tiff´s head.<br /><br />We continued on with continued lake and mountain views along the way. Stopped for a short hike. The trail was almost completely covered by a native bamboo which seems to have taken over but there were also some huge trees. One was labled as being over 350 years old. All told about 4 hours of biking.<br /><br />While shopping for dinner, we realized how tired we were. Good day.<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyeKu5LpMHQYzlSsM6x_y_feP6aURzI5dXOQiHeWmj-8oZt0F_5iILFgyAuinv7QeDJFmjtzefND6dE_Bdjxw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-83201711328675142552009-12-21T17:02:00.000-08:002009-12-21T17:15:01.412-08:00BarilocheWe had to catch another bus in Osorno and had maybe 10 minutes to spare. This ride was some of the best scenery we´ve seen here and I guess this route is a tourist trip in and of itself. After a lengthy but painless border crossing we were in Argentina. Now it´s about 3.85 pesos to the dollar versus 500 in Chile so a little different math for us. They also pronounce their ll as a sh sound instead of a y sound. More challenges I guess. So after a beautiful intro to the lake district we arrived in Bariloche and found our way to our Hostal which is very nice as is the staff. The rooms are of new contruction and it has a very well kept yard with lots of nice plants and flowers. Much more relaxing than the settings in Valparaiso and Santiago. <br /><br />After settling in, we found food. We had been warned that they are very big on meat and not so much on vegetables but it was still a bit surprising. Tiffany ordered a steak and if she hadn´t ordered a salad, it would have been nothing but a plate of steak. It literally covered the entire plate.<br /><br />Off to bed and planning tomorrow. There are a lot of outdoor things to to here; much more my speed.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-6407376815364568712009-12-21T16:49:00.000-08:002009-12-21T17:02:20.349-08:00Last day in Valparaiso/ Viña Del MarWe spent our last day lying on the Beach in Viña. It was the first time on this trip that we really spent time on a beach and it was nice although I managed to get a sunburn on my stomach in the 20 minutes before I rented a beach umbrella (I was on my back reading). The sun is very strong and I have quite the redneck tan (now with a red chest and stomach). It´s very sexy. Haven´t been walking the streets with no shirt enough I guess. I would wear mesh shirts but I would have to walk 30 feet behind Tiffany so none would know were together.<br /><br />After that we rode the train back to Val. and jumped on a bus for the overnight trip trying to get to Bariloche in Argentina. We opted for the ¨Cama Suite¨ which is the mac daddy of comfort on the bus. You can fully horizotally recline your chair into a bed which is definitely the way to go. After a couple of cheesy movies we got some good sleep other than something beeeping in the middle of the night.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-18711988067878940622009-12-18T06:20:00.001-08:002009-12-18T06:50:35.343-08:00Pics from Trek<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpPmOB3sccSnY-XjjQwvznXhehocG5YHcYWXCTIQbIH0fxC3PRL5U_QP8KsTsPZ_uNx6UIXDfq5tzZ4onnxPa89mDqsr4AQkI-rqoKWkABz1pO_elKCZgEDabyWC2qHmQruWevhvx9tU/s1600-h/IMG_0411.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpPmOB3sccSnY-XjjQwvznXhehocG5YHcYWXCTIQbIH0fxC3PRL5U_QP8KsTsPZ_uNx6UIXDfq5tzZ4onnxPa89mDqsr4AQkI-rqoKWkABz1pO_elKCZgEDabyWC2qHmQruWevhvx9tU/s320/IMG_0411.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416588352629108962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuVAsigmWPVAvqclUfCOFEl9e9xPfjKYrLhzBoVUsH6DjwbjdLlBice5_Ec9c1pFEdYTZLK1uwbW_cHUU45gnki2SEevnLljNrzg3Gli5jbVrIKejwqRv2YoxLQps22Rsr4tv1wmRK_c/s1600-h/IMG_0406.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnEhj9T_a-LeU0cSYQ0ysknPXejrqjE8x08ATAUGwDovOHK7WR7_KBdtXOYXkyKDfHabKMBctUZtJcwZuyDIVJ6v4kcNrs_tIUZvqwMrZC2y4ZTb1l5zNxdTX2vR2kFcsXRrOrRnXJhE/s320/IMG_0394.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416582039136226962" /></a><br />Unfortunately it was very overcast and cloudy a lot of the time and we could tell there were beautiful views out there but we just couldn´t see them. It was great trekking even though at time it was very wet and rainy. The change from barren rocky high altitude to Jungle trekking was pretty dramatic. All of our team were really great people but there was a wide range of hiking abilities.<br /><br />Machu Picchu itself was of course awesome but it was late in the morning before we could see most of it. Wegot up at 4 am to start hiking up from Aguas Calientes. Tiffany´s blog is much more complete. tiffany3h@blogspot.com.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-47750442737499130012009-12-18T05:45:00.000-08:002009-12-18T06:20:36.262-08:00Valparaiso continued<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-4iqlPxwlW6MJtkh90iuNzOKSPbWobmrAihGfPaHsIv-_oZflAzD83gmenM4RhpIKo2oHBDud9cERu5m3P53mSuEM70WPs3mO-57LQ1A7SvTjzLH2tW0I2KO3K_YxeancsSD_a6Iono/s1600-h/IMG_0503.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-4iqlPxwlW6MJtkh90iuNzOKSPbWobmrAihGfPaHsIv-_oZflAzD83gmenM4RhpIKo2oHBDud9cERu5m3P53mSuEM70WPs3mO-57LQ1A7SvTjzLH2tW0I2KO3K_YxeancsSD_a6Iono/s320/IMG_0503.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416580051808904770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvDUJ17kQ5QBSNtSyDiXgZwqYNtKwkare7exyNzdKxhST9OLqVv6SjIdbFZsmX3Zo_5smH3h_XA_9xM9NvBOnhXcqQO0QJIUvDFTuTO2FerKAF2VSePsKCdkNYxXXPXytTv1D4M-oHTE/s1600-h/IMG_0502.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PZarAbwMw25yXtW4MpVkUr5bxpgLfSDTYk-vrSyWEbk5fXboQX7_1g763WVtdxkPHGyftnlk3wbXGjTf3Cf2zDww_N1c0mvGW4fbpr9UYd5yiYW2fkYuST9KXFKC36jQpei5fah0g60/s320/IMG_0490.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416577363025682530" /></a><br />We have spent several days here and have not done anything particularly exciting. mostly have just walked around and rode some of the ascensors up the hills. They are one of the things this town is known for. The area close to the ocean is relatively flat and the hills get steep as you go away from the water about a half mile. The ascensors are like a small train car on a track that is pulled up as another comes down from the top. I have taken no pics but Tiffany probably has.<br /><br />We have been trying to save money by eating in mostly but have had some food out including some seafood. Nothing to write home about. Other than walking around, shopping and taking boat rides around the harbor there seems to be nothing much to do here. We are leaving today to go to Bariloche, Argentina. <br /><br />Yesterday we rode the train to the neighboring city of Viña Del Mar which is a prettier, more touristy town with better beaches. Unfortunately it was cool and overcast when we left but it did warm up. However we had no swim suits. The water is cold here anyway, so you can´t really enjoy the ocean. We mostly walked around, looked at the sights and got some ice cream. Ice cream is really big in all the areas we´ve been and it´s pretty good. There was a nice park as well(see pics) but we got warned of the hill by a security guy saying it was dangerous because of thieves. We have been warned several times of this but have had no problems.We did talk to some Australian girls who had some things stolen by a thief who ran off. One gave chase but could not catch him. We try not to carry much money and try to stay aware but have not noticed any sketchballs yet. Tiffany did get some attention from a drunk at the bus station while I went back for more money. Security eventually sent him away.<br /><br />It has been somewhat hard adapting to the Peso which is 500 to the dollar. It´s the first time I´ve ever said ¨ I´ve got nothing less than a ten thousand.¨ Hearing the prices can be hard at times and the Chileans aren´t always good at annunciating or even saying the whole words at times. It´s definitely harder to understand then Peru . Chileans apparently pride themselves on Speaking ¨Chilean¨ not Spanish.<br /><br />All in all, I´m ready to leave and see something new with more nature to explore. That will hopefully be Bariloche and El Bolson.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-12562661999036975652009-12-16T05:36:00.000-08:002009-12-16T05:49:35.755-08:00ValparaisoWe got into Valparaiso yesterday afternoon. It´s a much smaller city than Santiago but still pretty big. It is a port town for huge cargo ships and has a couple small beaches but the better beaches are in the next town Viña Del Mar which is right down the road. We can take a short ride on a train. <br /><br />We didn´t end up doing a whole lot in Santiago other than walk around and chill out in some parks. We saw separate movies and the prices and theater were up to American standards. We also rode the subway which was clean and efficient. Didn´t really take many pictures. The Hostal we stayed at after the first 2 nights was party central and the earplugs were a necessity at night. People came and went constantly. I would have preferred the hotel but it was $20 more a night. We were able to save some money by cooking in the communal kitchen. We were there for some elections which unfortunately shut down the whole town. The weather was very hot and the sun was blistering. Luckily it is much more comfortable here in Val. but not the best beach weather I guess.<br /><br />The Hostal we are at now is much more subdued. It´s an old building with lots of character and 12 foot ceilings. Hope to have some pics tonight.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-51278869622521064362009-12-11T10:12:00.000-08:002009-12-11T10:28:20.651-08:00SantiagoWe are now in Santiago, Chile facing a rude awakening of near American prices. The last few days have been a whirlwind of buses, cabs, planes etc. I have had little time or internet access and spent one day sick in Arequipa on our way here. <br /><br />The rest of the Mchu Picchu trip was a mix of awesome views, rain, misery at times, glaciers in the distance, high mountain passes, jungle, biting flies, mud, physical exertion, camaraderie and a lot more. We spent an evening at some awesome hot springs too. After getting back and the subsequent travel, I have not had the time to fully update the blog and the internet places can be very uncomfortable and the computers very slow. I regret not doing the whole details but at this point am too far behind. I will post some pics soon. Have already posted some on facebook.<br /><br />Santiago is a mix of modern and old and definitely has more character than any city we´ve been in so far. We haven´t been here long enough to get much of the flavor but definitely close to American standards on most everything. Much less car pollution compared to Peruvian cities but a lot of people smoke and they smoke everywhere. Trade on thing fore another I guess. Had a great meal of rabbit last night. We are currently trying to find a cheaper place to stay and to plan our next move to a beach town. Maybe Valparaiso. Will update as time and access allow.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-72931084026030744252009-12-07T12:53:00.000-08:002009-12-07T13:19:00.738-08:00Cusco in search of a MP trek<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jbQHnl6_c5H8dfCn6rhloqOY0VvC1_XO-CJTqS13WlSquFq-gQSfGQodm8wFpd5wX9vqVawhyphenhyphenxbNkU8kqoWoUMPjGwHUIjwzG_pIC4nbIPibe5wcFpOaLxfGNYXFGLZLmm6A3YEMWvw/s1600-h/IMG_0388.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jbQHnl6_c5H8dfCn6rhloqOY0VvC1_XO-CJTqS13WlSquFq-gQSfGQodm8wFpd5wX9vqVawhyphenhyphenxbNkU8kqoWoUMPjGwHUIjwzG_pIC4nbIPibe5wcFpOaLxfGNYXFGLZLmm6A3YEMWvw/s320/IMG_0388.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412606703105623202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrofoz6VjhdlGyHVQHCuqBues_7mbF4GKahe56XtwbseB6v7pvnB_BMIX5ZhMhHNmHlPPfLoivhpCDNgDAeyhhlH7pWkYokK3kOJbAnCbpG7QUAr7ezk8CX0md4pThmo56IfTQbbzawJs/s1600-h/IMG_0385.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrofoz6VjhdlGyHVQHCuqBues_7mbF4GKahe56XtwbseB6v7pvnB_BMIX5ZhMhHNmHlPPfLoivhpCDNgDAeyhhlH7pWkYokK3kOJbAnCbpG7QUAr7ezk8CX0md4pThmo56IfTQbbzawJs/s320/IMG_0385.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412606694033068082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjyR7QJBqxV4RSX6iIHy2MC8Ux3jYQUonaJD7DqCMdQJD0D_aIDqrqYR1OOS7FcP2A20TjeFKPKhiDDBeD-RIH1Oso3xJ6DRlv8uFgEjP4m-H60xCgNoJGyA5tsVSx2HQ17O4Ij-O6Sn8/s1600-h/IMG_0389.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjyR7QJBqxV4RSX6iIHy2MC8Ux3jYQUonaJD7DqCMdQJD0D_aIDqrqYR1OOS7FcP2A20TjeFKPKhiDDBeD-RIH1Oso3xJ6DRlv8uFgEjP4m-H60xCgNoJGyA5tsVSx2HQ17O4Ij-O6Sn8/s320/IMG_0389.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412606707231303042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5KEh8EdR6_VXv5-OT5F8PeogYw6R7SsuSobGvjxQmY-hho-wB5qPrcWtpZjHRD0rkwHJCWVRzgUDnZ4tjjUfRBZtu3HwfapNj85A3lDwqIQ7ZjZ4QZ8lPkOgr0leD8ztl9kPl14sll8/s1600-h/IMG_0384.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5KEh8EdR6_VXv5-OT5F8PeogYw6R7SsuSobGvjxQmY-hho-wB5qPrcWtpZjHRD0rkwHJCWVRzgUDnZ4tjjUfRBZtu3HwfapNj85A3lDwqIQ7ZjZ4QZ8lPkOgr0leD8ztl9kPl14sll8/s320/IMG_0384.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412606683958666962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrj2Ik7AKC0jTqvr_3I5ms_Yfx2SKryzFzh0fOoDRsNA_bkf-cPrV1H4z9scqxGWyiy3h_kAeTO5TjHNa948wn-LX2cM5Bp0v4xPJfNKAJfMEergnnJk2jrnvw2NntfrurqEbnUHbepc/s1600-h/IMG_0383.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrj2Ik7AKC0jTqvr_3I5ms_Yfx2SKryzFzh0fOoDRsNA_bkf-cPrV1H4z9scqxGWyiy3h_kAeTO5TjHNa948wn-LX2cM5Bp0v4xPJfNKAJfMEergnnJk2jrnvw2NntfrurqEbnUHbepc/s320/IMG_0383.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412606679877443698" /></a><br />We spent the morning looking for a trek to Machu Picchu. We went to about 5 agencies looking for the best deal and the most professional company(which we found out doesn´t matter but more on that later). After listening to all the spiels we decided on a Salkantay trek for a little over $220 for 5 days 4 nights. <br /><br />After lunch and a nap for me we set out walking around the city alone to get some alone time and see parts of the city we had not seen. I headed up towards a church that overlooks Cuzco and took a pic. I found the Inca ruins that sit outside the city(Saqsaywaman?) but did not go in becuse of the cost(70 soles)(M.R.)took a couple pics and headed back.<br /><br />We met back up and got some average Indian food. The guide met us at the Hostal for our briefing and after that we packed and headed to bed. We are getting up before 4 A.M. to catch our bus.S.A. 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNg_A_U1ba68pFdNZ6C2XgD-IMolLMyOHLLN3bj52sgWRIAlObI1N_3RtVASEdF-gEjDrYcO5rzBVNuvpWzzY4XwWuYHl5eq9cSZlJlMXG0Ba0-ifpjGr9_8Di_Ts3kzW6EKJ8C0jiXvc/s320/IMG_0486.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412259043290612162" /></a><br />Tiffany was feeling sick so I met up with Ariel, a girl I met on the first rafting trip and her friend Adam who had just gotten in. We had a great brunch(she took him to I high end place because she didn´t want him to have problems on their Machu Pichhu trek) then went to a museum dedicated to Incan and pre-Incan artwork dating back to 800 BC or more. The Incan empire lasted around 100 years but there were many civilizations before that were even more advanced. Some interesting pottery. The better stuff is pre-Incan. In fact, I didn´t take many pics of the Incan stuff because the other was so much better.<br /><br />I went back to see if Tiffany was feeling better and we got lunch but she wasn´t up for more museums. So she went back to the hotel and I met back up with Ariel to tour a former Incan temple that that the Spaniards had usede for there own ends after stripping it of gold and silver of course. The sun temple was thought to be completely covered in gold leaf and the moon termple in silver. It was thought to be seen for miles. Most of the Incan history was written on wood which was burned or rotted so we don´t know much from the horse´s mouth. We had a great guide who explained things well and we were able to help her by telling her that sheet(on a painting of Jesus) is not pronounced : shit. 2 different things. Apparently Incan painters were forced to paint religious paintings but were able to slip in little rebellious differences with reference to Incan gods.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-76380589447137579412009-12-06T13:07:00.000-08:002009-12-06T13:27:51.230-08:00Cuzco continuedSorry for the long lapse between posts. We have been on a 5 day trek to Machu Picchu. I will post on that later, I am a bit behind.<br /><br />Anyway the raft trip on the Urabamba was pretty good. Only certain sections of certain rivers can be run because of the rainy season. At this level the river is a chocalte milk 3-4 river with few rocks but some big holes and waves. It was only me, a German girl a girl from Luxembourg the guide Gilbert and a safety kayaker. I have no pics because I don´t have a waterproof camera(MR). The girls did great and we were able to maneuver a full sized NRS raft where we wanted it. No flips but almost lost one girl out of the boat once. It was a cold windy day and I wish I´d had my cold weather gear from home. It was a much larger canyon and river than my last one. Much more open. We stopped halfway through to meet up with our driver in a Toyota SW for some hot chocolate. After the second half, we ate a good hot meal and drove back to Cuzco. All in all, pretty fun. Could have been warmer and sunnier. Water was cold too. Gilbert and the safety kayaker both were excellent and spoke great english. Got back around 4:30.<br /><br />Later we ran into Morten, our buddy from the Salkantay trek at yet another Mexican restaurant. He had booked rafting for the following day. I tried pizza again(had a craving) but not up to Pies and Pints and not much cheaper unfortunately. Most Peruvian food is good but they seem to eat white rice and potatoes with everything and not too many veggies. We have to find other things to eat at times.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-11959731394479166082009-11-29T10:19:00.000-08:002009-11-29T18:37:35.403-08:00CuscoI slept almost the whole time on the bus, waking up about a half hour out. Tiffany didnt do quite so well. <br /><br />We caught a cab to get close to the hostal we had reserved. We had to walk the last couple blocks because the streets of the Sanblas neighborhood are too steep and narrow for cars. <br /><br />The hostal was a craphole so we resolved to move. We wandered around Cusco for a while and found some good brunch. Cusco is a neat and pretty town but the tourist focus is immediately felt. We were offered massage, restaurants, handicrafts etc. at least 100 times within a few hours. It is the low season so the locals are scrounging for every dollar from the tourists. It can be very tiresome. We looked for new boots for Tiffany because hers killed her on our trek in the canyon.<br /><br />A guy named Gustavo homed in on us and showed us a better hostal. He seemed a bit of a scammer but spoke good english and offered to help us. He took us several places but no luck on any good deals on trekking boots. Either no-name brand or American prices for good boots.<br /><br />We finally ditched him, moved our stuff to the new hostal and took an offer for massage. Their flyers offered all kinds of massage but it ended up being fairly generic swedish. Still a good deal and relaxing for $15 for both.<br /><br />Later we grabbed Mexican and listened to Gustav´s spiel on a Machu Picchu trek but decided to wait.<br /><br />Went back and got some boots she had looked at. American prices but at least they are comfortable.<br /><br />I ran into Gustav one more time and booked a rafting trip for tommorow. I wanted a multi-day but the rivers are up because of the rainy season and only part of the Urabamba is still being run. Wanted to get on the apurimac which is class 4-5.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-36444359908979298902009-11-29T05:20:00.000-08:002009-11-29T10:18:36.008-08:00Last day in Arequipa(Thansgiving)This was the first day we have not had to get up for something since arriving in Arequipa so we were a bit lazy for a while at Marta´s. We played on the internet, had breakfast and laid around.<br /><br />Later I used the Magic Jack to call my sister Karen´s to talk to the fam on Thanksgiving and had a nice chat with them on speakerphone. Since the magic jack is from the US, it´s free to call there. Marta and Jorwerd endearingly call it the magic yack.<br /><br />We got overnight bus tickets to Cusco. We figured we´d save a night of lodging and sleep on the way.<br /><br />Later we toured the Santa Catalina convent. A still operational convent originally built in the 1560s. It´s about a city block I think. Pretty impressive. You´ll have to see Tiff´s pics because I forgot my camera.<br /><br />We went to the leather district and I bought a nice wallet and belt for about $10.<br /><br />After getting back, we packed up, grabbed quick dinner(no big Thanksgiving feast for us this year), said our goodbyes to Jorwerd, Marta and Beatrice and headed to the bus station. <br /><br />After a chicken sandwich, a cheesy latin dance video and bingo, I fell asleep.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-65261133604134344672009-11-27T15:28:00.000-08:002009-11-29T05:19:55.820-08:00Rafting WednesdayI had Elias schedule some of us trekkers a rafting trip on the drive back. So I walked downtown to meet the transport. Tiffany didn´t think her hip could handle it. <br /><br />So I met up with Martin and Anne-Marie and a skeptical girl from NY named Ariel. They drove us a short way from Arequipa and gave us wetsuits, paddle jackets etc. The usual safety and instruction tak but in both English and Spanish. I assured Ariel that they seemed like they knew what they were doing and we jumped in the boat with our guide Roberto.<br /><br />So the Rio Chilli is a class 3-4 river in between the Williams and the upper Yough(for the kayakers out there). I definitely would have been challenged a lot in my kayak. It is in a pretty narrow but not very deep gorge with tons of eucalyptus trees. It had several fairly steep waterfall like drops. Everybody had fun including the 2 spanish speaking girls in our boat. We did the usual jump rock and swimmers rapid. The water was damn cold though, at least as cold as upper Gauley water.<br /><br />We headed back and I said goodbye to everyone and hope to meet up with Morten in Cusco.<br /><br />After getting back to Marta´s, I met her new tenant, a pretty young German girl named Beatrice. She and I talked about America and Germany and how they view each other, learning Spanish etc. Europeans learn so many more languages than we do. Every one I have met speaks at least 3 languages.<br /><br />Later after Tiff got in from her excursions, Beatrice, Tiff and I headed out for Mexican. Back to the house for Tiffany´s first try at making Pisco Sours(perfect) with Marta and Jorwerd and Beatrice.<br /><br />All these early mornings have made me tired by 8 PM so off to bed.S.A. 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWyGOKxb9AYxcRhYSXVhDfworqnajvcc7xOZkZbsgKPHY10UWiZc4X5MR2NHZVMmJSC2kAV1JH8W6G1vcnQpbYLCdwIQA3yOoOb30WfCXcrmDRTVtRc65_Q_GsG01P5CqCHVFPJb7Wqg/s320/IMG_0322.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409509628078716466" /></a><br />We had set the alarm for 4:45 but it wasn´t necessary because the local rooster woke us up at 4:30. After being entertained by some colorful Irish cursing about the rooster at breakfast we headed out. <br /><br />Another long van ride but we took a couple stops(see pics at top of canyon). The first being a stop to hike above 5000 meters. Tiffany wasn´t feeling well. Not sure if it was altitude or something she ate but either way she stayed at the van and the rest of us hiked up. It was only probably a 400 ft climb past a small lake but it was tough at that altitude. I felt like I was 100 years old. We all chewed coca leaves but it was still tough. I think the whole purpose was just to say we did it. We had already been to much prettier places.<br /><br />In Peru, coca is not viewed as a drug at all. It is more like green tea or coffee. They serve it on the bus. You can get tea anywhere, leaves, candy, cookies etc. I am told that almost no one abuses the drug in the form of cocaine even though Peru exports its fair share. All drugs are illegal otherwise.<br /><br />After an un comment worthy lunch we went to a huge field of rocks with petroglyphs apparently made by a pre Incan society. Forget the name.<br /><br />Got into Arequipa around 8 said goodbye to our fellow trekkers and guides, grabbed a local dinner, bed.<br /><br />One other comment about Cotahuasi. Anne-Marie was sick so she went to the local doctor. The exam cost her 5 soles and the antibiotics cost 1.20 soles. Less than $2.50 total, a little cheaper than the US.<br /><br />Note: the pics are in reverse order.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-45301861025486652322009-11-26T05:23:00.000-08:002009-11-26T05:50:31.207-08:00Cotuasi Monday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-IBhTEbgfa50C-deGdDv9biwW968pqKQNYmHEvmcC0Pva8u8s9Kj9c5wkMVFWalYTFrbwuYeOC4D_-ggRk26kXZl3vzuZfo_EAtna0VIFXggLTsQdSqOC-d32mqw7Tk5txbPIK8BXkk/s1600/IMG_0297.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-IBhTEbgfa50C-deGdDv9biwW968pqKQNYmHEvmcC0Pva8u8s9Kj9c5wkMVFWalYTFrbwuYeOC4D_-ggRk26kXZl3vzuZfo_EAtna0VIFXggLTsQdSqOC-d32mqw7Tk5txbPIK8BXkk/s320/IMG_0297.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408407688643823154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPSQH1AgVWODAKr0UTBD7DhuY_ay5kWUnbnjIWd9aqPl6Enx1y3GtBd-8QPv-VoSV4bUG-a6KEoQBmRsWaLnqBkqZ5EKHyQSwstX4kkzDWodxG0NcVLFQtSVUgD9X_IRuBnTIFMGVHds/s1600/IMG_0302.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPSQH1AgVWODAKr0UTBD7DhuY_ay5kWUnbnjIWd9aqPl6Enx1y3GtBd-8QPv-VoSV4bUG-a6KEoQBmRsWaLnqBkqZ5EKHyQSwstX4kkzDWodxG0NcVLFQtSVUgD9X_IRuBnTIFMGVHds/s320/IMG_0302.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408407679331856706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bVSmYDuzqYd5xueOmBbORfUzW1d9oSnsXyJsjzrpgAadLCR8r2oTiMiFKHcWAlrjy6mbWaLiTOva8M4Ih6tOPSLILtXB1spm7ZWXq9OOgwAWuFaWu_0E4OYVLRUK9qfVNym8SlfwTjQ/s1600/IMG_0305.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bVSmYDuzqYd5xueOmBbORfUzW1d9oSnsXyJsjzrpgAadLCR8r2oTiMiFKHcWAlrjy6mbWaLiTOva8M4Ih6tOPSLILtXB1spm7ZWXq9OOgwAWuFaWu_0E4OYVLRUK9qfVNym8SlfwTjQ/s320/IMG_0305.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408407677526652226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiunxUGJJnQT3kgdoQBPue30a2_VZPX38bbZn1eEN01gcgZNhHxfuXWRARHrpD8vQ6NjI11xYJbHOn3zP-zBocNWcJpzOFYpEGYFuaxJrtxJpgB-ri2Wygl931j0IBEsrF9OoX3slWqbQ/s1600/IMG_0310.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiunxUGJJnQT3kgdoQBPue30a2_VZPX38bbZn1eEN01gcgZNhHxfuXWRARHrpD8vQ6NjI11xYJbHOn3zP-zBocNWcJpzOFYpEGYFuaxJrtxJpgB-ri2Wygl931j0IBEsrF9OoX3slWqbQ/s320/IMG_0310.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408407669424475602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjF7rlD4C-crstVUs8SNykCoBZRbiWioHyeNIIEZAg9Wr9mlsay3lGv77yOPc90uY740niYb2IGWBs3gFvh83Rp2kwiJU6Ums6WHZK7JT_jVzSwUNdqPlAh2wjU_JjbK6NULZuOS6d4U/s1600/IMG_0318.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjF7rlD4C-crstVUs8SNykCoBZRbiWioHyeNIIEZAg9Wr9mlsay3lGv77yOPc90uY740niYb2IGWBs3gFvh83Rp2kwiJU6Ums6WHZK7JT_jVzSwUNdqPlAh2wjU_JjbK6NULZuOS6d4U/s320/IMG_0318.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408407664978399858" /></a><br />After getting up before 5 we ate a good breakfast of pancakes, cereal and juice. We set off on the same route as before ahead of Elias. The porters took the tents down and all we had to do was walk. We waited for Elias in a shady spot and when he caught up he said he had been running the whole way. It had taken him 45 min to break down camp.<br /><br />We branched off our original route to get closer to the waterfall. Elias stood on the very edge which I could not do but laid on the edge to take some pics. The pictures don´t give the scale. It drops in 2 stages with the first about 60 feet or so onto a rock then the second stage about 40 feet into a pool.<br /><br />We had lunch when we made it back to the van. Sergio had stayed there the whole time bored out of his gourd. He said that he had to stay there to keep anything from being stolen from the van.<br /><br />After that we headed to some hot springs that had been made into a very nice facility with three different pools. The hottest was about 106 degrees. Perfect. The view was incredible.<br /><br />After that we headed back to the same hotel for dinner and early bed again.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-10047009538721309292009-11-25T14:46:00.000-08:002009-11-25T15:11:01.586-08:00Sunday in the canyon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_n787Dka3qXywwcLf7xPEkrBmw205s8A2dEev_UH4sNH3hnSevIWhFuguQVCfiJcMsn5Mn0_EVyMbaUA3_KK8N2VQFQybmyHvI0s6nVSh1ShXkL1moHI0yyGSwTYNdFy8V_Pw-VowdiU/s1600/IMG_0294.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_n787Dka3qXywwcLf7xPEkrBmw205s8A2dEev_UH4sNH3hnSevIWhFuguQVCfiJcMsn5Mn0_EVyMbaUA3_KK8N2VQFQybmyHvI0s6nVSh1ShXkL1moHI0yyGSwTYNdFy8V_Pw-VowdiU/s320/IMG_0294.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408182467852287714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUsVGFNwfttEEczkspJ12l9w09a4b1pGLCt5rpw4c3zLPxJAEkZfE9muQEnBuQWU7GFgPvZWvwH95VCETVuUbi2k1uP4GQzQmPZkn3xwBdgE5GSryrwc-RGdFGcOPEKlmXO11d3MSiIg/s1600/IMG_0291.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUsVGFNwfttEEczkspJ12l9w09a4b1pGLCt5rpw4c3zLPxJAEkZfE9muQEnBuQWU7GFgPvZWvwH95VCETVuUbi2k1uP4GQzQmPZkn3xwBdgE5GSryrwc-RGdFGcOPEKlmXO11d3MSiIg/s320/IMG_0291.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408182462450354290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1UrHV1m0DVTUBHSKi6KC70_s0fy8pM_0PTJa0baAbXIPaAa45yjiwIZKfeYM6ypCKLdNOBwfudCjFm7tw51hm3JESPyys74yBlOrRpweuXGf7pLVnBSM5U5tyvcfaH7NivUZaY1lIRI/s1600/IMG_0290.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1UrHV1m0DVTUBHSKi6KC70_s0fy8pM_0PTJa0baAbXIPaAa45yjiwIZKfeYM6ypCKLdNOBwfudCjFm7tw51hm3JESPyys74yBlOrRpweuXGf7pLVnBSM5U5tyvcfaH7NivUZaY1lIRI/s320/IMG_0290.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408182450086775186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjxeHJiFbl9Fj2BnlFt_C-xRoOW7yyHNbZ1naoEealNn9vdbW572j4fVjGlNW93lKpKKaaXWrVVVaZTGJh1WXE0wyUg9r31qMw5JVfBQWaC-kmqzCJNo58jPWWh-gcoHAU11CtoWVGqU/s1600/IMG_0282.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjxeHJiFbl9Fj2BnlFt_C-xRoOW7yyHNbZ1naoEealNn9vdbW572j4fVjGlNW93lKpKKaaXWrVVVaZTGJh1WXE0wyUg9r31qMw5JVfBQWaC-kmqzCJNo58jPWWh-gcoHAU11CtoWVGqU/s320/IMG_0282.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408182440306063954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0sSnOa16RzM4Lb2HV0Uecu77rfQyDUw29Tqt_SGIijpHVaNUagnAJtd6shVDTi5CjhPI9pMESFGqehWDW_ml4bNU7afOPLGmeIGFY1yAXb8mlc3piZ0Ioos123At-WpYnx-8Ur3Gz-Q/s1600/IMG_0289.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0sSnOa16RzM4Lb2HV0Uecu77rfQyDUw29Tqt_SGIijpHVaNUagnAJtd6shVDTi5CjhPI9pMESFGqehWDW_ml4bNU7afOPLGmeIGFY1yAXb8mlc3piZ0Ioos123At-WpYnx-8Ur3Gz-Q/s320/IMG_0289.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408182434501479442" /></a><br />After breakfast at the hotel we walked around town, again not the prettiest town but awesome vistas.<br /><br />We then drove another hour or so down the canyon at one point being stoppped by a road crew. Our guides sped up the process of fixing the road with a 2 liter bottle of Inca Kola, a terrible drink but loved by Peruanos.<br /><br />At the bottom we met our mule team and they loaded our packs into bags then onto mules. I was a little disappointed that we were not going to hike into the canyon but we were told we would lose and gain 1500 meters during our trek. The sun was brutal but we often had a moderate to strong breeze. The day was full of awesome views, good exercise, giant cactus fields, good conversations with our group members and lots of dust. We can´t seem to get away from it.<br /><br />Our team consisted of Elias, our guide, Morten from Finland, Anne-Marie from Germany, Sinead and Carol-Anne, sisters from Ireland. All great, fun and interesting people.<br /><br />After making our camp spot, I soaked my feet in the cold river then caught with the group for a soak in the semi hot natural hot spings. We had a great camp dinner then to bed. Getting up at 5.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-27147297008965843182009-11-25T14:32:00.000-08:002009-11-25T14:46:21.135-08:00Cotahuasi Canyon, the drive<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIq9RAOjMupeVn-Ac4Jo7439Rx4yHxnp1G5-wWDjPUU2yB_klGaakEOIL3LcFk6TsiKpC5CaemHVakJcyyLyqG55VU_Tb1MvnpZRXXcXscBgGAgdu5yucdzdNhZy3EVdpke60g5pTRFk/s1600/IMG_0278.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIq9RAOjMupeVn-Ac4Jo7439Rx4yHxnp1G5-wWDjPUU2yB_klGaakEOIL3LcFk6TsiKpC5CaemHVakJcyyLyqG55VU_Tb1MvnpZRXXcXscBgGAgdu5yucdzdNhZy3EVdpke60g5pTRFk/s320/IMG_0278.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408176053574115698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWo818l0Yn9jHd313akeZoPm1Ir4uDxKjkwOvmMm-msRpSLSZXATTuaj_iSYo86-3u7cgw0Zn2NX1Z33K9g7eRCM4w-W6G21tkaErncWhhReTsyfbhwTR5gYhDn9Gw05RMGf6Y2Yw7FIA/s1600/IMG_0276.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWo818l0Yn9jHd313akeZoPm1Ir4uDxKjkwOvmMm-msRpSLSZXATTuaj_iSYo86-3u7cgw0Zn2NX1Z33K9g7eRCM4w-W6G21tkaErncWhhReTsyfbhwTR5gYhDn9Gw05RMGf6Y2Yw7FIA/s320/IMG_0276.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408176042198913298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKdBABLoorAQHUzi0SUu0WhoqhskGxldR-Wd6DnJphLLYOFb26mik-TdqTeongJPcOQm1BCTemLpj_LDYwjnK7osdqHDmkWxf066m0yEkmhnQBRbdfu3fKXJmsjSJdR5eewdzZsuRqmE/s1600/IMG_0275.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKdBABLoorAQHUzi0SUu0WhoqhskGxldR-Wd6DnJphLLYOFb26mik-TdqTeongJPcOQm1BCTemLpj_LDYwjnK7osdqHDmkWxf066m0yEkmhnQBRbdfu3fKXJmsjSJdR5eewdzZsuRqmE/s320/IMG_0275.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408176038139956226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPvt0LKiJSVCR39mznThFngYovZDWcZbxZ_p5qYnvXdAMmt1XmCaoVtuGLPRy_Y_6f7svOBa1FnaczDxvc9qAsU3oeRmmeWPZBAx4p5tE7YGhJ89giS7zXVjLXl1PyK8ECIFVlOhSmdA/s1600/IMG_0271.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPvt0LKiJSVCR39mznThFngYovZDWcZbxZ_p5qYnvXdAMmt1XmCaoVtuGLPRy_Y_6f7svOBa1FnaczDxvc9qAsU3oeRmmeWPZBAx4p5tE7YGhJ89giS7zXVjLXl1PyK8ECIFVlOhSmdA/s320/IMG_0271.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408176027298389138" /></a><br />I am just going to hit some highlights. Tiffany´s blog is more in-depth:tiffany3h.blogspot.com.<br /><br />We left Sat. morning at 7. It as a very long van ride with a few stops, nothing too exciting. The ride was about 60% gravel/dirt roads. From the top of the canyon(see sunset from van pic) to the town of Cotahuasi was about an hour and a half down crazy switch backed roads with no guard rails. A mistake meant certain death in most places. Luckily, our driver Sergio was awesome.<br /><br />We had dinner at a nice hotel in Cotuasi. Cotahuasi is a dusty, not particularly attractive pueblo with some of the best views I have ever seen. Unfortunately the pics just do not do it justice. We had to get up early so we went to bed.S.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433848838711102012.post-83223406883928708042009-11-20T18:26:00.000-08:002009-11-20T18:42:20.987-08:00Fri<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVIqQRwzAclY35ZNJFc4OwZJO0CKDmvBQ5xM0GNGBLykEtYbq2TZJDqWxo3tUpGzaFwGrLMs4lSwQ_8J57nSNa3SB7UFh9dLBz_6nAbBrksOb6U3c3rjyWRE25x-gF-_SIUcRLd_VVF7M/s1600/IMG_0258.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVIqQRwzAclY35ZNJFc4OwZJO0CKDmvBQ5xM0GNGBLykEtYbq2TZJDqWxo3tUpGzaFwGrLMs4lSwQ_8J57nSNa3SB7UFh9dLBz_6nAbBrksOb6U3c3rjyWRE25x-gF-_SIUcRLd_VVF7M/s320/IMG_0258.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406381101048351938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FOZoeTlbQVX1B7e1joXwUO_vRAtve7j3qlwVQYWc651lL0zwX7CaQOW32vfhpcqBK2N9FLb6bioBJmKkvalzOd99SafO87YSdBx_odsdE6L4fVa8tpM5N-CGWHVWWRX-hN4Khj8X0Vc/s1600/IMG_0255.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDHhuWwtenaMILv7wvBZJEV1iw0LoLwsknci-6cxFdYrwr0cxA_IJfH7Xn70ld24vLCRjMerkj-a4aoNbnBQLv8JUcuDbwh76e6kfOcVMaGDRP_MpF2Y6sZDlVT3kWBwygl2woa70AQ4/s320/IMG_0227.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406380465337761170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkgawpi9I-gEjRzwduB2_EFpwQiod1V5nOJpO8Zeb5CWdlEhhFo7EDf7j_4bEZaD4Dibj_wUxDNp3qJfv0Y0f_YgEwrwf9oBYJhP25gx00LwSk2QMLIcpYQN7bjr5_3M_U9ZJGp9qpHo/s1600/IMG_0225.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkgawpi9I-gEjRzwduB2_EFpwQiod1V5nOJpO8Zeb5CWdlEhhFo7EDf7j_4bEZaD4Dibj_wUxDNp3qJfv0Y0f_YgEwrwf9oBYJhP25gx00LwSk2QMLIcpYQN7bjr5_3M_U9ZJGp9qpHo/s320/IMG_0225.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406380460252284978" /></a><br />Last day of class. Had lunch on the balcony overlooking the square about 4 floors up. More expensive than other places but we had to do it once. After, we went on a 4 hour bus tour Here are some pics. Pepe is the guy on the right. Tiffany never had to work with him. She always got the girls.<br /><br />We will be headed out tomorrow on a 4 day trek. 2 days will be in a hotel but likely no internet. If not, see you on the flipside. Should have some awesome pics to show. <br /><br />I´m sick of typing by the time I get done with this but I do appreciate the comments and glad to hear everyone is doing well. I will try to respond to some when I get backS.A. Travellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405863430620500258noreply@blogger.com2