“Scenes” from my journeys
What a day! There was an early morning option to another Inca site. However, the regular day required leaving the hotel at 7:45 am and returning at 10:30 pm, so that was enough for us. Although the weather forecast a few days ago said rain and we schlepped our rain gear, the day was sunnyRead more
This is a quick refueling stop, both for us and the plane. Although there were several activity options, we chose to take it easy. Yesterday was really long, too. In the morning we did a quick shopping stop in Hangaroa, the main town on Easter Island. Don has been impressed; both there and in Machu PicchuRead more
Saturday, Jan. 23, we drove about an hour into the mountains to the town of Chinchero, another sacred Inca site. As we passed through the outskirts of Cusco, we saw a street market selling everything from potatoes to clothes. As we rode through the countryside, we saw signs painted on the sides of houses, manyRead more
A quick note: WiFi is very weak here. You may not hear much from me until we get to Samoa. I will try to at least compose as many posts as possible to have them ready to post, but it’s been difficult What a change from Cusco! Here it’s warm and humid, as you’d imagineRead more
We are on the short flight from Cusco to Lima, so it’s time to play catch up. Our days have been so jam packed that I haven’t had the energy to write posts. A side note: we have a charter flight just for our group, and it’s an Airbus 320–for 85 people! Also, I am usingRead more