Inca Trail Day 2, Dead Woman’s Pass, Peru

Day two was here.  After a precarious night’s sleep we were up by 5 AM.  We were awakened each morning with a choice of coca tea or coffee (Nescafe instant) delivered to our tent and hot water to wash our hands.  It was then time to pack up, fairly quickly.  In a matter of about thirty minutes we were dressed, […]

Inca Trail Day 1, Peru

So the whole reason we were in Peru was to hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.  Today was the day that journey would begin. I was up by 3:30 to get a last shower in and be ready to meet our guides by 4:30.  David and Toribio (Toro) came to get us.  We were expecting a car outside so […]

Cusco, Sacred Valley, Inca Trail, Peru

Once again Jeff and I were up and ready to have a fun filled day. Saul, our tour guide from the previous day had cautioned us that the Sacred Valley gets very crowded and had arranged for us to leave thirty minutes earlier.  He felt that thirty minutes could make a big difference in the crowds we would have to […]

Unfriended

So I realized I had been unfriended on Facebook by a “friend” last week.  It happened innocently.  My husband came home and told me this “friend” was moving back to town.  Then we both realized that it was a surprise to both of us.  It seemed like we would have seen it on Facebook.  I went to check for a […]