I awoke with a sadness, perhaps even at heart the feeling attached to the word tattooed on my left forearm… saudades. The knowledge that this was our last day fully together as a group in this wonderful country hung like a rain cloud in an otherwise clear day. We gathered and loaded the bus to …
I shall not go into much detail about how rotten I felt this morning. I arrived in the lobby ready to leave with a bandana tied over my nose and mouth so to somewhat limit the spread of germs. Everyone was so sweet digging into their personal stores to share decongestants and lozenges. We hauled …
This morning began hideously early having woken up or at least bothered to look at the clock every hour through the night. I have a sore throat which is usually the first sign of exhaustion for me. I managed to get everything packed and brought down to the lobby as we were only taking overnight …
Today began a little later as we were doing tours in and around Cusco. One glance out the window proved the forecast to be true as the sky was a stunning blue. Our new friend Tammy showed up with Adelki and we walked down the street to Qorikancha the Convento De Santo Domingo Del Cusco. …
I fell asleep last night with such a strong feeling that I was home, that’s just the only way to describe how I had felt all day. It doesn’t make sense as I don’t speak Spanish or Quechuan or any other local dialect which should make me very uncomfortable. The reality is I feel safe …
This morning began a whole hour later, such a luxury. We met for breakfast, left our suitcases with the hotel in storage as we had packed our duffels and day packs with the necessities for the one night away and waited with anticipation as we knew we would have to hustle out to the street …
We were able to sleep in until after 6 this morning! It stormed most of the night, they say but I slept through most of it. I feel so blessed for the timing of it all. We all packed our duffel bags and met for breakfast where we also arranged for two envelopes that we …
Good thing the excitement for today overruled the agony of the alarm going off as we had to meet for breakfast at 6 and be ready for our tour at 7 in order to get back in time to attend the meeting for the start of our tour and meet our fellow travelers. We ceremonially …
This day began for me at 12:15 am when we boarded the plane from LAX. I was fortunate to find myself in a window seat sitting next to a 23 year old Brazilian electrical engineer who was on his way home from schooling at Waterloo. João was such a treat; so smart, funny and engaging …
The day began with no alarm clock, my system eager to get rolling. I had much to do having packed only the night before. After a short amount of sleep I emptied my bag, removed 1/3 of the clothing from the pile and repacked. The decision was made to take less, buy what I need. …
Tomorrow, Friday the 13th of September is departure day. My bag is packed, the table is covered with stuff to carry in my backpack and I seem to be immobilized. By what… Excitement? Fear? Disbelief? Truthfully, all of the above. I can honestly say I have not anticipated anything more in my life. I am …
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