Monday, November 20, 2017 A big day: Machu Picchu. I woke up at 5 to the sound of pouring rain, which wasn’t encouraging. But we still had a few hours before meeting our guide at 8, so there was time…
Peru 2017: The Andes/Machu Picchu Pueblo
Sunday, November 19, 2017 Machu Picchu is not an easy place to get to. From Cusco, the only option is to walk (the Inca Trail or the Salcantay Trail, the latter of which David had hiked in July) or take…
Peru 2017: The Andes/Cusco
Saturday, November 18, 2017 We planned this trip to see our son David, who is five months into a six-month job in Peru, but the first part did not involve him at all. David had already been to Machu Picchu…
Finally to Corvallis
September 10-11. We got a rough start from Sonoma. After saying all our goodbyes to the Coopers, we got about a mile down the Coopers’ hilly road when we got a call saying that Grace had left all the stuff…
Sausalito, Kentfield and Sonoma
September 9. Despite having stayed out quite late celebrating her birthday, Grace and her friends were up fairly early to meet another Haverford alumna for breakfast near Stanford. When she returned to Kate’s we made good use out of the…
Lake Tahoe and on to the Bay Area
September 8 – Grace’s 23rd birthday. I woke her up and informed her that I was 23 when I got married, which was a scary thought. By daylight it was a lot easier to see where we were. I mean,…
Park City/Deer Valley, the Salt Flats, and Nevada
September 7. We got breakfast in Park City, then I drove Grace around to some of the neighborhoods where I have been looking at real estate…mostly on line, but also in person. Hard to believe that it had only been…
Mt. Rushmore and Wyoming
September 6. From Wall, South Dakota it was not a bad drive to Mount Rushmore. Unfortunately, it was not ideal viewing weather. Grace claimed that she could easily locate an umbrella and raincoat in the jammed car, but I was…
Minnesota, South Dakota and the Badlands
September 5. It was pouring in Rochester, Minnesota when we got on the road, and it was pouring all the way through Minnesota. While not very nice to drive in, the weather had the beneficial effect of convincing Grace that…
More Chicago, and some setbacks
September 4 We woke up to another brilliant day in Chicago. The plan: Millennium Park, a boat tour, then get on the road again by mid-afternoon. In Millennium Park, where I pulled out my good DSLR camera for the first…