Saturday, November 25, 2017: We got up at 5 am, which isn’t so hard when you go to bed at 9:30 pm (something I should perhaps try at home). This was the view from our room at that hour: The…
Peru 2017: The Jungle/Finca las Piedras
Friday, November 24, 2017 The best part of the jungle for me was lying in bed and listening to the amazing jungle noises. This morning before dawn I could hear a troop of monkeys to my left as I lay…
Peru 2017: The Jungle/Thanksgiving at Tambopata Ecolodge
Thursday, November 23, 2017. Not your typical Thanksgiving! We woke up at about 4 am to a torrential thunderstorm. The rain was blowing in sideways, drenching the bed and almost hitting all the electronic devices that were on a table…
Peru 2017: The Jungle/Oxbow Lake
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 In the jungle you have to get going early in the morning to miss some of the heat. Breakfast was at 6 am, and by 6:30 we were headed back to the river.Mom very happy to…
Peru 2017: The Jungle/Tambopata Ecolodge
Tuesday, November 21, 2017: This was the day we would see David! After 5 months — the longest I’ve ever gone without seeing one of my kids — my mom hormones were raging. I got up early and, after a…
Peru 2017: The Andes/Machu Picchu
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…