Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Trip to Cuzco
This is Michelle...writing my first blog in Peru...Woo!!! I was the last to arrive (sadly) Saturday night to a group of drunk girls. The party starts late in Lima!!! We went to bed for a few hours and woke early to start our trip to Cuzco. When we got to the airport in hopes to catch a flight. Thankfully, we all thought we would be on our way on the 9:45 flight; however, in the process of buying our tickets the airline sold out. Mike and Kara were forced to take a later flight, poor Kara had a panic attack but we all made it to Cuzco safely. In Cuzco is where we met Alberto...our savior. He not only was our transportation from the airport but our tour guide and planner for the next few days. We spent the rest of the day resting, drinking Coco Tea and adjusting to the altitude.
Day 2 in Cuzco consisted of shopping and sight seeing. We visited Museums and Churches, walked on narrow cobblestone streets, and watched the town prepare for the approaching festival. Throughout the day we saw numerious people dancing in the streets, from small children to adults....so much fun!!! We left Cuzco in the afternoon on our way to Aquas Calientes and finally MACHUPICCHU!!!!!
Day 2 in Cuzco consisted of shopping and sight seeing. We visited Museums and Churches, walked on narrow cobblestone streets, and watched the town prepare for the approaching festival. Throughout the day we saw numerious people dancing in the streets, from small children to adults....so much fun!!! We left Cuzco in the afternoon on our way to Aquas Calientes and finally MACHUPICCHU!!!!!
Running Off a Cliff...and so on...
Apologies for the delay in blogging, but were not receiving very many comments so we figured you all were disinterested. But now we have some catching up to do after being given a hard time (thanks April).
While waiting in Lima for Michelle to arrive we had to fill our time some how...so we decided to jump off a cliff! It was a blast! But really....we went para gliding and literally ran off a cliff over looking the pacific ocean. We were obviously hooked to experience guides and had huge parachutes attached....but it was definitely an amazing experience. We were in the air for approx 20 minutes, with our feet dangling hundreds of feet above the city district of Mira Flores in Lima. We passed over the ocean, through buildings, and waved to shoppers at a near by mall. The guides were awesome and made us go around in circles and change directions. I amazingly landed on my feet, while a few of us took to our butts (aka Mike..haha). It was all in all a great experience...and an excellent way to pass the time until Michelle arrived.
BTW...Tanya went first and they do not really tell you much...so she was off the cliff in no time. It was hilarious! Do not worry...we have video.
Ok...well that is my part of our updates. A couple more blogs to come shortly. We are in Cuzco and leaving for Puno...so there are a lot of stories to tell.
Hope all is well in the states!
Bible
While waiting in Lima for Michelle to arrive we had to fill our time some how...so we decided to jump off a cliff! It was a blast! But really....we went para gliding and literally ran off a cliff over looking the pacific ocean. We were obviously hooked to experience guides and had huge parachutes attached....but it was definitely an amazing experience. We were in the air for approx 20 minutes, with our feet dangling hundreds of feet above the city district of Mira Flores in Lima. We passed over the ocean, through buildings, and waved to shoppers at a near by mall. The guides were awesome and made us go around in circles and change directions. I amazingly landed on my feet, while a few of us took to our butts (aka Mike..haha). It was all in all a great experience...and an excellent way to pass the time until Michelle arrived.
BTW...Tanya went first and they do not really tell you much...so she was off the cliff in no time. It was hilarious! Do not worry...we have video.
Ok...well that is my part of our updates. A couple more blogs to come shortly. We are in Cuzco and leaving for Puno...so there are a lot of stories to tell.
Hope all is well in the states!
Bible
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Life is good...
Peruvian sunset surf session....T$ arrived safely, waiting for Michelle to come in tonight. Hanging at the Pt. Hostal, then off to Cuzco!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Vaction Within A Vaction
So as you can all imagine...we spent a little more time in Mancora than anticipated. After checking into Las Olas (the waves) we kind of fell in love with this small town in the north of peru. Although we probably could have spent everyday lounging on the beach, we decided that a few activities were in order.
After spending countless hours laying on the sun and gorging ourselves with delcious food, we splurged slightly and signed up for a $50 soles mudbath experience. We arrived at Iguanas (a bar) and 9 PM and Ursula (aka. the coolest woman we have ever met!! More to come) took us away in her truck. We drove over rivers and through woods, as our guide told us all about her amazing life (Class 5 River Guide, Dolphin Trainer, Surfer, mother of two, world traveler, spoke great english, fed us wine and cheese, and had a hairless dog named Pellagro). We arrived at the hotspring/mudbath approx 30 mins later...which was a 20 x 8 mud pool with natural minerals that bubbled up from one side. Not sure how deep it was we all jumped in and found ourselves up to our chest in muddy water. It was the perfect temperature!! And muddy of course. As you can see in the picture below....we had fun rubbing mud all over our entire body and of course downing wine during the whole experience. After washing of the mud our skin felt smooth and silky, but we were all ready for a hot shower!
That´s the story of the mudbath. The End.
But Mancora continues...the next day at breakfast as we overlooked the point break in front of our hostal, Mike, Kara and I decided it was time for some surf lessons. Emily was the designated photographer (due to the damn shoulder), so there will be many pictures of me flailing on my board to come! The three of us each took a one hour lesson from some locals...wiping out multiple times. My guide Christian invited us for some dancing that night (which we were stood up for! How rude! Hahahah...never trust the locals!).
But we did meet a couple cool people during our time in Mancora (Link - a native of utah and Inigo - an english speaking local). We went out later that night for the most amazing dinner ever!! Emily and I split seared ahi and scallop tortellini...it might rank as one of my top-10 dinners EVER!!! The meals were all plated beautifully...and probably would have cost at least $50 bucks a person in the states...we walked away paying about $10 bucks a plate...a pricey dinner in peru!
A 16 hour overnight bus ride later...we are now back in the big city of Lima, awaiting the arrival of Tanya and Michelle (woo hooo!!). More updates to come when we are in Cusco and visiting the first world wonder of our list!!!
Miss you all! And don´t forget to comment!!! It keeps us connected to the real world!
Bible
After spending countless hours laying on the sun and gorging ourselves with delcious food, we splurged slightly and signed up for a $50 soles mudbath experience. We arrived at Iguanas (a bar) and 9 PM and Ursula (aka. the coolest woman we have ever met!! More to come) took us away in her truck. We drove over rivers and through woods, as our guide told us all about her amazing life (Class 5 River Guide, Dolphin Trainer, Surfer, mother of two, world traveler, spoke great english, fed us wine and cheese, and had a hairless dog named Pellagro). We arrived at the hotspring/mudbath approx 30 mins later...which was a 20 x 8 mud pool with natural minerals that bubbled up from one side. Not sure how deep it was we all jumped in and found ourselves up to our chest in muddy water. It was the perfect temperature!! And muddy of course. As you can see in the picture below....we had fun rubbing mud all over our entire body and of course downing wine during the whole experience. After washing of the mud our skin felt smooth and silky, but we were all ready for a hot shower!
That´s the story of the mudbath. The End.
But Mancora continues...the next day at breakfast as we overlooked the point break in front of our hostal, Mike, Kara and I decided it was time for some surf lessons. Emily was the designated photographer (due to the damn shoulder), so there will be many pictures of me flailing on my board to come! The three of us each took a one hour lesson from some locals...wiping out multiple times. My guide Christian invited us for some dancing that night (which we were stood up for! How rude! Hahahah...never trust the locals!).
But we did meet a couple cool people during our time in Mancora (Link - a native of utah and Inigo - an english speaking local). We went out later that night for the most amazing dinner ever!! Emily and I split seared ahi and scallop tortellini...it might rank as one of my top-10 dinners EVER!!! The meals were all plated beautifully...and probably would have cost at least $50 bucks a person in the states...we walked away paying about $10 bucks a plate...a pricey dinner in peru!
A 16 hour overnight bus ride later...we are now back in the big city of Lima, awaiting the arrival of Tanya and Michelle (woo hooo!!). More updates to come when we are in Cusco and visiting the first world wonder of our list!!!
Miss you all! And don´t forget to comment!!! It keeps us connected to the real world!
Bible
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