Category: About us
On our way home!
Quick Update!
On May 20, we returned from the Amazon. On May 22, left South America. Team 1 (Ryan & Mark + dogs) flew to Los Angeles where the blue van was sitting in a container inn the Port of Los Angeles. Team 2 (Michelle, Jack, Jennah, Mac, Annabelle and Sylvia) flew to Dallas. Team 2 had… Continue reading Quick Update!
From Mark: Exit Strategy
There have been a few questions about how we are going to finish this trip we are on. Here is the background on the current plan and the best guess as what the future holds: The family has made it back to Lima, Peru. We sold the camper in Santiago, Chile. Michelle found a great… Continue reading From Mark: Exit Strategy
Wine. And some German Beer.
One of the best things about Chile is that wine is cheaper than bottled water, soda, juice or milk. We have become very used to cheap wine, where we start to think that $10 a bottle is really a lot to pay for wine. We have pretty much stuck to drinking the wines Chile… Continue reading Wine. And some German Beer.
Lucy, the Ecuadorian Stray Dog
We always meant to write this post but we never seemed to have the time. In Otovala, Ecuador, our dog Louie got hit by a car. He was beloved by all and one of the clearest memories I have of the trip is all of us crying and kneeling around Louie’s body in the grass… Continue reading Lucy, the Ecuadorian Stray Dog
Away from Puno – Jack
We left Puno a couple of days ago. I really liked Puno. We drove for days over the cold plateaus until we got into a cold desert plateau then we descended into a hot desert with a city. Mom had to work so we stopped at this city for a day or so. The town… Continue reading Away from Puno – Jack
Candy, Clay, Cake & Cookies — Sylvia
Candy. Last night my mom Michelle got me candy. The next morning I found it on the counter! Wait mom, can I eat my candy now? Its a pen it has ink it that is candy and you write on paper that is candy. It tastes like a paper thing. Like a thing at Walmart… Continue reading Candy, Clay, Cake & Cookies — Sylvia
Manjar
Hello. My last post was about Lima or the Nazca lines I think so I have a lot of days to cover. We headed high up into the Andes and met herds of beautiful llama like creatures. One day we camped on top of the High Plateau and I was almost able to join a… Continue reading Manjar
On Fair Trade, Buying Hats, and Helping People Who Really Need Help
I’m crossposting this from my blog at ryandecorso.us I’d really appreciate it if you guys read this- I’m in Puno, Peru. It’s one of the poorest cities in the nation. Yesterday, an older woman was nearly begging us to buy a hat from her, which was handmade from alpaca yarn for only S/7, or USD… Continue reading On Fair Trade, Buying Hats, and Helping People Who Really Need Help