Not all that much has happened since my last post so this won’t be too informative. A few days ago I was petting my wrist when I discovered that I have a cyst. It isn’t anything bad just a lovely little lump but mother wanted to make sure it wasn’t a bone spur or cancer… Continue reading Puno – Jack
Category: Peru
Puno — Jennah
We have been in Puno for a while now, and it grows idle and slightly boring. We do have lots of hats to buy, though. The floating islands were cool, though they smelled bad. I think that the reeds under were rotting. We walked around the reed desert and looked at what they sold. I… Continue reading Puno — Jennah
On the Shore of Lake Titicaca
Two weeks in Puno, Peru and it seems like we live here. We are camped at a very nice grifo station on the south end of town (Salsado) on the shore of Lake Titicaca, which is actually marshy and not the kind of shore you can stroll along. There are sheep at the grifo station… Continue reading On the Shore of Lake Titicaca
Puno, Peru — Ryan
Note: Ryan has his own blog which has more photos and log posts. http://www.ryandecorso.us Puno, Peru Posted on February 24, 2013 I wrote this a few days back but posted the hat post instead. First of all, the tremendous amount of support was really unexpected–I truthfully didn’t know that people even read my blog until then.… Continue reading Puno, Peru — Ryan
From Mark: Repairs
This started out being a letter to my family, Amy, Sara, Mom and Dad. Halfway through I decided it turned into a blog post. So here it is. So, we are currently in Puno, Peru, on the shores of Lake Titicaca. We will be here for a few days. We are doing laundry here… Continue reading From Mark: Repairs
High Adventure in the Andes
Last time I wrote, we had been serendipitously stopped by a Carnival Parade and decided to spend six days in Abancay. The van had some maintenance that needed to be done – change transmission fluid and an oil change. We had a small issue with the car not starting sometimes so Abancay seemed like the… Continue reading High Adventure in the Andes
The Highlands
It is very refreshing to be in the mountains again, after the hot, coastal beaches. Unfortunately, with the pleasantly cold climates comes altitude sickness, which we all got in varying stages. Dehydration, aches and pains, headaches, and nausea are some of the symptoms. The first mountain night we spent in a lovely spot next to a creek on… Continue reading The Highlands
Chicken, french fries, balloons and spinning things — Sylvia
Today I went to a restaurant that sells chicken and french fries. I don’t eat chicken. I do eat french fries! We walked to the store and bought cookies and truffles. Truffles are candies that are coffee flavored and have nut-things in them. The town we are in was great because it had a park… Continue reading Chicken, french fries, balloons and spinning things — Sylvia
Carnival! — Annabelle
We were driving to Cusco. The road had lots of hills and turns and we were mostly going uphill, we made it to 15,000 feet. We saw alpacas and chinchillas and llamas. We were driving down the road and we made it this town called Abancay and there was a huge parade going on! We… Continue reading Carnival! — Annabelle
Coco Tea and Mars
There is absolutely nothing wrong with chewing coco leaves. We bought a large bag of dried coco leaves and the only change I can detect from chewing them is the slight numbing of the mouth. I myself rather enjoy the numbing of the mouth. It reminds me of my time spent at the dentist and… Continue reading Coco Tea and Mars