Peru = awesome

We went back to Cusco, did some shopping in artisan something on one of the main drags. Cute area and good prices but shops were sort of repetitive. Dinner at Inca Grill which was classy but not dressy and great food. Said sad goodbye to our fantastic guide, Vidal Jaquehua.

plane to Puerto moldenado. Met our guides supplied by the lodge, Javier and Luccho. Both guides were super knowledgable, approachable and very genuine. The pace of the lodge was definfitley a change from what we had been doing so there was an adjustment time. It is much more relaxed and hammock swinging is sometimes the only activity for hours. …

every morning we woke up earlier than the moring before to see animals and plants that are only happy at 5 am! the earlist was 430 am but it was really worth it mostly- We felt like we were part of the forest. Kind of nice. The only problem was the bugs. I guess you have to expect it and if youre not phobic youre in good shape but if youre me and …

Most of the day spent travelling. The only hitch was here when we missed our flight b/c we didnt notice an error in our itenrary. WE were able to get onto the next flight at no extra cost, no inconvenience and perfect accomodation. Again: ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND MANAGEMENT OF HARD SITUATIONS COULD NOT BE MATCHED OR STRESSED ENOUGH!!!!

We stayed in Miraflores radisson by our own reservations. We took a cab to city center, plaza San Martin, which was nice but after hiking alot museums were hard to swallow. The Miraflores area was fun but very foggy and rank with the smell of thick sea air. sadly I am vegetarian which was not aproblem at all during the trip until now where they …

feeling not at all prepared for re-entry into the monotony of daily life. At least I have something to daydream about when I start to feel the weight of mediocrity pressing on me.