Aud and Bob

Well we are here in Lima for another camp out- think we are in double digits now in this airport, we ARE the GIA´s here! Ok were we left off was the canopy and you can see how it better fitted Andrea than Roberto! That was Wednesday and then on Thursday we got up early and headed for the the Tamabopata Reserve-park and hiked 5 km into it mostly through mud! lots of techniques were discusssed and Roberto had flashbacks on mosuito control in the eastern sierra, but with treatment he should recover. Along the way we saw a great group of yellow-blue macaws feeding at a palm tree and making a total racket!! Good pics hopefully and good close viewing. We made it to the lake, a swamp and really were right back in the ... read more

Oh my gosh, what a fabulous trek the last couple of days. But first after our last blog we were still gathering gear for our trek and all of sudden we found ourselves inviting to a birthday cake cutting and song in a little tienda (store)! We sang Happy Birthday in spanish then we were served Hot Chocolate and strawberry filled cake. Bob and I kept looking at each other wondering if we were in the right place . . . just smiling. Our trek, what a an amazing time with Jhon and the Andes. Bobert here. la noche and tired! Well yes' what an amazing last 48 hours. We left yesterday and Tambobachy ruins at a nice low altitude of about 12.5K and went up immediately. Guess the peruvians have not learned about ¨switch backs¨_ ... read more

Bob and I are at it again. As most of you know we are getting on a plane Thursday morning at 9 AM to Peru. Because we used fly miles, we will travel from SFO - LAX - Miami - Lima, and finally landing in Cusco at 9 AM on Friday. Whew! We must really want get out of town . . . We are planning to hike a trail called "Little Cusco". It travels out of Cusco a way, over a 13,800' pass into what is called the Sacred Valley. We are also headed to the southern Peruvian Amazon region called Tambopata. Hopefully we'll see lots of great wildlife and survive the multitude of insects that we expect to encounter. See you in Cusco! Love, Aud and Bob... read more

The transformation process is complete and Boberto y Andrea are now Buenosaireans! - well sort of....... We are doing well in the big city and making the most of it, and all hours too! The pattern here is get up later-late breakfast, then mid-late afternoon lunch-meal, and then the tough one- dinner at anywhere from 8 to 11 in el noche! A few surprises so far and some confirmed "thumbs-up!!" First, I really heard that safety was a big issue here maybe worst than Lima, but we have felt extremely safe so far, very free to walk most areas during the day and we know those areas that we shouldn´t walk in after night. The weather has been wonderfull mid to high 80´s, shorts and short sleeve shirts a must, nice break to warm up that ... read more

Ok folks, finally a little time for a very brief flashback. Patagonia for us was very special and placed us in a very isolated and beautiful mountain location for 7 whole days, no internet, no phones, no USA Today! So to begin with we had very interesting, to say the least, travel days into and out of the area- won´t get into that now but it´s quite the bus trekking phase. Now the amazing -middle 5 days- were filled with trekking -hiking days either along huge and turquoise colored glacier lakes, or through very lush birch like forests filled with mountain flowers and flowing streams and falls, and yes there were those lovely "up" days- where we got right up in the moraines and the peaks or as they call them " The Horns". For Audie ... read more