Jeff und Connie
Follow us as we travel from Anchorage, Alaska to the Peruvian Andes to the depth of the Grand Canyon and to the winter wonderland of Tirol, Austria! Jeff is currently in Huaraz, Peru with our good friend Brij Potnis, and myself, Adrienne and JT Lindholm will join them in Cuzco on October 11th. From there we will travel to Lake Titicaca and Arequipa. Jeff and Brij will be in Peru until November 13th and the rest of us will return November 4th. Following our trip to Peru, Jeff and I will embark on a great adventure down the Colorado River from November 24th to December 18th. To top it all off, we will travel to celebrate Christmas and New Year with our families and friends in Tirol, Austria! This is bound to be a fantastic three month Travelpolooza!!The Jeff and Connie Travelpolooza
Wir laden euch alle ein uns auf unserem Reiseabenteuer zu begleiten! In den naechsten drei Monaten werden Jeff und ich von Anchorage nach Peru bis in die Tiefen des Grand Canyons und in die weihnachtliche Heimat reisen. Der Jeff befindet sich schon jetzt in Peru, wo er zusammen mit unserem Freund Brij Potnis die Gegend von Huaraz erkundet. Am 11. Oktober fliege ich zusammen mit Adrienne und JT Lindholm nach Lima und Cuzco wo wir dann alle zusammentreffen. Nach Cuzco und Maccu Picchu sind unsere Reiseziele der Titicaca See und Arequipa. Jeff und Brij haben das Glueck bis zum 13. November in Peru zu bleiben, aber JT, Adrienne und ich treten die Heimreise nach Anchorage schon am 4. November an. Einer muss ja Geld verdienen :-) Vom 24. November bis zum 18. Dezember befinden wir uns dann am Grunde des Grand Canyons um den Colorado River zu raften. Und um diesem Abenteuer das Tuepferchen auf dem 'i' zu geben feiern wir dann Weihnachten und Neujahr mit unseren Familien und Freunden in Tirol. Das alles kann ja nur ein einmaliges Reiseerlebnis werden!
While in Peru, you can also track us directly through SPOT. Waehrend wir in Peru sind koennt ihr uns auch ueber SPOT verfolgen: http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0Qfi2RYiDfpZzxZgLmKonTMYZGFS2yXJP.
Travel Blog Posts
October 30th 2008
Hola! Because it´s been so hard to find time to update you all on our travels, I decided to cheat a little bit - I am copying Brij´s accout of our Sacred Valley bike tour and Salkantay Trek to Machupiccuhu, including what almost turned out to be impossible - to get from Cusco to Puno by bus. Just so you know, we are at the Colca Canyon right now so we made it safely to Puno and Arequipa. The current connection is too slow to upload any photos so I have to leave that for next time, sorry! MJ came, saw and left in the last few days. We biked the Sacred Valley from Cusco to Pisac the first day, in time to walk up to the ruins above town that evening. The next day we ... read more
Cuzco, Peru Adventures October 2008
Published: October 17th 2008South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco » Cusco
October 17th 2008
Well, it has been a wild ride since arriving in Cuzco- acclimatizing to 10,000ft/3,400m, being pan-handled constantly and spending a night in the hospital have all been a part of the Peruvian experience so far. Connie arrived on Sunday 10/12 after 30 hours of flying on 5 different planes. The first day included getting oriented to the city, eating and going to bed early with a huge headache. Cuzco has the feel of a southern European city complete with tourist shops and restaurants for all types of travelers. It is uniquely Peruvian with traditionally dressed women selling their artwork and traditional food. Acutally, it seems as if everybody here had something to sell! There is a great local market in the center of town for buying fruits, vegetables, meats and handicrafts. The Peruvians are very welcoming ... read more
Brij's Iron Stomach
Published: October 9th 2008South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National ParkOctober 8th 2008
We had 2 not so exciting days, hence no updates (even from SPOT). I should say that I did not have exciting days, Jeff might beg to differ. Sunday night, or possibly monday morning, he caught a stomach bug that took him out for 2 days. He worked on strengthening his stomach muscles while I exercised them in different ways. The legend of my iron stomach lives on, and if I am not trading places with Jeff by tomorrow morning, I should be good for the rest of the 5 weeks. In the last 3 days I've had, amongst other things, a fried guinea pig, a sketchy looking hen (cooked of course), a variety of sauces (not temperature hot), a drink made of maize/corn and apples, an energy bar with coca (Jeff and I are calling ... read more
Last day in Huaraz
Published: October 9th 2008South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National Park
October 8th 2008
All is well here in Huaraz! I recovered from my stomach bug which I feel came about from eating grilled pig in the outdoor market- not a good idea- no "iron stomach" here. Just could not resist- everyone is so friendly and wants you to try their local food. Today we biked from Huaraz to 12,500 ft through some of the most beautiful country I have ever seen. From an arid grassland to the base of the glaciers in Huascuran National Park. It was full of life-Peruvians washing clothes, bathing and fishing in the streams, sheep/cattle herders (shepherds) tending to their animals, the building of houses and the continued friendly waves that we have received from everyone. It is hard to capture the imagery here and the simplicity. People in these more remote areas farm with ... read more
Jeff and Brij take cooking lessons
Published: October 9th 2008South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National ParkOctober 5th 2008
This morning started off early for us. We arrived at El Fogon shortly before 8am and we waited for 10 minutes and thought we had been stood up by our Peruvian waitress/friend, Ruth. Ruth arrived with her friend Jessica and we went to the meat market. Words really can´t explain this place. It was loco! I have never seen so many dead animals in my life! Of course it was captured on video- pigs were hanging upside down, along with goats, guinea pigs, butchered cow, etc. It was unbelievable. We bought 1 kilo of meat for $1.50- how do they make money here? From here we went to another vegetable market, that was cheaper with clothes, shoes, belts, hats, dishes, etc. We sampled some roasted pig and some soup that was supposed to taste great. It ... read more
Peruvian Restaurant in Anchorage?
Published: October 9th 2008South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National ParkOctober 4th 2008
So after the last travel update Aldo recommended a restaurant (El Fogon) that we should try out if we were looking for local cusine. Of course! So we walked a couple blocks to the Plaza de Armas and then a couple more. Blocks are so small here, very walking friendly. I kept watch as Jeff withdrew cash from an ATM. We passed another local eating place that had a sign outside for hamburgers for Sole 1.5 (that´s about 50 cents ... good for Peru, bad for McDonalds). We decided to stick to original plan of going to El Fogon. I decided to order without knowing what¨"Trucha" is. Turns out it is fish, served complete with the head. The fish was great, but was was extraordinary were the sauces that came along with the food. It made ... read more
Huaraz - Jeff
Published: October 9th 2008South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National Park
October 4th 2008
Hola de Peru! Huarez is incredible! Brij and I came here directly from the chaos of Lima- we were there for 2 hours and jumped on a bus for 9 hours to Huarez. It was brutal! It is amazing how poor this country is and how dedicated they are to farming and helping others. Everyone has been so friendly even offering us change to make a local phone call. After sleeping until 11 the next morning, we met up with the ultimate guys that own a climbing and biking guide service- Galaxia Expeditions. We assembled our bikes in their shop yesterday and repaired a broken part on Brijs bike. That afternoon we went on our first bike ride to 10500ft. Today we went up in to the mountains with our bikes and the guides for 4 ... read more
Huaraz - Brij want to move to Peru
Published: October 9th 2008South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National ParkOctober 3rd 2008
After 36 hours of travel by plane and bus we arrived in Huarez (9500') last night. The connections were really good and everything went like clockwork, except for the sleep. Couldn't get horizontal until we arrived here. The food ... what can I say. Starting from the bus ride we have been having one wonderful dish after another. It is so good it make me want to take cooking lessons. We had some mystery meat on the bus, and last night I had "Lomo Salt Ado" - beef tips. Jeff had what we thought was chicken, turns out he just found out that he had guinea pig. I wish I was so lucky in random ordering. The retaurant is right below where we are staying. The t-rex burrito was almost healthy, it had brocolli, beans, peas, ... read more
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