Throwing stones Oh man! that ritual of throwing stones cracked me up. Maybe i should start doing that to people i like and if they turn around and don't throw stones back i will consider it a success. I wonder if michaela would appreciate me chucking rocks at her to indicate i like her as a friend.
It is very fun to read your blog, of really roughing it during your travels and comparing it to my overly pampered Hawaiian experience. Here i may sleep on an air mattress (gasp!) but at least after and exhausting day of playing on the beach i get to take a hot shower and drink beer in some super cheese bar :)
A real adventure Hi Dylan, Machu Picchu seems like a real adventure, really hard bits, breathtakingly beutifiul bits and somewhat dangerous bits. I am quite jealous I haven't done anything like it for too many years. How high are the passes?
great stuff Enjoying the blogs mate - is almost like being there with you... Except more cold, grey and brummie. I'm sure it will please you to know that i've been grinding my teeth at your carefree approach to spelling and grammar, but it does add a certain character to your prose. I suggested to Steve that you didn't really go to Macchu Pichu.... i mean - 15 paragraphs on the journey and then a link to wikipedia - what's that all about?! I demand photos as proof!
Glad to hear you're both having an awesome journey so far, looking forward to future instalments. Nice work.
enjoying the journey By the time we arrived at Machu Picchu I was absolutely exhausted and probably did not appreciate it as much as I could have. You are right the journey was by far the most enjoyable part of the experience for me. Lou is documenting her experiences in a note book I am not sure if she will get around to publishing them on line but I will encourage her to do so or perhaps comment on my blogg.
We celebrated Obama´s election here as viewed live on CNN world news. Everyone was quite please and optimistic about what he can achieve in his first term. Thanks for the book recomendation I´ll see if I can grab a copy on my way around. I´m reading A farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway at the moment which I have been really enjoying despite the slushy ýou do love me don´t you darling´bits. Please keep posting here it´s great and has been making me laugh. I get to moderate (censor) so post what ever you like. x dylan
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end” It seems that you enjoyed the trek to the site more than the site itself. That, or you got fed up of writing by the time you got to the bit about watching the sun rise over Machu Picchu. It's a good sign that you're enjoying the travel itself as you'll be doing so much in the next few months. Nice to hear what music you were listening too, like adding a sound track to your description.
I'd love to hear Louise's version of the journey as it would appear you skipped up the mountain, only stopping for a little extra exercise, whilst dragging a near invalid and carrying her luggage. I'm sure it's all true, but I'll bet Louise would put a different spin on it.
Has the big news fileterd through to Peru? Not Kidderminsters progression into the next round of the FA cup, but Obama's election. Does anyone there care? It seems to have cheered people up a bit despite the credit crunch, in particular his campaign slogan of 'change we need' which it is claimed he stole from the homeless.
It was the ceremony of remembrance at the Cenotaph this week and the tv and papers were dominated by stuff from WWI. Amazingly there were three surving veterans at the ceremony, the youngest 106. After all they went through I can't believe they've lived this long.
I'm guessing book recommendations aren't much use to you, but if I don't tell you about it now I'll forget and it's a book so far up your street it could have been written for you. Mark Steel's 'Reason to be cheerful', I bet your dad would like it to.
I'm still not sure this is the best place to be writing this stuff so maybe next time I'll send a message.
K xxx
Sweet, Dude. Bin looking foward to this installment of your great big fat fun adventure for the last couple a days. Sounds like you are in your element. Top stuff.
Bum gravy Not sure if I'm supposed to be commenting publicly or sending you a private message so shout up if you feel strongly one way or t'other.
Sorry to here about your stomach complaint I guess it'll take a while for you to toughen it up as it faces a miriad of new and exciting bacteria/foodstuffs/viruses. It doesn't sound like it's held you back too much.
Coincidentally listened to something about South America last week on the radio. See if Simon Bolivar crops up during your stay.
I'm really enjoying the blog, I'm glad to see you've adopted your more personal style rather than the machine code you sometimes use in emails. I know you specifically asked for the pedants to give you a break whilst writing this blog, but I thought you should know that your spelling and grammar has really cheered me up at work and I genuinely think it adds something. As someone who has spoken to you in a variety of different states it reminds me of you struggling for the right word to express your thoughts. My particular favourite that still brings a smile to my face is you being 'in ore of this beautful place'.
I hope you enjoy Machu Picchu and don't forget to post some photos.
K xxx
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Throwing stones
Oh man! that ritual of throwing stones cracked me up. Maybe i should start doing that to people i like and if they turn around and don't throw stones back i will consider it a success. I wonder if michaela would appreciate me chucking rocks at her to indicate i like her as a friend. It is very fun to read your blog, of really roughing it during your travels and comparing it to my overly pampered Hawaiian experience. Here i may sleep on an air mattress (gasp!) but at least after and exhausting day of playing on the beach i get to take a hot shower and drink beer in some super cheese bar :)