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You are probably on your way home at this moment. Like Neil I shall miss your Blogs. I love the way that food seems to be the first thing that you are looking forward to. The card of Macchu Picchu arrived today. Many thanks. Your description of the snow and wind made me shiver, and view the damp grey weather outside my window with affection! What fantastic memories you have of your South American holiday. Gene and I look forward to hearing some of these first hand. I shall miss Neil's comments too. Lots of love. xxxx

aqui ya no hay nadie de veraneo, por ubicaros....
Hola chicos, qué viaje tan estupendo, os estais empapando de la cultura sudamericana. Hay fotos realmente bonitas. Qué curiosos los hoteles, el de adobe,vale; pero el de la sal es muy original, imagino que las comidas no estarían sosas. ( las tonterias de tu amiga). Bueno aprovechad los dias que os quedan. Muchos besos. Balbi

Met some geyser in a bar...
Some more great photos, you guys (sers)...actually desert ecosystems are my great love, so great to see the hamada structures - complete topography incl. playa, pediment and range. Great stuff. It may not be your favourite, understandably, but you made one of your bloggies very happy! Hope you've been able to taste some of those delicious local Chilean wines. And don't forget to visit the national stadium in Santiago where Pinochet butchered...well, err. Best keep to the wine! Not much happening here. My swine flu has turned to pneumonia; it's rain, rain, rain; and Strictly and Big Brother are to be combined due to falling ratings. The favourite to win the next series will be the partnership of Anton de Berg and a chain-smoking lesbian ex-soft porn model from Bolton.

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Hi Allison Back from my own holiday now and have at last had a chance to read through some of your epic trip digests! Glad it's all been going well, tho' I wasn't surprised to hear about Ian's stomach problems -had much the same when I was in S America (Peru) back in 2005. Still, at least you didn't get mugged in Cusco! Your last message reminded me of when our group visited the Uros Islanders, a momento from whom I still have on my window ledge -one of their highly coloured, "hand-painted" ornamental beakers (tho' I couldn't help thinking at the time that there may be some connection between these people and certain factory owners in Taiwan!). Cornwall was v. pleasant by the way; not as exotic as where you are, but some v. nice coastal walks and lots else of interest. Back dancing away again now and am hoping to make it to Chiswick tonight, tho' I'm recovering from a bit of a 'stinker' at the moment, so we'll see. The usual crowd have been around at Ish over the last few weeks but there seems to have been a bit of a new influx recently -possibly influenced by Strictly. On that point, as you were asking, some of the dross has now gone, including boxer Joe Calzage, some instantly forgettable Crimewatch presenter and z-lister Jo Wood, who bowed out disgracefully last week. It's looking good for Hollyoaks 'actor' Ricky Whittle, who can genuinely dance a bit, but personally I'm rootin' for the very graceful and beautious Ali Bastion (an actress from The Bill, apparently). Amusingly, there's also been a bit of a 'racist scandal' involving none other than 'Anton du Beke' (or Tony Beke, to give him his real name). Sadly, unlike what happened in the case of the Carol Thatcher incident some months back, the BBC decided not to boot him off the show -cynics have suggested that this might possibly have something to do with his being groomed as Brucie's natural successor. Hmmmm. Anyway, not much more news from this end. Will keep a further eye on your blog and look forward to our dancing again when you get back. All the best Trevor

pues no nos da envidia!
Hola chicos, Pero que viaje tan estupendo, hay fotos muy chulas. Imagino que tambien habeis conocido a gente muy interesante. Ian habras practicado mucho, tu castellano será tan bueno como si fueras de Ciudad Real. Disfrutad un montón por todos los que seguimos vuestro viaje. Muchos besos. Balbi & family

Looking forward to Xmas
Well, I can't wait! The photo of Ian and Misti looks like a famous scene from Alien. Lake T is only one of the highest commercially navigable lakes - i.e. you can pay money to transit it. (Geography teacher's hat on). There are others that are higher that you can cross by ferry/tour boat, but not that size! The train journey sounds wonderful.

maravilloso chicos ¡¡
Maravilloso, probásteis el jacuzzi ? era un jacuzzi natural? recuerdo haber leído sobre partes de los ríos en Perú que son de agua hirviendo.. asi que entre el agua caliente, la altitud, etc.. te cogías un mono de la leche.. besos. carmen

Wow!
SO so jeolous - it looks and sounds amazing - definately wished I had sneaked into your suitcase (I'm only tiny you know). Love the blog - you should write a book Allie, you have a flair for the written word (and the spoken word before the wine kicks in). Love to you both. Sat X

Wonderful
What a lovely account of such a great adventure. I would have opted for Dobbin as well, I think. MP must be a great highlight, despite the tourists. But wonderful to stay up there in the hotel for R+R. Have a great trip back down to reality! You'll want to know that Nick Griffin was parachuted into Strictly as a surprise guest after a stunning performance on Question Time. He came second behind Jack Straw in the Tango.

Gracias por compartir
Queridos Alli e Ian, me alegra saber que estáis disfrutando de lo lindo, como siempre... espero que los papis se estén encontrando mejor. Las fotos son fantásticas y muy bien hechas, Alli está como siempre, ¡ como una modelo ¡, vaya envidia de cama, mi madre ¡¡ ¿quién durmió allí? la Queen Elisabeth ¡¡¡ si los peruanos... son bajitos... mi madre, debían pasárselo fenomenal........ bueno todo tiene una pinta que se me hace la boca agua.... Un beso muy fuerte desde Madriz. Carmen

Flowers
Some of those missing flowers bloom at night (to avoid being eaten during the day) and are bat-pollenated, so the two work well together. Not sure about the ants, though. Army ants are easily spotted, as they are green, hang around outside pubs in Catterick and pick fights with the locals. The head Army ant usually joins the Conservative Party to get a seat in the house of Lords. Hope you have lots of photos of the TRF - look forward to seeing them. Love N+D

pain before pleasure
Mum and i see you are being put through the mill a bit, you are realising just what a hard life some people have without complaint since they know no other. I am back in the driving seat after my stay in hospital mum is quite well and even pleased to see me home.