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Fine adventures!
How great that you've adjusted to the altitude and are having adventures with great people! Wise to get out of Cusco and into the countryside with the alpacas and guinea pigs--your photos are very evacative! And you are an adventurous eater if you'll eat those adorable little guineas--I'm going for the purple potatoes. See you on Saturday--I'm off to Copacabana this afternoon.

Yay!
Glad cranky Brandan has been put in his place and adventurous Brandan is running amock! Wish I was there!

Airport Friend
Hey Brendan, Nice to meet you in the airport - great blog by the way! Sorry I brought back the supposedly stranded german guy to the starbucks - hopefully he was telling the truth - seems to be quite a bit of these germans buys with money problems these days... Have a great trip in Peru and especially interested to hear about your forthcoming trips to Ica and Nazca! Sincerely, Tim Marti

Great views!
Hi B, Glad to hear you are back on your feet and ready to travel. The pictures so far have been amazing. The one with you in the hat with the alpaca made me think of you helping on the farm. Wait.....you didn't help on the farm, Ha Ha! Can't believe how pretty it looks there and I share your love of ruins. As an added bonus you even ate at a buffet, now, thats my kind of trip! Keep the pics and blog coming and I will try to get mom and dad down this weekend to catch up on it. Later T

Dave here....man... you've got it going now!!
You're just getting started in a most beautiful country. Believe it or not....there's more beauty on the horizon. Peru is just amazing.....as you undoubtedly know.

Isn't it great when the Diamox starts working?
Great photos! So many memories are flooding back. The sacred valley is beautiful. The Pisac market is very famous. I'm not a big fan of rodents so I didn't care a thing about the guinea pigs...for some reason some people find them cute and you seem to be one. Yuck, makes my skin crawl. Glad it brought back some pleasant memories for you. I remember when we walked into a local home and there were nearly a hundred of them running around. Needless to say I got out of that house quickly. Next time we get together we will have to open a bottle of wine and share rodent stories. I had a small taste of it in a stew while we were there but honestly the piece I consumed was microscopic. You can wear the scarf when you go back to Ohio to visit. Thanks for the heads up that you will be off the grid. We will not call the Peruvian government to search for you! Happy travels.

Oh my, I know those headaches! Not a pleasant way to start but I've read ahead and see you have recovered nicely and making your way through the sacred valley. Be sure to try all the salty food of Peru...lol. Come to think of it, maybe the salt helps with the altitude? Have a wonderful trip Brendan!

How are you doing?
Hey Brendan, Hope the headaches are gone and you are finally enjoying your trip. Vacations are for Pampering yourself so enjoy and have fun with that. Hope to see some more pictures soon. Have fun and stay safe! Janelle