Geo: 42.8196, 6.32812Today was a Day at Sea so we took advantage to sleep in a while. Although Days At Sea are supposed to be relaxing, they usually aren't for us.We met at 8:30 for breakfast at Cabanas before heading off to the DVC Member Party at Fathoms. Regan was selected to answer a trivia question and she did well! Then, Nikki and I were also chosen but not allowed to answer so others could get a chance.At breakfast Nikki and the girls gave me my father's day gift which was an awesome surprise since I had asked them not to do anything special.Right after the DVC party, we headed to the Anyone Can Cook Series where we learned to make Lobster Ravioli. We love these cooking series and found out that we will learn entrée ... read more

Geo: 41.3879, 2.16992Our plane from Atlanta landed a few minutes late at 8:45. We got off the plane and through customs really quickly and then had a wait for our luggage. They told us their commitment for luggage was 40 minutes but, they beat that. The front pocket of Kelsie's suitcase was ripped off in the journey from Salt Lake City so we had to make arrangements for Delta to repair it once we get home.Then we met our driver who loaded us in his van and drove us to the Hilton Diagonal Mar. We had two rooms and Regan & Kelsie's was ready so we went to their room and freshened up a little before heading to the Executive lounge for a snack. Then heading out for the day.Our hotel recommended spending the day on ... read more

Geo: -12.0931, -77.0465Luggage had to be outside the door by 7:45 then we had breakfast in the hotel before meeting in the lobby. The buses took us to Cucso airport for our 1.5 hour plane ride to Lima. Once we landed in Lima, we went straight to the bus for a ride to our lunch location. We were privileged to eat and visit Casa Aliaga, a colonial mansion that is as old as Lima itself. This house is where a former financial advisor to the President lived. It is a beautiful home full of antiques and history and beautifully preserved. Before lunch we watched a group of performers who played the cajon (or peru box) and sang and danced. Lunch was a buffed and we ate in the main dining room of the house. After lunch ... read more

Geo: -13.52, -71.99Our luggage had to be out of the room by 8:00 so we could depart by 8:30. We drove through the Sacred Valley to Pisac where we went to the market for some shopping. We were each given 10 Soles to purchase a "white llama" gift for an exchange later in the trip. After about an hour of shopping we got back on the bus for a continued drive. We made a short stop at the Awana Kancha Camelids Center where we got to feed llamas and Alpacas. We also had time to see many of the goods produced from their wool. Then it we completed our ride into Cusco city. We learned that Cusco has a population of approximately half a million people. Our bus dropped us off right in the main square ... read more

Geo: -13.3139, -72.2075We had breakfast in the hotel this morning and then met for an hour bus ride to the archeological site of Moray. At Moray we saw terraces that, rather than going up the side of the mountain, are in a depression in the earth. Experts believe that the Incas used this as a laboratory to help them cultivate crops that would grow in the valleys of Cusco. The temperature difference between the top of the site to the bottom of the site differ by 15 degrees F. We walked a way down into the terraces and then used "flying staircases" to get from one terrace to the next. These are rocks that protrude from the wall of the terrace creating steps.We learned that these Incan terraces were not cut into the mountain but a ... read more