Still in Huarez

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For those of you who are sick of receiving these at work, youll be pleased to know that this is likely to be my last blog before I leave civilisation for 18 days...

Before I start, let me explain about apostrophes. Work on some keyboards. Not on others. This one is a no... so I havent changed my silly grammar habits and I have to admit that its hard, but strangely liberating, to be without them.

Im now really starting to get acclimatised. Yesterday was my first proper walk. I was quite liking hanging out in the garden, but did remind myself that this is a walking holiday. So I suppose we can be expected to walk... We drove about 50 mins out of Huarex, up a steep winding path, with houses and livestock right on the edge of the road. Its fair to say that no grader had been along the road in quite a while. We then walked up a ridge and around the side of a hill. Ascending from 3,500 metres to 4,100 metres in about 1 1/2 hours. Bearing in mind that Mt Cook is 3,700 metres, thats quite high. Of course we are a lot closer to the equator, so its not as if we are climbing or walking in snow. In fact its really hot and I have managed to get sunburnt 2 days in a row. V. embarassing, but I suppose to be expected when you have come from the winter. I felt pretty good, though pretty puffed.

last night most of the rest of the Group arrived and fortunately, so far, they all seem pretty good. We are 9 in all, ranging from 22 to somewhere over 60. 3 lawyers, but the other 2 are/ were public defenders in the US. A family of 3 (Tessa who is 22 will be my tent mate) and a few extras.

Today we walked from the town up to the Cross and then beyond.

Need to finish now, will complete shortly...

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Comments

[Sara]

Grammar queen
Lucy - there was an article in the Sunday papers about the return of the exclamation mark and other grammatical excitement - including my fave ellipses... I thought of you!!!!!!! S