This was my first day in
Cusco, Peru and the Sacred Valley Tour. I got this handmade wall hanging for my friend Diane. Oh, look, the lady in the background and her hat. I bought a hat like that, can you imagine that.
Here I am again, looking for that special hat, not here, maybe the next place. I really think this hat had seen better days
Finally, I found the hat. This is the lady that made it. This was at the base of
Ollendaytumbo, the first day of my adventure to
Machu Pichu.
On the way through Sacred Valley I saw this child in her native dress. How sweet she was, but she would not sell me her hat. Oh, I did not try to buy it, really. Children all over the world, I have found are all the same, angels of God
This is now somewhat out of order. Oh, the
adventerous person that I am, after getting to Machu Pichu, I decided to climb Wayno Pichu, the mountain that one usually see in most pictures of Machu Pichu. This really took a long time, very narrow and straight up and down. See how steep it is in the background. Do I look nervous?
I made it, I climb Wayno Pichu. I am holding on for dear life or can you tell. Look!!!! Machu Pichu is in the background. At this time the clouds were taking us and it started to rain. Now to get down
Well, here I am at Machu Pichu with Wayno Pichu in the background. Really, I did climb it, as you can see the clouds are overtaking it.
Climbing to the top of Machu Pichu, was a real thrill, so much to see and visit. Machu Pichu is really very large. Wayno Pichu is in the background covered in the cloulds. I made it.
Well, here I am coming down Machu Pichu. I was so tired, hot and almost exhausted, but I did it.
When you get to the bottom of Machu Pichu, you have to eat the meal of the national meat, a guinea pig. Here I am doing just that, actually, it was very sweet meat and not too much of it. When in Rome, when in Machu Pichu, do as they do.
Well, after 5 days in Peru hiking and climbing, I arrived in Cuenca, Ecuador to visit friends. Chuck and Nancy took me to the local flower market. The calla lilies were $.20 each, great lunch later for $1.75 and off to relax at there condo.
Thats all for today
This is a salon in the Hotel Santa Lucia in Cuenca, Ecuador. This hotel is so very beautiful and exquisite. There is a restaurant and the prices are so very reasonable. The details for service and personal attention, is to die for. Ecuador is such a bargain for food and hotels.
Well, you know when you eat too much and just a few drinks, people act crazy. And here is the picture to prove it. Nancy and Chuck in the foreground are my friends that invited me to Ecuador. We went to this sushi restaurant, as you can see "fun was had by all." Vicki, my traveling buddy is to my left.
