Two For Fun

Sunday, July 15, 2018

Saturday, July 14, 2018

Today started as the second part of a one two punch. The first part was waking up at 3am and today it was 4am so I almost fell asleep on the trail. The beginning of the hike was pitch black and we had to wear our headlights. Me and Eleanor hiked two thirds of the way out of the canyon and then we got to ride on mules!! It was fun but scary because when they turned corners they went out to the very edge and they almost fell of the side of the mountains. After we got to the top of the mountain we waited for our parents while playing with three stray dogs. After our parents got there we went to breakfast with our guide,Harley then we went to 6 stops. One we got to pet lamas and alpacas then we went to a town called maca then we went to some hot springs then we went to lunch then we watched a movie called ready player one then we went to the highest point to take pictures then we went to a lama and alpaca reserve then we went back to our hotel and on the way we saw about 150 stray dogs when we got back we went to dinner and then wet to sleep

Friday, July 13, 2018

Day 6: Colca Canyon

Tonight we are sleeping in a little lodge with a pool that me and Ian had fun playing pool n for a while! It felt soooo nice we’ve been hiking all day and our legs are so tired! We went down a big giant mountain today!!!! We climbed down that (2nd pic)!!!!!

Day 6: Arequipa to Colca Canyon

Today we woke up at 3 AM! We are going on a hike into Colca Canyon today and then sleeping in a little hut overnight. Then tomorrow we will hike back out! Today we will start hiking, after a six hour car ride!! Here are some pics from Condor Crossing, our first stop in the Colca Canyon.

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Day 5: Arequipa (#2)

We started the day visiting a museum to see and learn about the Ice Maiden (a female child sacrificed by Incas 600 years ago), then we wandered around this beautiful colonial city and found a good spot to watch the England-Croatia game over lunch. After a brief siesta in the afternoon, we visited a local market. Kev has some fantastic images of the market that I hope he will post later. We bought some goodies to eat for dinner on our hotel’s roof top terrace. Tomorrow, we are being picked up bright and early (3am!) for a trip to Colca Canyon where we will hike and do a homestay. P.S. We probably won’t blog tomorrow, so don’t worry if you don’t hear from us.

Day 5: Arequipa

Today we went to see the Ice Maiden (we were not allowed to take pics)! We saw the Ice Maiden named Juanita and learned all about her sacrafice to the gods! Now we are in a place paying for our trek in Colca Canion!

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Day 4: Lima and Arequipa

We started off slow today, like most of our days in Lima. After some packing and eating some breakfast we took a short walk to a park near Dylan and Marlene's with a path up to some mountains/dunes that separate the Miraflores and La Molina neighborhoods in Lima.

Ian and I made the short scramble to the ridge and took some pictures while Megan and Eleanor stayed back at the park.

We left Isle del Sol (Dylan and Marlene's community) for the airport after lunch.

After arriving in Arequipa and a 30 minute drive from the airport, we checked into our quardruple room and roamed around the town for a bit and wandered around a grocery store.