While I'm in Peru I'll be posting some pictures to Flickr, posting pictures here, and doing some other updates. Should be fun! I'll be back July 6th. eMail is the best way to reach while I'm gone.
Hiked up to Pumacara today. It was a decent hike and a pretty good day. I rode a horse for the first time in about 30 years. I also had a great healing with Don Humberto.
Went to Tipon today, The Temple of the Water. I didn't get too many pictures because I was having some hydration issues, but it was still a pretty good day. Here's the pics.
I guess they are going to go with personal attacks for the whole race that they could never prove:
"Even if you never met him, you know this guy. He's the guy at the country club with the beautiful date, holding a martini and a cigarette that stands against the wall and makes snide comments about everyone who passes by," - Karl Rove
Karl, could you please share with us all the snide comments Obama has made with you about other folks. Oh... that's right.... you said a few weeks ago you never met the guy.
My trip with The Four Winds starts at noon today and we head into the Sacred Valley. A few thing about the trip so far:
The food is pretty good... even to me.
Its a beautiful city surrounded by mountains on all sides.
Everyone here is really nice and you can get around without much Spanish.
That being said... I can't imagine coming to a country and not knowing the language. That's got to be real tough. I spent alot of time studying Spanish... thank God. It made this part of the trip when I'm on my own alot easier.
The not being able to drink the water thing is a real pain in the butt.
Running into people around town has been great. There are so many tourists and Americans you can generally find someone to hang out with wherever you go. And they are so happy to be here.
I never thought I'd enjoy the parades as much as I did. They were alot of fun.
If you want to come to Cusco I would recommend coming during Inti Raymi and I would recommend not staying too close to the Plaza de Armas because it is loud there well into the night.
I'm not sure how much internet access I'll have going forward, but I'll have some.
Did some shopping this morning at a big market and got a few things. Then headed over the a Shaman store and ran into CD and Caroline who I know from the Four Winds classes. We went out to lunch then headed over to a store recommened by Don last night at dinner.
There we met Don Hipolito at the store who we bought a few things from, then he did a few blessings and picked out a meteorite chunpi (healing stone) for me. He really tested my Spanish out. We are going to go back to his place at 6:00 where he's going to do a despacho with us for a good trip and we have to bring him a bottle of wine. He's a funny guy.
And in case you only read the American press, check this out from Pakistan. This is how about 95% of the world reports on the war on terror. I generally don't post stuff like this, but Kristol's fear mongering is repugnant and I think people should get different perspectives on what is going on in the Middle East.
Met some folks who talked me into taking a city tour and had a good time. Met more folks on the tour from all over the world... Brazil, China, Japan, Sweden, NJ, Texas...
After the tour I was walking through the city and ran into Four Winds Alum Bob Reed who invited me to dinner with a bunch of folks who just completed a trip up Mt. Asangate. Wendy Allison was there along with 18 other people that I got to meet. Good night.
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