As you can see Jesus is watching over us, good thing because it has been quite a week! I indulged in the local custom of Cuy, aka; Guinea pig! It was not very meaty and it tasted of dry turkey, however the head and legs were the daunting part. I managed to slice, dice and consume the loveable household pet. We ended our time in Cusco riding horses in the hills, stopping at a few Incan ruins in the area. Em loves Horses as captured by this pic, love her smile!
We then chased what we thought would be a very cool adventure, starting on our first night bus...it was a prelude to a ton of effort for very little reward. Arequipa in the south of Peru is busy, dirty and crowded. The main Plaza is nice, and our hostal was a great refuge. We did however get to visit a frozen Incan Girl found high upon a mountain 15 years ago, funny how she did somehow acheive eternal life...as long as the power to her freezer does not go out (sorry no pics allowed).
We then took a gruelling 6 hour bus trip, loaded with people standing, and the stench was something else. Not to mention the road was not paved...all in a quest for a canyon deeper than Arizonas Grand...I call Bologna. It was kinda cool but nothing like the grand canyon, so we hiked along the edge for awhile in the blistering sun, tired and dusty.
And what goes out must come back, repeat bus ride. Yikes we are wiped from merely chasing, and we both are the first to admit we could have done without that trip!
Yesterday, our 4th straight day in some sort of bus brought us to the end of Peru. Not feeling very social we retire very early to watch our bootleg sex in the city movie. We are both ready for a new country!
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I am exhausted just reading about all the bus rides. After that, I can't believe you stayed awake for the first half of sex in the city. Ben claims it was sorse than the geisha movie. The second half was half way good.
Love to you, kpw
We are off to Va and Wva tomorrow.
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