Finally! Pictures from Peru! But there are a ton of them (3,000 I think!), so I'll have to post the highlights in stages.
Enjoy!
Lima - my birthday! And a beautiful day at that. Lima is usually foggy, but we were blessed with wonderful sunshine and a great view of the ocean from the park. We spent an easy first day around the city and then caught a flight to Tarapoto that night.
We had many modes of transportation: truck...
...airplane...
(Bekah made a great co-pilot!)
...boat...(fun at the beginning, not so fun after 17 hours)
...and moto - my favorite!We spent one night in Tarapoto, and then drove across the Andes to Yurimaguas. The trip started at 4am, but the sun rising in the misty mountains was well worth the early rise.
The market in Yurimaguas was an experience for sure - interesting smells and sights, and some foods I'd never even heard of! Fish, meats I couldn't identify, vegetables, foreign fruits and everything else you could possibly imagine made for an eye-opening stroll. And you're right - there are no refrigerators!
I'll spare you the pictures of the meat market, but let's just say the cow trachea is something we didn't try! The gargantuan snails, however, were pretty cool!More to come! I wonder how many pictures I can post on this blog in a week... We'll find out! Up next: Bellavista and the baby jaguar!
3 comments:
Is there any way you can take your disk of pictures to Michigan this summer so grandma can see them? They have computers at Sunset - Uncle Art has one - or maybe at Tim and Pat's house. I don't think I can begin to show her all the sights in my weekly letters. Keep 'em coming!!
Beth....great pictures and even greater experience, I'm sure! Also saw more of your pictures on Facebook that we use with Lynda and Anna. Have you been able to see some of Anna's experiences from her blog or Facebook? Quite an adventure for a 16 yr.old!
You are a good role model for her. Love Ya, ...Aunt Shirley
Yes, Mom - I think I'll bring my computer along and then we can do a little slide show for Grandma and Grandpa. Just tell them that they get to hear all the stories first-hand in June!
Aunt Shirley - I have seen some of Anna's pictures, and wow! I hope she keeps is up. Maybe we can do a trip together some time!
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