Good Bye Peru

  Despues de 11 meses en el Peru no pudimos estirar el presupueso para llegar a los doce meses 

pero estuvimos bien cerca.

Vivimos nuestros sueños, desde norte a sur y este a oeste, cruzamos los Andes mas de una docena de veces, sobrevivimos las discuciones y peleas familiares donde nisiquiera la democracia funciono, 

logramos hacer el colegio a larga distancia, probamos comidas exquisitas con dudosas apariencias,

vimos condores salvajes rapando nuestras cabezas, sobrevivimos una invasion Australiana de dos semanas, sobrevivimos ataques de perros callejeros y del trafico caotico, cruzamos fronteras sospechosas , nos caimos y salimos de pegajosas situaciones y sin embargo vivimos la vida playera del norte, la vida del mistico Inca de la sierra y la vida de la indomable amazonia. Pero tambien encontramos gente muy acogedora, generosa y cincera. 

Ahora los tres tenemos muchos amigos. Amigos inolvidables que nos ayudaron por todo el camino.

A ustedes amigos les debemos mucho por su ayuda y su amistad. Ustedes son tambien los protagonistas de nuestro viaje, un viaje que solo se vive una vez en la vida.

So, After 11 months in Peru we couldn't stretch the budget to make the 12 months original plan

possible, but we got pretty close.

We lived the dream, travel Peru from north to south and east to west,  crossed the high Andes more than a dozen times, survived the family infighting even when democracy failed, managed to do long distance school, tasted amazing dodgy looking food, saw wild condors flying right above our heads, 

we survived a two weeks Australian invasion Just, survived street dog attacks and the chaotic traffic, crossed dangerous borders, got stuck and out of very tricky situations and still we manage to lived the beach life, the mystic Inca andean life and the unspoiled amazonian life but we also met some true friendly people and unforgettable friends that helped us generously along the way. To these people we owe you so much for your help and friendship, you made our journey a once in a life time experience.

Parting Aussie style with the Aussie crew.
It was an honor and pleasure to show you my country but 2 weeks was enough.
From left to right; Dennis, Me, David and Adam.

These are my mates David and Adam, together trying to adopt a peruvian child.
Modern Family!
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha...........

More paryting.

Peru against  Australia.

At the Lima Central Markets.

The markets of Baratillo in Cuzco every Saturday morning.
This market originated many years ago by local thieves that were trying to off load their spoils.
 I had all kinds of warnings  about this market by many different people. They were :
Be very careful of pick pocketer .
Don't take anything you can not afford to loose.
Only take the money you can afford to loose.
All those warnings just made it all more exiting.

At the Inca ruins of Pisac.
We were almost all alone.

Getting tired Boys?

Of course we made to Machu Pichu.

Machu Pichu.

In the town of Ollantaytambo on the way to the hotel

The Salt pans in the Sacred Valley.

Cusco by night.

The boys devoured this guinea pig.

And also ate alpaca meat.
Real local  cuisine .

My farewell party.

Lots of drinking.
We call it the Pisco's  route and we were meant to go to 4 or 5 popular bars but we only made to 3
before we came down, crashed and burnt.

Girls in the kitchen.
Mili, Tania and Louise.

Last get together. A bit nostalgic.

Hollywood Boulevard  L.A.

that would be correct!  so very correct!

Who is E T?  Madeline asks.

You are a naughty boy, like Jose !

They couldn't be any happier. Louise and Madeline have been talking about this for months. 

Madeline posed for the photo and then later asks. Who was that?

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This is from the movie Jaws

Cusco by day.