We finished with the Colorado diversion and headed to the Denver airport. We were happy to return the rental car knowing that for the next 5+ weeks most of our travel will be on foot. It was an easy check in and then an overnight flight to Dublin. With only some dozing I was rather …
Author: redpathatease
Colorado
For those scratching their heads about this travel diversion, it’s all due to Mandy. She years ago discovered Melanzana clothing and then introduced me to it. Now we’re hooked, though obtaining it is not easy. Post pandemic they kept that sales model, which requires an appointment to shop only in person in Leadville. For those …
Off to Lisbon!
My 70th year adventures continue after a wonderful trip to the Galapagos and Machu Picchu. I so enjoyed hiking the Camino Primitivo with my daughter, Mandy, back in 2017, we decided to hike together again, but this time through Portugal. Traveling to Portugal has been a bucket list item for quite awhile, and hiking with …
A slice of Lima life… and home!
After days of constantly being on the go our final day was slow and unconstructed. We hardly knew what to do after always having everything timed out and arranged. Our group of 28 travelers was slowly dispersing around the globe. We’ve been with people from not only the states, but also Canada, the UK, Norway …
Lima
We were transported from our Cusco hotel to the airport for our flight to Lima. With it being a domestic flight it was much easier going. While all of us were in the same area on the plane we were all mixed in seating, which pleased us as we’ve become good friends. Bags collected we …
Cusco
We left the Sacred Valley heading back toward Cusco. We made a quick stop to see the mountains in the cloud forest. And then we finally got to a place that was heaven for me - a cooperative of women who were spinners, weavers, knitters who also dyed their alpaca with natural dyes. We first …
Machu Picchu!
This was to be the day to be the crowning glory of the trip and it didn’t disappoint! We began by climbing aboard our small buses and headed for Ollantaytambo, where we had been the day before. But this time it was to climb aboard the Perurail Vistadome train heading to Machu Picchu. We had …
The Sacred Valley of the Incas
We began the day with yet another wonderful breakfast buffet, all while listening to a local gentleman playing a harp and then a recorder type instrument. We then had a sit down lecture about the formation of the area and of the early indigenous people and the Incas. Onto our two smaller vehicles with our …
Urubamba
What a day! We awoke early to get our bags out to be picked up and have breakfast prior to heading back to the Lima airport. In the first 25 minutes on the bus we made it all of about 1 1/2 blocks. We could still use the hotel WiFi! The traffic was totally nuts! …
Lima
A good night’s sleep for both of us in a beautiful hotel did us wonders. We woke before our alarm, showered and headed down for breakfast. They had a delicious buffet plus a menu from which to order. Coffee was the first order of business as the tiny contraption in the room with one little …
