Author Archives: Serene

We opted to skip the first activity of the day – another jungle walk in the Amazon and stay on the Delfin III for the morning.  We were guaranteed to get hot, muggy and tired in the heat and not … Continue reading →

We had a 5:30 AM alarm 6:30 breakfast and then we were fitted with rubber boots.   Then we embarked on a fifteen minute skiff ride to meet a local shaman. Karola is a Shaman.  She was selected at age … Continue reading →

The day, that would end on the Amazon, started early in Cusco with a 3:30 alarm, a 4:30 breakfast and a 5:15 departure to the airport.  Enrique had gone to the airport the night before to get boarding passes and … Continue reading →

The central courtyard of our hotel had a few women selling their items and one of them brought this adorable baby alpaca!  It made us all smile. We learned this morning that one of our younger, and fit, men had … Continue reading →

Returning to our hotel near Machu Picchu,  we had the opportunity to watch demonstrations on how to make pisco sours and ceviche. Pisco is the national drink of Peru.  It is a type of brandy and must be made in … Continue reading →

I sent this text to numerous friends and family on the morning of September 18.  Of course, September 18 was also the day we went to the Inca Fortress and village that I wrote about last time – but the … Continue reading →

We had arrived at our resort in the Sacred Valley after dark so didn’t have a chance to see how nice the grounds were.  This was the second time we’ve stayed at a very, very nice resort in a seemingly … Continue reading →

We had breakfast at our hotel before leaving Lima.  We had spent four nights there, two before the Nazca Lines excursion and two after. The breakfast buffet options were always good but it was surprising that there was no decaf … Continue reading →

This was the morning we met the additional eighteen people who would be on the Machu Picchu and Amazon portions of our trip.  Most were American couples but we also had one couple from Australia and a second couple from … Continue reading →

We had an early alarm as breakfast was at 6:15 and everyone, with everything, needed to be in the lobby by 7:30.  This was the day to see the Nazca Lines and have a boat ride to the Ballestas Islands, … Continue reading →