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Entries from July 2006

Machu Picchu

July 11th, 2006 · 5 Comments

Early this morning we caught the train from Cusco to Machu Picchu. It was only about 40 miles, but switch backs up the mountain and winding up canyons resulted in a 4 hour trip. Machu Picchu is amazing. The closest thing I can compare it to is Stonehenge, in terms of a stone structure built […]

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Emergency Room

July 10th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Last post I mentioned in a comment that Derek and Gisele had gone up the mountain and were feeling the altitude. It got worse. They went through a 16,000 foot pass before they dropped back down to about 12,000 feet where their hotel was. Derek got sicker and sicker, terrible headache, vomiting, and they finally […]

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Sick in Arequipa

July 8th, 2006 · 5 Comments

Last night at dinner Devon complained that his stomach was a little uneasy. After dinner he had to hurry back to the hotel. About 2 in the morning he called my room, saying he felt really bad. Diarrhea, vomiting, fever, chills, aches. He couldn’t keep anything down. I had the hotel desk call a doctor, […]

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First day in Peru

July 7th, 2006 · 1 Comment

We are here. Devon almost didn´t make it. Super shuttle didn`t show up, but got a friend to drive him. He checked in too late to make the flight, but fortunately they had another following 1/2 hour behind. I changed my flight too so he wouldn´t be alone. Lima was cool and drizzling all the […]

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Peru!

July 3rd, 2006 · 2 Comments

We are off to Peru on Wednesday morning. None of us have ever been to South America, so we’re excited about the trip. We will arrive in Lima, and then travel to Cusco and spend a few days there and at nearby Machu Pichu. I’m not sure of all the other places we will go […]

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