We arrived here from Guayaquil on Saturday (I think) with the arrangements made from our hostel there, for a hotel and a 4-day cruise starting on Friday June 12. We met up with a German woman travelling by herself and shared our triple room with her. Then yesterday on the street we met a German…
We arrived in Quayaquil and bought tickets for the next day to fly to the Galapagos, with the intent of finding a last-minute arrangement for a cruise during the 12 days we had allowed before returning to Lima to fly home. In Quayaquil we went to a hostel that had been recommended on-line as having…
I wrote a long message that didn’t get saved – I will recreate it bit by bit. Morning train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes, which is the town below Macchu Pichu. Our hotel was arranged by the taxi driver/travel agent in Cuzco and was quite satisfactory. We had the day to wander around town –…
>We found our way to the regular bus station in Cuzco yesterday and got on a bus to Urubamba (1 -1 1.5 hours, but we´re not paying much attention to the clock=, where we changed to a crowded mini van for the half hour to Ollantaytambo. From Ollantaytambo we had tickets for the train to…
>My trusty little Canon camera has recovered from its dunking. Seems to be working fine. I guess the test will come when I print the new photos or view them on a proper computer screen.
>Walked over to N’s hotel at 7.30 and we left there in a moto-taxi for the airport. Mototaxiing through town is an experience, and plays havoc with the hairdo. Flew to Limi, changed flights and flew to Cuzco – an hour and a bit. In Cuzco took an official airport taxi with the intent of…
Friday was my last day in Iquitos. It started very rainy but soon cleared up. The hotel people got a guide (really just a friend of theirs named Saul). I wanted to go to the part of town that is the famous floating town and marketplace, Belen (which means Bethlehem) but I preferred to go…
Today I relaxed in town. Up at 7, had to dress in my black pants and only shirt since all the other clothes were still not dry. Normally, I don´t care if I put on damp clothes and let them dry on my body. However, in addition to the many mosquito and ant bites, I…
Seeing Clarely 