July 20-21 It would be another long day in the van with a few stops allowing us to take in some trip highlights. But first up would be another hearty breakfast in the hotel’s lovely dining room, overlooking the swimming pool and the property’s lush grounds. Soon enough, our luggage was collected, and we found […]
July 19 After another hearty breakfast at the Andina, we soon found ourselves in our van heading out of town, towards the Altiplano high plains and the Colca Valley and Canyon. It would be the first of many days of enforced idleness, Joanna and I perched in the far back reading or perhaps watching a […]
July 16-18 With a busy day ahead of us, we were up early and hit the breakfast buffet to make sure we had sufficent energy to last through the morning. Another good selection of proteins, carbohydrates, and sweet things greeted us, and the bonus was sitting outside on the patio, the sun warming us nicely […]
July 16-18 After introductions with the group in the lobby and a quick check to make sure we had all we needed for the rest of the evening, we exited the Pullman, climbed into what would be the first of many transit vans (12-passengers plus) and drove to the Huaca Pucillana Restaurant, which sits directly […]
July 14-16 With a full day to kill before meeting up with our tour leader and group at 6:00 pm, we used a QR code on our welcome note to check out available day tours in Lima. We were delighted to see the Lima Discovery Experience tour for that day in the afternoon that would […]
July 14-16 Our flights went smoothly, and arriving around 5 in the morning in Lima, we cleared customs quickly, although there was some confusion as they asked to see our boarding passes from the flight, but as we had used our phones, those passes had expired and were removed from our devices. Recognizing that we […]
July 14-16 And then finally, after more than two years of planning, starting, stopping, starting, and stopping, we found ourselves getting ready to fly to Peru for a two-week tour with Intrepid, the folks that took us to the Nile River in Egypt in 2019. We’d booked the Premium Peru In Depth tour, which would […]
May 19 – 27 Two days later Joanna and I made a long-delayed visit to the Rosie the Riveter / WWII Home Front National Historical Park, located on the waterfront in Richmond. The park preserves and interprets the legacy of the United States home front during World War II, including the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, the […]
May 19 – 27 After paying the entrance fee, we parked near the Visitor Center and proceeded to spend an hour or so walking around the one-mile Redwood Loop Trail through the 40-acre old growth forest, which was the first coast redwood grove to be saved from logging. It is the largest old-growth grove south […]
May 19 – 27 The next day would be a full one and we started it off right with a visit to The Buttery, a bakery and café about a half mile up Soquel in the other direction from last night, and we so enjoyed the food there we would return the next morning for […]
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