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Making a run for it…
Last week went by with no real improvement with the situation in Bolivia, (remember the situation here). All the roads remained closed, the protesters remained active. There wasn't much for us to do but wait. We tried to stay productive, but I was starting to get bummed as we stared a 5th straight week in the eye. I kept busy with work and Stevie spent her time writing. I hunted down a dentist as my tooth was seriously bothering me ever since that dentist f'ed me up in Lima, Peru. … [Read More...]
Nobody’s Going Anywhere – Trapped in La Paz
Well, what was originally supposed to be a couple of days stay in La Paz is now entering into the 4th week. The fact is, we're trapped in La Paz, Bolivia. Bolivian mining unions have staged … [Read More...]
The Fighting Cholitas: Happy Mother’s Day!
Petticoats. Bowler hats. Body slams. What's not to love? When Tree asked me what I wanted to do for Mother's day, I knew I had to use my "special day advantage" to get him to take me to El … [Read More...]
The World’s Most Dangerous Road
Long before we ever arrived in Bolivia I had heard about The World's Most Dangerous Road, and, of course, shortly after hearing about it, I declared to Stevie that WE would be driving it. Caveat … [Read More...]
La Paz, Politics, and Cheese
We've probably been in La Paz way too long. It's getting close to 2 weeks now. As I mentioned in the previous post, this is supposed to be a quick stop-over. Not a full on post-up hang. The fact … [Read More...]
La Paz – The highest capital in the world
La Paz is not typically a traveler's highlight. It's a giant city located at ebbing altitudes between 12,000 - 13,500 feet. Most travelers use it as a stop over on their way to other parts of … [Read More...]
Moving Deeper Into Bolivia
We really enjoyed our little lake side hang at Copacabana, but we had to move. The internet connectivity was killing us. Before leaving, we went up to the cathedral to have our van blessed. We're … [Read More...]
Isla Del Sol – Happy Birthday Tree
We headed out to Isla Del Sol for my 39th birthday, as noted in our last post, (remember here). I have to admit, birthdays have always been a big deal to me. I've always taken them very seriously. … [Read More...]
Welcome To Bolivia – Copacabana
Getting into Bolivia was a bit of a struggle, with police and border official trying to extract money from us (remember here). Gian Marco had warned us that the police in Bolivia were more corrupt … [Read More...]
Dear Soleil – Your 3rd Country – Bolivia
My dear little Soleil, You're now a whopping 6 months old and you've just entered your 3rd country, Bolivia. (Technically this is your 4th country. They stamped you into Chile, but then wouldn't let … [Read More...]
End of an Era… Adios Peru
We've been in Peru for over a year and a half. We never planned it that way. We got pregnant while hanging out in the little surf town of Huanchaco in Northern Peru, (remember here). We decided to … [Read More...]
The best of show – Machu Picchu
After a great couple of days hanging at Cola De Mono (remember here), we left the van and headed for Machu Picchu via a short, scenic, and cheap hydroelectric train ride to Aguas Calientes. After … [Read More...]
Cola De Mono – The Jungle
The path that most people take to Machu Picchu is via a long tourist train from the Cusco/Sacred Valley area. There are no roads that go all the way to Machu Picchu, but there is one that gets … [Read More...]
Our Path To MACHU PICCHU
Machu Picchu is a big deal. You have to go. That's what everyone says. For those of you who don't know, Machu Picchu is a famous Inca ruin located on southern Peru. Perhaps one of the most famous … [Read More...]
Family In The The Sacred Valley
After spending a few days in Cusco, we were eager to drop back down into the Sacred Valley and hook up with our good friend Gian Marco and his family. We had already had several great adventures with … [Read More...]
Altitude Sickness, Condors, and Cusco
In order to get to the town of Chivay (remember here), we had to drive up onto the Andean Plateau and over a 16,000 foot pass. As I mentioned in the previous post, we were worried about Sol and the … [Read More...]
Chivay and Colca Canyon
We finally left Arequipa and headed back on the road. Our latest plan is to drive through the rest of Southern Peru, and then cross into Bolivia. Our first destination was the tiny village of … [Read More...]
The Naughty Nuns in Arequipa
While Tree finished revamping the ODP site, Sol and I decided to go to the famous Monasterio de Santa Catalina. I'd love to wax poetic about it and tell you everything I learned on my tour, but … [Read More...]
Back in the hospital… all for ODP
This is going to be another one of those embarrassing posts. The only reason I'm writing it is because Stevie said that if I didn't, she would. After 2 months of good health, I found myself back in … [Read More...]
A Visual Of Arequipa
I don't have a lot of words for you today. But I thought I'd give you a look at Arequipa through the lens of Sprinter Life. We've been here for 3 weeks now, going on 4. In my opinion, that is the … [Read More...]
Could be a day… could be a month
Let's see, what's been going on with Sprinter Life the last few days? Nothing very exciting really. I've been hammering away on an Outdoorplay project, working 10+ hour days and over-all being a … [Read More...]
Kayaking & Climbing In Arequipa
So far Arequipa has been treating us very well. We love the hang, with the exception of the separate "his and hers" beds. Gustavo has really hooked us up though. This might go down as one … [Read More...]
Winning In Arequipa
After being rejected at the border trying to get into Chile (remember here), we decided to head up to Arequipa to regroup. Arequipa is in far southern Peru and is the second largest city. We fell … [Read More...]
