http://blogs.bootsnall.com/free2wander My BootsnAll Travel Blog Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:05:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en April 2-3, 2009 Whoah, so I haven't written in a very long time! That tells you how consumed I've been teaching full-time, and doing the master's program at night. Throw in fixing things around the house and it all equates to NO travel! So, in desperation (ha-ha) I coersed a friend who ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/free2wander/backpacking-in-april-once-again.html Okay, well, so I'm back from Peru! Now what?  Well, considering I'm still free to wander for another few weeks before returning to my teaching job at the end of the month, I'm still planning and carrying out trips around California. Before leaving for Peru, I had decided summer was going to ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/free2wander/tahoe-desolation-wilderness-aug-1-3.html July 20th Paula and I took another cab ride to the airport. This was my last chit chat conversation in Spanish with a cab driver for a while. I swear these guys have driven for their entire lives in small spaces... the driver today went up a wrong street, so backed ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/free2wander/the-journey-home.html Today we got up actually on time enough to have more options for breakfast at 9 a.m. It was good to feel refreshed truly. The only things that´s driving me nuts is a series of mosquito or some such bug that I ended up with after sitting in the grass ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/free2wander/cusco-july-19th.html Gosh, sorry, I think the date was July 17th when we ended our trek. I´m losing track of time now. After we´d celebrated in Aguas Calientes, the next morning it was time to explore Macchu Picchu with a guided tour from Carlos. It is truly great to have his expertise ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/free2wander/aguas-calientes-and-saying-goodbye.html Wed July 16th Last night you would not believe the rainstorm we had at high altitude! Fortunately we all had admired the view atop a mountain at our campsite that overlooks the town of Agua Calientes where we will camp next. We had all gone to bed at our usual nine oclock or so, as its ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/free2wander/macchu-piccu.html 7.14.08 Each day we´ve been woken in our tents by Admiel...last night we were camping near a village community that had a rooster that woke us bright and early before Admiel came with morning cocoa tea to our tents. We´ve been spoiled, getting tea in bed, and hot water to wash ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/free2wander/trek-day-3.html Monday 7/14/08 We began hiking at another checkpoint today. This time we didn´t have to show passports, but had to wait for Carlos to show our other tickets before leaving the checkpoint. They only allow 250 people on the trail per day, and that includes all porters, guides and travlers. It ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/free2wander/trek-day-2.html Sun 7-13-08 We had a meeting yesterday afternoon to debrief about our trek. I may have written abou that already. Anyway, our group of hikers is mixed in age. 4 men who are dads just turning forty, away from their families for our trek to have some guy time. They went ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/free2wander/trek-day-1.html 9 h 30 min p.m.  Paula and I had an adventure this morning, but all worked out. Won´t go into detail, but we had trouble getting our plane ticket informaiton and then getting to the airport for the eleven thirty flight. Took the most interesting cab ride along old cobblestone and pot ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/free2wander/cusco-at-last.html