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Thursday, February 15th, 2007



Sarah and horse

Originally uploaded by mebrown06.

After several weeks of worry and unproductive Spanish conversations with photo shop workers, we have discovered the root of our camera problem: the USB thingy that we put the memory card in to transfer the pictures onto the computer. It’s not the camera (though it’s like 5 years old and has only 2 mega pixles) and it’s not the memory chip. Which means you can now enjoy all the pictures we’ve been enjoying on our camera’s tiny little screen. Click on the picture for an obscene number of new pics. Enjoy.

Night Bus

Friday, February 9th, 2007

Remember when we took a night bus from Tulum to Palenque, in Mexico? I do. It was glorious. Movies, fully reclining seats, and a solid 8 hours without a stop. We were so chipper the next day that we toured Palenque and two different waterfalls. Those were the days.

Today, however, after 12-hours of riding buses from hell, my eyes are sticky, my mouth is dry, and I feel like I’m about to die. And this is all after coffee. Remember all that talk about this being one long vacation? I don’t anymore. Every two hours, we passed a police check point. Five hours into the journey — 2:30 am — we crossed the Ecuador/Peru border and were forced to drag ourselves on foot across a mosquito-ridden bridge and have our passports stamped at three different little offices. Why three? There are only two countries involved. I guess we can’t complain too much though, because this was the only border we’ve crossed that didn’t ask us to pay a fee for the privilege of crossing an imagined divide between two imagined communities. Close All Borders! End All Occupations! Smash the State! Damn the Man! man.

That said, we’re safe and sound in Peru, Chiclayo to be exact. We’ve decided to drown our sorrows and our sticky eyes in a big screen movie this afternoon. We’ll let you know how it is if we don’t fall asleep in the middle.

-Las Dos

Photo A Go Go

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

Cathedral and Cross
Originally uploaded by mebrown06.
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In Which Sarah and Megan Judge Other Travellers (Unabashedly)

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007
Although we have both learned a lot about Central and South America, about history, about ecology, about politics, about cultures... we may have learned more about white travellers from "developed" countries. There's a lot of them about. And mostly they're ... [Continue reading this entry]

Ingapirca

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
We got up at the crack of dawn today to catch the one bus Ingapirca. Woo hoo, we thought, our first major Incan ruin! Flat stones that miraculously fit together without morter, the largest South American empire, centralized ... [Continue reading this entry]

The Pottages

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
We're in Riobamba, Ecuador anxiously awaiting our train ride down "the devil's nose." A trip during which we get to ride on top of the train. Whooo hoooo! While waiting, we did something we do almost everyday. ... [Continue reading this entry]

Lunch with Manuelo

Monday, January 29th, 2007
Today we hiked up a mountain. It was a much nicer experience than the rest of the hiking that we've done on this trip... in Ecuador they seem to have discovered the glories of the switchback. Hooray! ... [Continue reading this entry]

Quilotoa Loop

Sunday, January 28th, 2007
We spent the last few days traipsing around Ecuadorian mountains. It was, however, somewhat difficult to traipse since we had to wear so many clothes. Who knew it gets so cold 4000 meters above sea level? Leaving Quito, ... [Continue reading this entry]

Top Ten, Ecuadorian Style

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
Quito is a marvelous city: it has great public transportation (a trolley!), walkable streets, a beautifully kept-up colonial district that has managed to remain a center of daily QuiteƱo life instead of a tourist trap, and hot showers. But, ... [Continue reading this entry]

Fun Cab Trips

Saturday, January 20th, 2007
Cab Ride Numero Uno: Our adventures in Panama City started with a little help from an eager Peace Corps volunteer. Apparently, the Peace Corps can place you in a Caribbean archipelago to work on sustainable agriculture even if you have ... [Continue reading this entry]