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January 27, 2006

Photos: Day four Santa Cruz, Peru

The twins. They hauled our stuff with the greatest of ease. Must not be English donkeys. The last day...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 27, 2006 07:26 PM
Category: Peru

Photo:s Day three Santa Cruz, Peru

Equally as fun as the rain. This is the back side of the ridge. Equally as impressive plus our...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 27, 2006 07:21 PM
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Photos: Day two Santa Cruz, Peru

These are pretty much in order so they follow the story. View image View image View image View image...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 27, 2006 07:12 PM
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Photos: Day one Santa Cruz

Day one of the tour. I guess I should have done the pictures with the entry but oh well...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 27, 2006 07:02 PM
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Day 241 Juarez, Peru: I’m sick.

Ugggghhhhh. I woke up today with the runs and a half. Once I pooed out the dinner from the...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 27, 2006 06:53 PM
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Day 240 Santa Cruz Trek, Peru: Day four.

The last day, just as you might have guesses was blue skies and sunny. The other groups were already up...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 27, 2006 06:51 PM
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Day 239 Santa Cruz Trek, Peru: Day three.

We woke to some more rain, but with a clear view down the valley, we could see the blue skies...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 27, 2006 06:50 PM
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Day 238 Santa Cruz Trek, Peru: Day two.

For my specifics on how I trek, there are basically three things that really stick out to me. One, I...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 27, 2006 06:49 PM
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Day 237 Santa Cruz Trek, Peru: Day one.

Given a couple of hours notice I can pretty much get rid of everything. It doesn’t hurt that my whole...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 27, 2006 06:49 PM
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Day 236 Juarez, Peru: A little bit of everything.

A little bit of everything consisted of:...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 27, 2006 06:48 PM
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January 20, 2006

Photos: Juarez, Peru

Pretty cool to wake up to that baby staring at you through the clouds. Here is a pic from...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 20, 2006 07:47 PM
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Day 235 Juarez, Peru: Let the trekking begin.

I woke to sunlight pouring through my window. It had to be a good sign. Just by the amount and...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 20, 2006 07:33 PM
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Day 234 Juarez, Peru: The Cordillera Blanca.

We arrived on time nine and a half hours later. It was 6:30am and I was more than happy to...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 20, 2006 07:32 PM
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Day 233 Trujillo, Peru: Bus-tacular

Lets see, woke up at 11am, decided to play it safe and went to buy my ticket since there was...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 20, 2006 07:31 PM
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January 17, 2006

Photos: My coolest photo

Hairless with mohawk. Need I say more. Actually they are some spiritiul dog that hang around the desert pyramids....

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 17, 2006 06:22 PM
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Photos: Chan Chan

Here´s the tour just like I walked it. The dropoff. View image View image View image View image Chan...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 17, 2006 06:16 PM
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Day 232 Chan Chan, Ecuador: Desert, dirt, dust.

I’m in a quandary. I like tv. I am in a hotel with no tv. I don’t like hotels with...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 17, 2006 06:05 PM
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January 16, 2006

Photos: Huencas de Sol y Luna

These are a couple of Trujillos Plaza de Armas. Not too bad. View image View image Not a pyramid...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 16, 2006 06:57 PM
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Day 231 Las Huacas del Sol y de la luna, Peru: Pyramids and stuff.

Today, yup, I am caught up again, I got up at the crack of 11am. What the hell. I slept...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 16, 2006 06:43 PM
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Day 230 Trujillo, Peru: More damn desert.

After a medical miracle I left Chiclayo. It was a life changing event in the world of couch potatoes I...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 16, 2006 06:42 PM
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Day 229 Chiclayo, Peru: Comatose, I need to leave

Talk about self control or self deterioration. Today I learned that I can put myself into a coma, or at...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 16, 2006 06:41 PM
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January 14, 2006

Photos: Colon, Peru

This is what I saw after the taxi dropped me off. View image View image View image Just freaking...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 14, 2006 06:03 PM
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Photos: Mancora, Peru

This is surf city Peruvian style. A few from the beach and a few from the roof of my...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 14, 2006 05:56 PM
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Day 224-228 Chiclayo, Peru: I’m on vacation.

My voyage out of surf city took me to Paita a end of the road desert town. I don’t know...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 14, 2006 05:50 PM
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Day 223 Colan, Peru: And more beaches...

The cousins had told me about another beach location just south of where they lived. It was also a...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 14, 2006 05:41 PM
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Day 222 Mancora, Peru: Surf city

Mancora was a true beach town. In my opinion its the perfect size and shape. A single road town...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 14, 2006 05:41 PM
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January 05, 2006

Day 221 Mancora, Peru: Surf city, Peru style.

I wanted out so bad, I slept with my clothes on. No mosquitoes, just wanted out of this town....

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 5, 2006 06:35 PM
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Day 220 Tumbes, Peru: First impressions, not so good.

Ecuador was done and I wanted out. Machala was just another stop that further enhanced my need to get...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 5, 2006 06:34 PM
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January 04, 2006

Day 219 Machala, Ecuador: Mosquitoes, ants, and roaches.

After waking up shivering with only a corner of sheet covering my stomach, I was up by 7:30am, showered...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 4, 2006 03:54 PM
Category: Ecuador

Day 218 Cuenca, Ecuador: Time to shop

It was a real close call. New Years Eve, New Years Day, and debating on a day three. I was...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 4, 2006 03:52 PM
Category: Ecuador

January 02, 2006

Photos: Cuenca, Ecuador- Happy New Year 2006

New Years Eve Cuenca style. View image View image View image View image Photos of Cuenca, the tourist view....

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 2, 2006 05:42 PM
Category: Ecuador

Day 217 Cuenca, Ecuador: The most boring New Years ever.

If you read the last entry you'll get the drift of how Sunday, the first was. It was extremely, painfully...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 2, 2006 05:34 PM
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Day 216 Cuenca, Ecuador: New Years Eve, I think

I got up early and packed my stuff. I wanted to leave fairly early since the bus ride would be...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 2, 2006 05:33 PM
Category: Ecuador

Photos: El Nariz del Diablo (The Devils Nose), Ecuador

The mad rush for the top. View image Top row View image Some decent views. View image View image...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 2, 2006 05:32 PM
Category: Ecuador

Day 215 El Nariz del Diablo, Ecuador: It works out.

At 4:30am my phone went off and I woke up feeling actually pretty awake. The train trip was a go....

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 2, 2006 05:21 PM
Category: Ecuador

Photos: Riobamba, Ecuador: Volcanoes, finally

Volcanoes do exist in Ecuador. I was contemplating either writing to the whole world that the volcanoes in Ecuador...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 2, 2006 05:20 PM
Category: Ecuador

Day 215 El Nariz del Diablo, Ecuador: It works out.

At 4:30am my phone went off and I woke up feeling actually pretty awake. The train trip was a go....

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 2, 2006 05:13 PM
Category: Ecuador

Day 214 Riobamba, Ecuador: I'm getting screwed and pissed.

Woke up to rain and that continued on throughout the day. My only real plans were to get some blog...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 2, 2006 05:11 PM
Category: Ecuador

Day 213 Riobamba, Ecuador: Volcanoes, sun, finally.

I left Banos with a blue sky, a brilliant sun, and no clouds. The views were spectacular as I boarded...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 2, 2006 05:10 PM
Category: Ecuador

Photos: Volcano Cotopaxi, Ecuador

The entry way to the climb. From this lot it is six hours up to the base camp. View...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 2, 2006 05:07 PM
Category: Ecuador

Photos: Sasquisili, Ecuador

That is not a Volkswagon your looking at. That pig was huuuuge. This is from the biggest "locals only"...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 2, 2006 04:55 PM
Category: Ecuador

Photos: Mountain biking Banos to Puyo

Back on a bike. Gotta love that. Here`s a collage from the ride. View image View image View image...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 2, 2006 04:44 PM
Category: Ecuador

Photos: Banos, Ecuador

These are all from the balcony of my hotel room. View image View image View image View image View...

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Posted by snw2srf2stt on January 2, 2006 04:34 PM
Category: Ecuador
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