We woke up bright and early to catch our tour bus to Valle Sagrado, the Sacred Valley. We caught a taxi to the plaza, but running late as usual. Suddenly, Lisa and Peg see Bea running up the street. They thought she was just warming up before the Inca ruins climb, but we only wished. Tragedy Number 2 struck......please take a seat again....seriously. Bea left her camera IN THE TAXI (and please remember, now we have NO PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!). We didn´t have time to mourn our loss as our tour bus was about to depart. We left information with police officials...who seemed so concerned.
So we are back to Lisa at least having a camera. We might as well call this Day 1 :(
We entered the Andes Mountains with our first stop, a picturesque view of the valley. We took like 100 picture of this. Our tour guide, Marco Antonio AKA Marc Anthony kept things comical and entertaining. Throughout our tour, his phone would ring Lady Gaga´s Bad Romance...there is just something about climbing the Inca ruins with Lady Gaga in the background. Seroiusly, we saw some amazing sites that we were able to capture and hopefully share with you soon (we have strict rules now with regards to the camera and Lisa is no longer allowed to delete photos). All 3 of us made it to the top of the ruins thanks to our Coca tea. We ate corn with cheese from the cholitas and continued shopping...of course. We learned how alpaca yarn is made and dyed - this was right up Peg´s alley and she contributed to their yarn fund. We ended the night in the plaza eating at a great restaurant with Pisco Sours and Peruvian beer, Cusquena. Tomorrow´s plans include an early morning rise for Machu Picchu. Please pray for camera safety. Chuy enjoyed the Inka ruins, but did get a little winded. We warned him to keep drinking, but he´s stubborn as hell.
Peru Facts of the Day
1. Did you know the difference between an alpaca and a llama? The llama is bigger and the tail curls up.
2. Did you know there are 4000 different kinds of potatoes in the Sacred Valley alone and 400 different types of corn????
3. We saw over 600 terraces in the ruins of Pisac as well as 2 faces of Inka gods in the mountain side of Urubamba.
Time to catch up on points:
Lisa has 4 points with the help of the ¨oh my god¨ vendor
Peg has 4 points with the help of Marc Anthony inviting her to white water rafting on her next trip to Peru
Bea is still lagging behind, but did earn 0.5 points in the ice cream shop, even though Peg and Lisa claim it was a pity point.
I think you guys need to buy a throw-away camera! Have fun on Pikachu tomorrow, so JEALOUS!!! Peg get on that raft girl. Rico Suave.
ReplyDeleteOh No!!- I hope you downloaded all you Rozo family pics before going to Peru. Ok- first thing you have to do is buy a camera at Gamara Baby!!! You are going to have to trace back and take the pictures you lost. I am freaking out on your loss because I know how much you were in the dumps after loosing five years of your family pics. I hope you brought your laptop so you can move your picture there and free some memory space. Take some dirty pictures in Machupichu!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean "No más fotos yet"!!!!! Go back to the guy that sold Lisa the sun glasses; he'll be able to get you one of those cheap throw aways. Get THREE just in case. They're very cheap to develop later. ME
ReplyDeletePlease stop - I can't stop laughing. Lisa, this is not directed at you, just the situation. I agree with Donna, get a few throw away cameras for each of you in case you lose one or two, but hopefully not all three. Have fun and keep the updates coming!!
ReplyDeleteOMG! Peg you really didn't take a camera? Really?! Your in another country. I'm a picture person so I would've had taken atleast 1 camera & 10 memory cards! It's okay I still love you... Keep the updates coming, they're hilarious!
ReplyDelete@Duna - mt. pikachu - hahahaha baby trinh :-)
ReplyDelete@ Tres Cuyes - i am also laughing so hard i have to pee also - the camera is not funny - i would cry usually - but the way you guys tell the story is too funny - and it is crazy 2 camera mishaps in one day! i am sure you are still having a blast. thanks for the interesting fun facts - now post some more pics - i want to see cuye on a mountain side! i miss you guys ;-)
Peg, this sounds like a typical Parmeter trip! All you're missing is Jimmy griping at you to hurry up and get ready...
ReplyDeleteWhere is your camera?!
FYI-Dewberry is having a sleepover at our house this weekend. Long story, nothing bad, just a little vaccination snafu. He'll be here when you get home.
Last time I checked, Today is Friday- May 28th and no blog from the cuyes. Last entry was done on May 25th-so where are the cuyes? Did they get eaten up alive in Cuzco? Are they still living? Why haven't we heard from them? Why is it when I ask my mom if she talked to Beatriz, she replies with a NO answer? When I talked to Diego- he also replies that he has not heard from his wife. Isabella and Andrea also have not heard or skyped with their mom. What is going on? Are the Cuyes OK? Should we call 911? I hope they come back alive with my cuzco magnet and maybe some pirated movies. Seriously, where are they??????
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