I'll try to bring you up to date this time. As we told you in closing the Machu Picchu blog, we returned to Quito on the 12th, did laundry on Sunday the 13th and left early on the 14th for the GalapagosIslands. Caryl had been bemoaning the pace and I was silly enough to suggest that we would get some relaxing time on the ship. HA!!! We flew into Baltra on Baltra Island (also known as south Seymour Island. We got to the ship in time for lunch and then to our fi...

Well, I guess I'm not too good at doing this blog thing. On the other hand, the pace we have been keeping since we left home has been nothing short of grueling. All but the odd day has started at 6 or 6:30 AM. Our last blog was when we arrived in Cuzco, Peru at about 4000 metres. We were given coca tea (yes a derivitive of cocaine but with no hallucinations) and told to rest. The next morning we were off for a tour of the city with some visits to ruins. Thos...

Hi Again We arrived in Cuzco about 1 PM today. Taken to our hotel and given coca tea to help acclimatize us to 11,000 feet. Then we had to rest for the afternoon. Just had a bite to eat and a short stroll down to the magnificent main square. The sight during landing was nothing short of breath-taking. Took a couple of photos but I will let EJ add them to the blog. The photo here is just taken from the site. The amazing thing about the Andes is that they are ...

We know we have been very lax in communicating with you but then we hear very little from you either so I won't beat myself up with guilt. The reason you've not heard much from us is that the pace we've been keeping has been nothing short of gruelling. Between attending Spanish classes, keeping up with the homework, taking care of Retrouvaille business and trying to write a speech/workshop we must give at the conference, we are totally exhausted. To top of all...

We left home on the 6th of Janauary to Tulsa Oklahoma. There we attended a Retrouvaille Servant Leadership Course (needed that ten years ago hoha). Then attended the International Board meeting for several days and left for Quito on the 14th of January. Arrived Quito at 11 Pm tired but happy. Our South African friends, Mike and Caryl Melly,arrived about 5 minutes after us also from Tulsa but on a different airline. We were overwhelmed to see about 14 or 16 Quito ...