We started our last day of our Peru adventure with a flight from Cusco to Lima. At this point, I feel like I know all the Peru airports like the back of my hand. I have lost track of how many security checkpoints and baggage claims we have gone through but it feels like we did it everyday. Once we landed in Lima, we took … Continue reading Day 11: June 3, 2017

After our long day yesterday, it felt nice to not have to be ready until 9am today. We met our guide for a half-day city tour of cusco and saw The Incan ruins Saqsaywaman and The Temple of the Sun and then visited a cathedral and a few other sites around the city. All were very interesting, especially the design and decor of the cathedral. … Continue reading Day 10: June 2, 2017

We woke up bright an early to meet our guide at 6:30am to take the bus up to Machu Picchu. We had to go up early because we were hiking Wayna Picchu (the mountain behind Machu Picchu) and it is only open in the morning, and they only let 200 people up at a time. I will say hike was pretty tough. We were climbing … Continue reading Day 9: June 1, 2017

We staying the morning off with an awesome breakfast at the hotel. They had tons of natural nut butters, fresh fruit juices, and, my favorite, chia quinoa muffins. Then we were off to an Ollantaytambo fortress called The Temple of the Sun. We spent over an hour there with our guide explaining the history and significance of all Incan ruins. The site was based around … Continue reading Day 8: May 31, 2017

I woke up feeling much better this morning but still wanted to take it easy. I stayed at the hotel for the morning and enjoyed the beautiful view of the mountains from the back door of my hotel room. The rest of the family went rock climbing and zip lining. They said it was fun but the over 2 hour climb up the mountain to … Continue reading Day 7: May 30, 2017

Today we slept in a little bit and had a relaxing morning before taking a 1 hour boat ride back to Puerto Maldonado city for our flight to Lima. I wasn’t feeling too well but thankfully it wasn’t a day when we had much planned.  When we got to the city, we made a quick stop at a butterfly house right next to the airport. … Continue reading Day 6: May 29, 2017

Today is technically our last day in the rainforest since we leave tomorrow early in the morning. Our first excursion was to Gamitana creek which was about a 25 minute boat ride from our lodge. Gamitana is a fish in the piranha family, but we actually didn’t see any. Before we actually went to the creek, our guide took us around a farm full of … Continue reading Day 5: May 28, 2017

We started off today with a 5am wake up call to go on an excursion to Lake Sandoval. We got ready, ate breakfast, and were on the boat by 6am. I was unsure about it since we had to wear tall rubber boots but I went along for the ride. It was probably one of the craziest things I have done. The boat took us … Continue reading Day 4: May 27, 2017

Sorry for the lack of posting the last 3 days. Once we arrived in the Amazon rainforest, there was no wifi or cell phone service.Day 3 started with a bus ride to the airport for our plane ride to Puerto Maldonado. It took about 3.5 hours including a stop in cusco where passengers got off, but we stayed on the plane. Once we arrived, we … Continue reading Day 3: May 26, 2017

After a short night of rest, we were up early this morning to go swimming with sea lions! We woke up to a sky full of clouds which we learned is the norm in Lima- it is cloudy all year round but almost never rains. Our guide drove through an hour of crazy traffic (which is also the norm in Lima) to bring us to … Continue reading Day 2: May 25, 2017