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Ten Degrees and Getting Colder

  Cold Sunrise   That's just the name of the song written by Gordon Lightfoot.  It was actually -13 F when I got up this morning (wind chill -24).  Tucson may have pulled back into the lead!  There's a lot of weighing pros and cons of Colorado vs Arizona by the wood stove.  Not much else to report. I did enjoy a few games of pool and a beer with my brother this week.  We don't get together very often, so it's good to try to keep the lines of communication open, especially with my mother celebrating her 86th birthday next month.  He lives in Milwaukee and just started semi-retirement.  Our opposing politics and lifestyles keep things very casual and surface-level.  Not that there's anything wrong with that.   It's important to find common ground.  He and his wife have started going to concerts and recently saw the Steve Miller Band.  Music is one of our common interests.      

Inca Trail: Should Have Been Here Tomorrow

We asked our guide Freddy at the beginning of the hike what his favorite day of the trail was, and he responded without hesitation: the day before Machu Picchu.  "The views are amazing," he promised.


More Ruins




By noon, we had covered about 8 miles.  P&G were excited at lunch to get cell service again. And they learned that their luggage had finally made it to Peru in time for the trip home to Scotland.

Lunch time


Our porters checking cell phones
 

Just a few more miles until the final camp.  After our lunch, the skies began to clear.  Freddy said that he could almost guarantee clear views for tomorrow.  He wasn't wrong this time. 

Comments

greg said…
Well fog has its own charm, and now you have something to look forward to next time¡
John said…
We liked Peru enough that we are interested in returning someday but probably to different places than the Inca Trail. Agree that fog does have its own charm even if it doesn't capture the views.

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