This morning is again beautiful with the sun shining and the horns (birds is what some refer to them as) blowing. The activity level is very high very early. Thursday I took a break from the eye clinic to lay some bricks at the partner church just a brief walk from the Casa. It was a good time to do it as there was a transportation strike and the teams that did go out did not arrive home until very late. The vision team arrived in 5 seperate taxis. Most of the taxis are the small Ford Fiestas, thousands of them it seems during the peak times.
The brick laying was quite an adventure. Once again I have found myself working with simple tools and another way of doing things. The Peruvian workers are quiet and very persistant in their work. We are making a new path for the courtyard where the people come into the church. We had to wear heavy masks as the dust is very heavy and everywhere! I have a feeling I will be sore tomorrow though.
One of the other members of the team has arranged for a trek to ElMisto a volcano outside of town. It is one of the National Parks and will take 2 days to hike. I decided to join him and two other hikers. It is 5400 meters....18,000 feet. really high! We will begin at mid day and spend the night at 14,000 feet then head out about 2AM for the 6-7 hour trek up to the Crator. Very cold about 5 below zero degrees. I went shopping so that I would have warm scarf and hat and legs.
So the day is closing and I have an early start. I´ll fill you in tomorrow. I wish I could up load photos but I feel lucky I have acess to a computer alone!
About Me and My Blog
- Tracey's Travels
- Hi Welcome to my blog! With so many people I wanted to share my travels with I thought this would be a perfect way. If in reading this blog you would like to share it with others, please do so. I am dental hygenist during the day and traveler when ever I can. I enjoy going to a different place and experience when ever I have a vacation break from work. I love to take pictures wherever I go and I have been to many places both here and abroad over the last 3 years. My big adventure for my birthday was to Yellowstone,Grand Tetons and Jackson Wyoming. I met a friend there who is on his own adventure. We camped and hiked in the park and some back country overnights. This was my first time with the backpacking overnights but my friend was a perfect teacher with his experience and patience. A little bit more about me....I am 54 and have raised my children thru college.I have recently moved back to my hometown of Winter Park Florida and am regaining many of my fond memories as well as making new ones! I hope to share my experiences and adventures with others in hopes to encourage us to go out there and see some stuff!
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