My last post was quite some time ago and since then, as you can imagine, a lot has happened. Below is a brief narrative with links to photos of each stage in our journey.
We left Quito and took a night bus to Loja, from where we traveled to Vilcabamba. There we ran into our friends Andy and Loren, who were in town for the weekend before heading back out to their farm.
From Vilcabamba, we took a bus to Piura on the northern coast of Peru. During this trip we met Dan, and American traveller who until recently had been living in Portland. In Piura, we switched onto a bus to Chiclayo, where we stayed with Dan for a few nights, saw some ruins and went to some museums, as well as the beach. After saying good-bye to Dan, we we took a bus from Chiclayo to Trujillo, from where we caught a collectivo to the beach town of Huanchaco. In Huanchaco, we took surfing lessons and saw some more ruins. From Huanchaco we took a collectivo back to Trujillo and then a bus to Chimbote. In Chimbote we changed onto another bus to Huaraz.
Huaraz is at the heart of the Cordillera Blanca, a mountain range in central Peru reputed to be among the most beautiful in the world. Since our arrival here, we have hiked to the Laguna Churup, gone backpacking in the valley of the Quebrada Quillcayhuanca, and completed the famous Santa Cruz Trek.
Last night, Mary and Eve left for Areaquipa, while I stayed on in Huaraz looking desperately for climbing partners with whom to climb some of the mountains here. I plan to rejoin the girls either at Lake Titicaca or in La Paz.
I apologize for the lack of significant detail. I am sure to regret not writing down more of what has happened, as I can already feel the effects of memory fading. In the future, I will endeavor to be more diligent.
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