On Peru...
Despite the opinion of our cats who dislike any prolonged absence on or parts, vacations are freaking great and we don’t nearly get to go on them often enough. K and I have just retuned from Peru, my first real vacation since I began the daily nine-to-five over a year ago – although I kicked off that time with graduation gift vacation from K to Amsterdam (best vacation ever – have I mentioned this before…?).
For most, an average vacation might involve sand, sun, pampering, lots of rest and some sort of escapism. In our case, we had all of these things but not quite the same vein as you might expect. The sand we had was picked up in our hiking shoes and firmly deposited between our toes and up our legs where it would remain until we could find a shower. The sun beat down on us from atop steep cliff-side paths at an altitude of 3000m. We were pampered by our two cooks who awoke us every morning at
But really, none of these things matter because the crux of the vacation is the escapism, and in that, this was the ultimate. We were only gone for ten days, but in that short time, I was able to completely disconnect myself from my everyday life. It’s a bit tough to think about your job when you are sitting atop an ancient Incan city witnessing a sacred ceremony while a huge condor buzzes you overhead. I truly felt like I was away for over a month, although it was only over a week.
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I’d like to formally thank K for pulling this together for us: planning the flights, the tour, the hotels, and thinking of the idea. She also expressed her thoughts on the trip in many more interesting ways including a detailed account of the hike (in four parts), a collection of wonderful photos, and a video montage.
Until next time, happy trails.
D.
