Ok, so the trip has been mediocre since I left, not gonna lie. But Huraz is so incredibly beautiful I can barley walk down the streets without looking A) like a tourist sneaking pictures in and B) with a smile plastered on my face because it is so beautiful!!! This little town is surrounded by mountaintops covered in snow (one of them claiming to be the one in paramount pictures logo), small streets, beautiful parks, and awesome people. I have not found one other traveler that speaks English but I have found the best Peruvian people! (no Peruvian babies to take yet, sorry John). I spent a few hours in Casma the other day and a mother and daughter adopted me for the day. We went to go see some archaeological sites and then the beach. The mother paid for breakfast/lunch (11am) and I shared a few beers with the both of them. Very sweet. And yes beers that early but really, we had been up since 4am and, well we were all on vacation! Small taxi-mini bus here with a tiny young woman practically sitting on my lap for the last hour or so. She was small. We tried to have a conversation and I am still terrible at speaking Spanish. She was very sweet, we, well, everyone in the taxi asked questions and I answered as best I could in Spanish and then she told the rest of the taxi what I was trying to say. I need a translator even in Spanish. Great.
Crazy turns with mist filled mountains, traditional Peruvian men and woman herding in the hills and I even saw a pig :) It rained last night and although I was glad that my insulin would be cold and Bonnie &Clyde weren{t with me, I was freezing! Today I opted for pants and sweating. Good times. Hope you are all doing well and have missed all of you... it gets a little lonely wandering solo! But, worth it :)
Brina, your trip sounds so interesting and fun! I'm glad you are making friends and practicing Spanish! Were you in a hostel or your tent when it was raining? Maybe you can volunteer as a herder for a week;)
ReplyDeleteConor and I finally made it to Mexico on Thursday afternoon. I have found out that my Spanish is tragically horrible. Lots of practice in my future and I'm kicking myself for not bringing an English/Spanish dictionary! Miss you Brina. We will have to plan to travel together sometime in the future. xo Nea
Sounds like you are finding your groove!
ReplyDeleteSabrina! Sounds great! I read your post and wish I could have traveled with you as we talked about last year. Life gets in the way of the best of plans.
ReplyDeleteWell, we put up the xmas tree and lights outside. All we need now is a couple of kids, boo hoo hoo. Funny, both of you guys are in Spanish speaking countries at the same time but different continents. I think it’s great to hear Lanea say she would like to travel together. I still miss you both but know you are living and experiences life to the fullest, as Elaine Harper said to your mother, “mama don’t raise no wimps!”
Good to hear you’re meeting good people along the way. Huaraz looks majestic, (per Wikipedia) I read it’s over 10,000 ft, no wonder your cold!
“The peaks of the region have for many decades have been the testing grounds for mountain climbers anticipating future expeditions into the Himalayas. Huaraz is a popular base for expeditions into the Cordillera Blanca and the Huayhuash south of the Callejon del Huaylas.Huascarán National Park is a popular destination for tourists.”
Reading this I don’t want you to think about Mt Everest, OK!
Well all is well here in sometime sunny Santa Rosa, no rain yet. Miss you and keep the adventure alive and well. Love you, Papa
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