April 21st
The trip is drawing to a close. We have spent the last couple of weeks in Dublin, while my mother flew home to go to a work meeting. While she was gone, Jack and I participated in a treasure hunt … Continued
The trip is drawing to a close. We have spent the last couple of weeks in Dublin, while my mother flew home to go to a work meeting. While she was gone, Jack and I participated in a treasure hunt … Continued
Since the end of December, Jack and I have stayed at three different hostels in two different cities and countries. The first one we stayed in was on Cow Gate street, by Grass Market, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Cow Gate has … Continued
We have been driving around Wales for about three weeks. In those 21 days, I think maybe four of them have been sunny. The rest have been filled with a clothes drenching drizzle – mist, or pounding rain. If we’re … Continued
The night we got to Halifax, we camped at a Wal-Mart, I think. The next morning, Mom told me that we were going to a mechanic but I could stay asleep while they checked it out. The next time I … Continued
Unfortunately, even though we were all longing to be thrust back into the teeming culture and life style of the land of the free, we couldn’t, at first. Our hotel was in the middle of a field, which in turn … Continued
So begins day five and six. It was decided we would go into Lima, so after preparation we waited for the bus on the dirt strip between roads for the bus. We caught one to Lima that was only moderately … Continued
We’re back in Peru. A little of a let down after being in Chile for so long. No more clean places and such. The first day here was spent getting comfortable and helping Mother, Ryan and Jack to get ready … Continued
We arrived at a place that looks like Alaska. There are numerous pine trees that frame a marshy river-pond. It smells really good, a mix of pine trees and cinnamon sugar, sort of. Good times. We parked at pullover a … Continued
Chile is much nicer than Peru. The first town we went to was Arica, Chile. It was on the coast, and while I was paranoid about tsunamies and the like, I enjoyed it. It was quite pricey, and we were … Continued
We have been in Puno for a while now, and it grows idle and slightly boring. We do have lots of hats to buy, though. The floating islands were cool, though they smelled bad. I think that the reeds under … Continued