Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Machu Picchu

Trip Update
Hey all! Just wanted to let everyone know that we are alive and well. We enjoyed Cusco and are heading to Arequipa tonight. We will write a blog post about Cusco asap.

Machu Picchu
Yesterday we visited Machu Picchu and had a great time despite the 3am wake up, horrific bug bites, and tiring hike. Machu Picchu was stunningly beautiful and photos really don´t do it justice. During out time at Maccu Piccu we hiked a trail above the site, explored the site, took a nap, and stalked a couple of llamas. Overall it was a great day.

On the trail above the site.


Central area with alpacas and llamas relaxing in the grass.


Hungry alpaca.



























10 comments:

Unknown said...

Brad,
Amazing pics, looks spectacular, glad you had that recent hike under your belt. The clouds and mountains look wonderful, rest up and have fun on next leg, Question: Are you traveling by train? xo mom

Gary69 said...

Brad, Glad to see everybody is having a great time. Your Mother is right the pictures are amazing. When you get to the beach let us know about the sand.Love Gina& Dad

Anonymous said...

jUST BEAUTIFUL.

Anonymous said...

Jay,

Looks amazing...

Mom just realized she could comment on this after I told her so her and dad say hello and wish you and everyone else the best.

Glad I could give you a shout out because you're not doing too well in the standings, I guess you all can't be as popular as Brad...

Have a great rest of the trip and can't wait to hear more!

Justin

WillOdom said...

Good job Big Dave! Did you make it up to Wyna Picchu? That would determine if you're a true playa in the house. Either way, glad you got to bask in the glory of Machu & its llamas. A few of them would go nice next to the goats on the farm eh?

Anonymous said...

Hey Jay;

Love the pics (they are awesome) and that you guys are having fun. We are really excited that you get this chance to travel with your friends. Your uncle, Paula, Alyssa & Luke say hello. Take care. Love Thea Lex

Shruti Bhandari said...

I am envious. Pictures look great and Machu Pichhu is my dream destination.

shannon said...

i was all excited to check out what you did in arequipa, only, you still haven't updated. vamos vaqueros! hope everyone's staying healthy and enjoying themselves. ps. this was a message to all 4 of you, but since erica's lacking in the personalized messages, we can count that as a point for her since it seems justin has started a competition. at least we all know that i lost, getting a maximum of 1 message sent to me, so don't feel bad, whoever gets in 4th.

paik said...

Erica
Are you still having FUN???
It is not bad thing to step back from civilized world( which you are used to )and enjoy true nature.
I hope that you are still taking care of yourself and watch out for each other!! We are waiting for your new update....Peace
Dad

Anonymous said...

OK, Dave, now I really NEED an update. Write something soon, please. Love --- Mom