Monday, 8 June 2009

Sunrise - a new dawn

This weekend we went to the edge of the andes to watch the sunrise over the Peruvian rainforest. Although it meant getting up at 3am, and a lot of mountain roads it was well worth it. The sunrise photos seem like an apt oppurtunity to announce that Ben will be attending Imperial to complete a PhD in quantum optics in the autumn, and Rachel will be attending Oxford Brookes, and studying Midwifery. A new start we are looking forward to....after a bit more travelling and more volunteering!




Jumping for joy! with two fellow volunteers.


Spinning in the sunshine!


Well, it was quite romantic!


Two fellow volunteers on a hill top watching dawn break over the Amozan.


Squint and you can see not one, but three suns rising! Tres Cruses is know for this stunning effect, and it's beautiful sunrises. Things you can't tell from the photo are that the birds are singing, a hidden river is trickling down the mountain, and the intense feeling of life on the hills and in the jungle below.


The happy couple!!

3 comments:

  1. "Ben will be attending Imperial to complete a PhD in quantum optics in the autumn, and Rachel will be attending Oxford Brookes, and studying Midwifery". These are the excellent news. Well done both of you. Love from Ben's Dad XX.

    PS Ben and Rachel, you should receive the KS2 Numeracy Strategy and Maths games by now. Post Office said it will take 8 weeks to Peru.

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  2. alo you two!
    looks like you had a good time there..

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  3. Hey Raquel y Benjamín, se los ve muy bien alli paseando por lugares increibles,y Ben seguramente ya debe estar hablando mucho en español.
    Nosotros estamos bien, estudiando un montón acá en Buenos Aires para terminar el cuatrimestre.
    Muy ecerrados y con algo de frío.
    Ojalá la sigan pasando muy bien. Y a ver si nos vemos, paseamos y jugamos a las cartas cuando pasen por Buenos Aires.
    un Saludo GRAAAANDE

    Mariel (de Santiago y Mariel) jejé



    Saludos

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