Mishaps

We are now in the airport, waiting to check in to return to England. Whilst travelling there have been a few things that have happened that we didn't mention. Here is the list, in no particular order.

Ben was bitten by a dog, (so far, no rabies)
Rachel was thrown off a stallion
A taxi drove off with our stuff in it...without us
Our bus was attacked by locals throwing stones...only one window was broken (not ours)
Ben was electrocuted; twice...in the shower
Had to run out of a mine in Potosi, due to a medium sized rock fall on the pathway out
We were ill for 10 days in La Paz
Rachel got stuck in a geyser
Ben fell of a (small) cliff


There are certainly more, but this is all we can remember right now. We are both in one piece (each), and look forward to seeing you all very soon.

Oh, and we got engaged as well! but that´s not a mishap, that was on purpose.

Landscapes

So, this trip is coming to an end, and the next adventure is about to begin. We have just returned from a 4 day hike to Machu Picchu, and I was thinking about some of the amazing and varied scenery we have seen. I thought I would put a few pictures up. Pictures speak a thousand words, but no words can descibe how stunning these places were in real life!

First time in the jungle.

Waterfalls.

Thousands of kilometers of flat Pampas.

Close up to a glacier on a mountain top in Patagonia.

Pumice desert and geysers.

Patagonian lake district from on top.

The ocean at Penisula Valdes, Argentina.

Salt flats in the Altiplano.

The colourful hills of Jujuy.

We are on the road again in 5 mins, from Cusco, to La Paz, through Bolivia down to Cordoba in Argentina. Should take two or three days. More landscape pictures to continue. Thank you mum and dad for your parcels for the kids! Good bye Cusco.

Written in Argentina

drinking in the last minutes of
golden sunlight, like a tea
thick with honey

grass almost shimmering
warmth on your face
seeing the world through
glistening eyelashes

lapping in the luxury of the
comfortable, creamy sunlight
a soothing balm after
burning heat f day

the long shadws put the
grasses to rest, stretching
long across the fields
like blankets.