Friend El Winters and I are planning a South American trip in the spring. First to the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador, then on to Machu Pichu in Peru. I've always wanted to go to these places -- badly and for years. My Mom also wanted to visit M.P., so I'll take her with me in my heart. If it wasn't for my inheritance from her, thus my investments, I wouldn't be able to afford it.
I've been reading up on the areas. Finished a memoir by a woman who lived on the Galapagos as a child (My Father's Island), it was fascinating. Just returned from the library with Spanish for Dummies; an English/Spanish dictionary; and a book called A Traveler's Guide to El Dorado and the Inca Empire. Seems to have a lot of useful info about traveling down there.
Patrick said he'd speak Spanish to me every morning so I can practice. I took 3 years of it in high school, but that was 350 years ago...
It's an all inclusive tour and I'm told they take really good care of you. We will be sailing around the islands for 5 days. The only animal I don't care to get up close and personal with are the giant lizards -- I've already expressed my feelings about those creatures. Small, medium, large, gigantic. Nah.
Off to hit the books.
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hey mom. I didn't realize you had such an interest to see Ecuador. Feel free to pick Monica's brain about the do's and don'ts within the country. After all, she spend every summer there growing up so she's got lotsa advice I'm sure...now as for Peru, she's not a big fan but that's a longggggg story!
talk soon,
xoxo
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