we're still here!!!!

Yes, we are still in Peru but on our 4-day excursion to the city of Arequipa. This is our last day, and we leave on a plane @ 6:30 this evening for Trujillo. Wow, this has been a big adventure filled w/ long, bumpy bus rides, car sickness w/ subsequent throw-ups(by Ellie and Hall-outside of the bus-YEA!!!!), hanging out w/ a famous Peruvian actor/director, some Montezuma's revenge for lucky Jeff, freezing cold weather @ night and gorgeous,sunny days(sorry all you family and friends in the sweltering south), European breakfasts, very charming and homey accomodations in both locations, petting llamas and alpacas, Ellie getting knocked over by an overzealous alpaca, seeing the deepest canyon in the world, conder-watching, being @ 16,000+ ft. and Kate getting a bad case of altitude sickness, and more I am sure. We are just hanging out @ our great hotel this am and the peeps are playing each other in ping-pong and maybe swimming. The names of our 2 hotels are La Casa de mi Abuela in Arequipa and Mamayachi in Colca Canyon if you'd like to see where we have been staying. I highly recommend both places to any who are planning trips to Peru. It is amazing to meet all the many people from around the globe who are traveling in South America/Peru for multiple weeks. Most are w/o small children. But we've loved having them w/ us-most of the time!!!! I can not emphasize enough the response Ellie receives from locals here-they LOVE her- and she loves the attention, too! Much Love dear ones, Amy