This blog was started as a method of writing observations about faraway lands and seas. But this entry is more … Continue reading Vermont

We have been back for a couple days, which has allowed time for some thoughts to bubble up to the … Continue reading PERU – Final Thoughts

First, an update…Mrs Bear said that the walk to Lake Sanduvol was mostly walking on a collapsed path with inches … Continue reading Madre de Dios

Lake Sanduvol at the end of Mrs Bear’s mud walk…Our dugout canoe transportation…Swinging bridge walk in the tree canopy. Continue reading Photos from the Rainforest

Mrs Bear got up at 5 AM to put on wader boots and slog 4 miles, round trip through inches … Continue reading Arrival in the Amazon

  Before beginning this new thread, a couple more tidbits about Lake Titicaca. The lake was formed millions of years … Continue reading Uros Floating Islands

    So yesterday morning, we grin and bear it as the buses drive through the clogged Cuzco streets to … Continue reading Lake Titicaca

  Cuzco is located in the Andes at an elevation of over 11,000 feet above sea level. It was the … Continue reading Cuzco

Our next day, we had the option of returning  to Machu Picchu for sunrise. While most of our group slept … Continue reading Machu Picchu, Day Two – The Inca Bridge

During our tour on Day One, we were shown another example of Inca stone art…The sculpture on the right was … Continue reading Mountain Sculpture at Machu Picchu