travel
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Our Peru Adventure Continues: Awe-Struck by Machu Picchu
Ugh. Apparently I can’t sleep at altitude for shit. And there were people in and out of the hotel at all hours of the night – I guess we’ll be the ones doing that next week, so I can’t complain… Continue reading
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We’re off to Peru. First Stop – Cusco!
EEEEK! We’re going to Peru! I woke up stupid early today, of course. I had 20,000,000 things on the brain and could NOT calm down enough to go back to sleep. Funny enough, Matt got up shortly after I did. … Continue reading
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Ron del Barrilito and the End of the Trip
We had quite the lazy morning today – we had gotten reservations at Ron del Barrilito and we didn’t have to be there until 11:30. We arrived at the distillery and were handed tokens for our free cocktail, so we… Continue reading
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Puerto Rico’s Beaches: Isla Verde and Playa Los Bohios (Black Sand Beach!)
We were in no hurry this morning – had our coffee and some avocado toast for breakfast… Damn, I love the avocados here. They’re the big green ones, nice and watery and delicious! We decided to head over to Isla… Continue reading
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Cabo Rojo, PR
We didn’t sleep too late this morning (okay, not late at all), and over coffee and a papaya for breakfast decided we should go down to Cabo Rojo for the day. We got our stuff together and headed out. We… Continue reading
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Cueva del Arco, Puerto Rico
Oy. Today dawned early. And yet, I managed to wake up 10 minutes BEFORE the alarm was set to go off… I rousted Matt at 5:00 am and we sat and drank coffee. At one point, I noticed the… Continue reading
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Puerto Rico Bound – Rincón and Crash Boat Beach
The day we left, I managed to sleep until 6:15 or so, even after waking up when Matt went to work. I spent the morning running around like a chicken sans head, changing sheets and doing laundry and cleaning bathrooms… Continue reading
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Sailing School Ends and the rest of Florida
I’m laying here, on the trampoline at the front of the catamaran, and my only thought is, “it just doesn’t get any better than this.” Today started out fairly early. I made some coffee and hung out outside to watch… Continue reading
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Sailing School Begins
WE LEAVE FOR OUR SAILING CLASS TODAY!!! I slept til almost 7:00 this morning, which was nice… Then coffee, breakfast, and a whole lot of not much. Figuring out what else we needed to pack, how else we could stuff… Continue reading
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We’re Going to Sailing School!
But first, we have a ton of studying to do and a few days in Florida before we embark on our journey… We received our books (FOUR OF THEM) shortly after we registered for our class, and sometime in January,… Continue reading
