I mostly have everything I might need for this trip. We are going in the down (aka rainy) season so I bought another/new waterproof rain jacket. It was on sale at American Costco when I was down there in the spring and it was super cheap ($20) and super lightweight. Let's hope it is super waterproof. I haven't forgotten my 'water resistant' jacket during rainy season in Ecuador which as resistant to NOTHING, especially rain.
I have a new cat who never comes home (she has mostly moved into Chris's house) but I thought I better have a house/cat sitter this year. A. so Pigeon (the cat) doesn't completely leave me. And B. because last year was a gong show with the snow. I am responsible for four houses worth of shoveling and 2019 snow fall trapped a few of my neighbours while I was away.
So, my friends Carolyn and Joe are going to hang around the house on a part time basis (cable TV bribery works again! Plus free laundry!). They also agreed to shovel if necessary and be around to fill the cat bowl if Pigeon ever feels like dropping by.
I bought a Birds of Peru birdbook!
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| Yes, it is heavier than it looks |
And a map of Peru. I got the cheap one which turned out to be cheap because it is in Spanish but I think we can manage to figure out the
montañas, lagunas and ciudads.
Val and I had a pre-trip planning meeting to discuss what we want to do. We have been studying the
Atlas Obsura website. We put stickers on the map so we can visualize a route. Looks like we have an circle (huge) in the south with a northern side trip (probably a flight).
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| Those tags are not close in the grand scheme of things |
Now it is time to figure out when we when to be where, how to get from place to place, and where we want to stay once we get there. Peru is like Ecuador in that it has coast, mountains and Amazon. But Peru is way bigger. We managed to see mostly everything we wanted in Ecuador but I think we may not manage in Peru. I'll keep you posted.
