Final Touches

Well we are spending our last night in Peru in Lima.
We have enjoyed every minute to the fullest and in some ways it feels like we´ve been here a year and wonder how we will fit into life back home.
So we left off in the last blog entry, in the mountains...well the ¨job¨crew got finished and with all the eating, everyone was glad to be working it off. Our time in the mountains has left us without words...how can we put what we feel into something you can understand??? We´ve decided you just must come and experience it for yourselves!!!
Time is so different here. The people as a whole have time for each other. Time to help, time to talk, time to love, time to visit, time to play, time to rest, time to be silent. The love and peace we have felt is most overwhelming. Of course the tears have been flowing, (katrina as per usual) but it´s just in awe of the love that unites us altogether. Heart friends we´ve made in moments!
So when our last day arrived, it dawned with heavy hearts. How could we ever communicate our gratefulness for all we´ve shared that went so much deeper than the natural provisions!
Well Peru woke us up again and reminded us that it works on its own time! The ride we´d arranged took off early...and with no other truck in sight, we decided to start walking down and see about catching a later truck. Well as the hours passed, we finally made it back to Chota...slipping down the rocky mountain trails 22km later!
It was wonderful tho, the feeling of stepping back in time where everyone still greets each other and visits on the trails. (we were some of the only ones on foot...most had horses or mules)
A warm shower and hot lunch and we were off for the night! A bus that left on time and we were off to Cajamarca. It felt like I would never stop crying...
We had a restful night with the Alvites in Cajamarca and up early for our morning bath at the banos de incas! Steaming natural hot springs pumped into sterilized private bath houses...well it was a bit to get Andrew to go but with high pressure since it is the thing to do in Cajamarca, he finally conceded...with little choice really...but it felt wonderful since there really isn´t such thing as ¨hot¨water!
So the final touch...we´re back where we started...at the Inka Lodge. It feels like old hat!
We look forward to seeing you soon. There is so much to share...
We hope you have enjoyed Peru. It has been most special for us and we´re so grateful for our privileges here.
Take care.
Hasta Luega!
AnK