tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77549591427253995032024-02-07T20:31:46.581-05:00Shutter MugUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger456125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-89071532108979895412018-10-22T15:10:00.000-04:002018-10-22T15:10:02.723-04:00A non-hike post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It's been a while since we've had a house project. We recently ripped up our previously blue stairs to the basement and replaced them with treads that I stained and polyurethaned. I didn't take a photo before, but you can see them on the right side of this photo...</div>
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After completing this project, I got antsy to fix the other two stairs and landing above as it has old, stained laminate and just looks cheap. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">laminate on the walls...why?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we uncover the first layer of laminate under the top layer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oh, three more layers of laminate on top of hardwood...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after pulling down the laminate off the walls, I discovered the original beadboard! Exciting!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was after ripping up the top layer of laminate and lauan underlayment. I can't imagine why someone would cover up that lovely Lifetouch-photo-background-from-the-70's laminate.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">I got all the staples out and cleaned the floor thoroughly. After some discussion, we decided to do tile so I put down some backerboard last night and we will do tile soon. I have stained two more stair treads to put on top of the existing ones as we cannot remove them. I'm excited to get the tile going! </span></div>
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<br />Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-13889726449442154452018-09-05T21:37:00.002-04:002018-09-05T21:37:40.040-04:00Arapaho Pass/Dorothy Lake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This weekend we decided to try a new hike. This is Arapaho Ridge/Dorothy Lake. It's near Nederland and part of the Indian Peaks Wilderness.</div>
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Fall is on its way and far in the distance, you could see lots of Aspen changing color; this is looking back into the valley as we approached the ridge.<br />
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Hiking up to the pass<br />
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Looking down on Dorothy Lake<br />
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If you head the other way, it takes you up to another lake<br />
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As with many hikes in Colorado, you come upon old mining equipment<br />
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<br />Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-10399206558358121092018-09-05T21:24:00.001-04:002018-09-05T21:24:21.895-04:00Butler Gulch, take 3!A few weeks ago, Alex and I hiked Butler Gulch for the third time. The first time was right after we moved here and it was very snowy. We had to turn around due to the snow being up to our mid-thighs.<br />
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It was a very cloudy morning, but beautiful<br />
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Old mining cabin remnants<br />
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Cloudy ridge off in the distanceMarleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-24120917622324058232018-07-20T11:36:00.002-04:002018-07-20T11:36:32.896-04:00Last hike before returning to work; Sky PondLast summer, Alex and I hiked Sky Pond and it was one of my favorite hikes! The window to do these hikes is narrow due to the altitude and snow that lingers until June. This is my last week off before I return to work for the school year so I figured I'd squeeze in Sky Pond. My phone said it was 8.8 miles round trip.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They have a sign saying "Sky Pond" with an arrow, because surely you don't have to climb a waterfall, right?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">thankfully I've done this hike before and know the proper route up the waterfall. Yep, this is what you have to climb to get to Glass Lake and Sky Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming upon Glass Lake after the climb up the waterfall.</td></tr>
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Such a great way to round out the summer! I love this hike. I got to RMNP at 6:45 on Thursday morning and there were 20 cars lined up to get into the park. I passed about 30 people on the way up and passed a whole helluva lot more on the way down. RMNP in the summer is nutty.</div>
<br />Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-85675587723154288962018-07-12T17:20:00.002-04:002018-07-12T17:20:14.231-04:00Mohawk Lakes hikeLast week, my mom joined me for a hike up to Breckenridge for Mohawk Lakes. I'd wanted to do this hike for a while as there's a lot of old mining equipment along the trail. I love hikes like that!<br />
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Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-69902692552462144432018-07-10T21:27:00.000-04:002018-07-10T21:27:14.190-04:00New hike; Chasm LakeI came across a posting online where someone claimed that of Sky Pond and Chasm Lake, Chasm Lake was their favorite RMNP hike. Sky Pond has been my favorite so I was intrigued. Chasm Lake sits beneath Longs Peak and launches from the same trailhead. Summer in Colorado means trailheads fill up quickly and early, even on weekdays but even more so when it's the entry for a 14'er in July. I got to the Longs Peak trailhead at 6:45 this morning and got one of the last two parking spots. I headed off at 7am.<br />
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The trail was 8.4 miles round trip and definitely was on the more difficult range. I think Sky Pond is still my favorite but this one was beautiful, nonetheless.Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-59362201379957915022018-07-01T11:45:00.001-04:002018-07-01T11:45:29.902-04:00Backyard progressWhen Alex and I bought our Denver house nearly two years ago, the backyard was a dirt pit...it looked like this:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a view from the rear of the property.<br />
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Then we had the yard brought to a clean slate and removed the cement walkway.</div>
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These are some of the rocks I pulled out of the bed...</div>
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Then we added some sod to green it up a bit.</div>
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My mom helped me extend the flagstone patio.</div>
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I began using the rocks I dug up to create borders; this was going to be my succulent garden.</div>
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Here's that same bed this morning; I also tore out the wood borders and added rock borders.</div>
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The succulents are doing quite well!</div>
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Here's a shot of the backyard today; full of plants. We created a decomposed granite walkway.</div>
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We had a local artist paint a mural on our garage to add some color!</div>
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Here are some photos of my flowers.</div>
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All in all, I'm pretty happy with the plants considering they are only a little over a year old. It's coming along well. We will have a pergola built over our outdoor kitchen in August and a wooden fence installed in the fall.</div>
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The hills were littered with clusters of Columbine</div>
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The most perfect Columbines</div>
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This might be my new favorite summertime hike!</div>
<br />Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-69951101849608069772018-06-29T15:34:00.002-04:002018-06-29T15:34:39.058-04:00ShutterMug, the rebootHello friends; it's been some time since I updated. I'll give you the TL:DR of the most recent years of my life. Early in 2015, Alex and I decided we wanted a change. We moved to Denver in the fall of 2015 and I've been busy with jobs and exploring this awesome state! Let's dive right in, shall we?<br />
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A few weeks ago, I took my parents (oh yeah, they moved here a couple years after Alex and I did) to Maroon Bells. I'd never seen it and since I'm on summer break (I work for the public schools) I figured there's no time like the present. It's as lovely in person as it is in photographs. Enjoy!<br />
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Shortly after, I flew out to see my brother and we camped in Yosemite; another place I'd never seen before! The United States has so many beautiful places and Yosemite is no exception. </div>
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We even got to visit the recently reopened Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. Amazing spot to be in and walk around. The trees are huge!</div>
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<br />Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-87952643123166177182014-06-06T12:41:00.002-04:002014-06-06T12:41:48.139-04:00Blog changesI'm not sure who really follows this anymore but I have mostly stopped using the blog and moved to Flickr. My pictures will be posted there or Facebook from now on. <br />
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https://flic.kr/ps/Bgn8BMarleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-64915532237054944802014-03-30T14:36:00.002-04:002014-03-30T14:36:22.923-04:00Recent craftsOoof, it's been quite some time since I've updated this. Life gets in the way! Here are a few projects I recently worked on:<br />
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Baby hat for a friend<br />
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Baby booties<br />
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"cable stitch" crochet headband for my mom<br />
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ripple baby blanket for a co-worker<br />
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So far I've made 3 of these; a coworker is paying me for them. It's definitely one of my favorite baby blanket patterns!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Valentine's Day, I went baking crazy (we had a snow day!) and made chocolate covered strawberries, mint ganache truffles, and a vanilla bean cheesecake<br />
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<br /><br />Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-88023054400131133822013-12-31T14:01:00.001-05:002013-12-31T14:45:01.089-05:00Year in review: 2013!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It seems I've been pretty consistent with my "Year in review" posts over the past several years so no reason to break the cycle now! Besides, 2013 was a pretty awesome year! Let's review:<br />
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In January and February, I spent the cold days making things:<br />
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Also in February, one of my friends got this pup, Louis, and I got to play with him!<br />
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I was apparently a bad blogger and didn't blog in March but in that time, I celebrated my birthday! My friends took me to a lovely restaurant with a wonderful gluten free menu. We then did some wine tasting and finished off with some gluten free cupcakes from my favorite bakery!<br />
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In April, my favorite little guy turned 1!<br />
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It's been so fun watching him grow up.<br />
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Alex and I began our raised beds for vegetables and spread some seeds in April. Our spinach began sprouting shortly after! In the next coming months, we would put in tomato plants, carrots, and peppers. Alex also began growing hops.<br />
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In mid-April, I took a weekend trip to Pittsburgh to meet up with a good friend of mine; we spent the weekend eating awesome food, visiting cemeteries, and taking lots of pictures. You'll have to forgive all the pictures, I never actually posted them to my blog until now.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I found the BEST cupcake place ever; Vanilla Pastry Studio</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I let myself be Jill's subject for practicing manual exposure with hilarious results...you're welcome...</td></tr>
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In May, my garden really sprung into action and everything was blooming.<br />
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Alex and I began thinking about planning a trip to Peru later that year so we upped our game and started doing some more hikes around our area.<br />
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Alex's younger brother graduated college from Auburn so we made a double trip; a couple days in Savannah and then graduation at Auburn.<br />
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In June, Alex and I attended the first DC Burger Battle. There were 10 competitors and 10 different burgers. We stuffed ourselves silly...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A compilation of all the burgers we ate that day</td></tr>
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Our tomato plants really took off and we had more cherry tomatoes than we knew what to do with!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made a lot of tomato tarts with our tomatoes</td></tr>
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In July, Alex and I did some more hikes in prep for Peru:<br />
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Also in July, Alex and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary at the Inn at Little Washington in Washington, VA. We stayed one night at the Foster Harris House and had dinner at the Inn.<br />
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Upon returning from Washington, VA, we celebrated a friend's engagement and of course, I baked cupcakes.<br />
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In August, using our new Patrick O'Connell cookbook, we hosted a dinner party (of sorts).<br />
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We continued to reap the benefits of our garden through the rest of the summer! I shared more cherry tomatoes than I thought I'd ever need to! I did mostly just snack on them while working in the garden, too. I've never had such sweet tomatoes.<br />
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In September, I had the pleasure of doing photos for a dear friend of mine and her new husband. I also baked them a mini wedding cake.<br />
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In late September, we made a trip to NYC for the weekend to visit some friends. More pictures I never posted from that weekend. We visited the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens and I was in love!<br />
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In early October, I baked this cake for my best friend's birthday:<br />
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In late October, Alex and I traveled to Peru! We spent 10 days in Peru; 5 in Cusco and 5 hiking through the valley to Machu Picchu. We did the Salkantay Trek, which takes you along the Salkantay Pass.<br />
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I am still in awe that Alex and I actually made it to Machu Picchu. It was the most fascinating trip I've ever taken and I can't believe it's already over. We have some fantastic memories from that trip and learned a lot along the way.<br />
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We hosted a lot of Alex's family for the Thanksgiving holiday. In preparation, I did some work in our guest bath.<br />
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And for some Thanksgiving photos:<br />
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In early December, we got a snow storm!<br />
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In mid December, Alex left for a business trip and I began work on his Christmas present:<br />
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I wasn't quite as active on my blog this year as I had been in previous years but 2013 was pretty awesome! Alex and I are anxious to plan our next trip! We don't know where this next year will take us but we're excited to find outMarleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-4519169418322878352013-11-04T11:52:00.000-05:002013-11-04T11:52:12.122-05:00Peru, day 9We didn't do a whole lot on our last full day in Cusco. We had to return our rental gear to Loki hostel. We mostly planned to eat at a few more places and walk around the city. Luckily it was a beautiful day! We walked around, checked out the cocoa museum shop, bought some really tasty chocolates. We had crepes for lunch at the crepe place we'd found earlier in our trip. For dinner we went to a restaurant called La Cicciolina, known for tapas. <br />
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We ordered duck proscuitto over fried polenta with orange sauce. Yumm! Alex got duck breast for the main course and I got shrimp, calamari, and scallop risotto. <br />
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Alex got a "deconstructed" apple crumble<br />
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I got white chocolate mousse with caramel sauce and mint jellies. <br />
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Our flight the next morning would be at 7:25am so we went to bed early, as usual. Unfortunately, it was raining and the airport at Cusco is really tricky to fly out of in the rain. We ended up being delayed over 2 hours...our flight was the last one to make it out of that airport that day. We missed our next two connecting flights. This got us stuck in the Lima airport for 10 hours as we waited for our flight to Bogota, Colombia. Then we had to kill another 9 hours in the Colombia airport (overnight, too). Fortunately, that airport is pretty nice. So after 36 hours of travel, and a day later, we finally made it home!<br />
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We started the day at 3:30am. Went down to the lobby for a small breakfast (bread, tea, and coffee) before heading out at 4:20. We had to be at the bottom gates of Machu Picchu by 5am, when they opened. The hike up the stairs to the main gate of Machu Picchu (which opens at 6am) would take about an hour. By the way, there are 1,700 steps to the main gate...<br />
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We arrived at the base gate (luckily, we were able to leave our packs in the hostel) to a line of about 30 people. They quickly processed us all (passports and tickets) and we began the long hike up the stairs. So here we are hiking in the dark with our headlamps...everyone trudging up the stairs. <br />
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We arrive at the main gate by 5:45 and not 10 minutes later, the buses arrive and this line forms behind us. We were maybe 15th in line. Get ready for an onslaught of pictures of Machu Picchu...<br />
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Getting through the main gates and stepping out onto the first terraces of Machu Picchu was surreal. For so long I've dreamed of standing right there...and there I was! Machu Picchu was covered in a mist that just made everything look magical<br />
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Jorge, our guide, gave us a 2 hour walking tour<br />
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Of course there are llamas everywhere<br />
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This area is where the school would have been for boys<br />
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The way the rocks fit together is just incredible. It is easy to tell which buildings are temples as they were built with more care and the rocks fit together more perfectly<br />
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That winding road you see is the one the buses take up to the main gate. The 1,700 steps we took shortcut that.<br />
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Absolutely amazing<br />
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Alex found a "basement"<br />
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It never got really crowded as we were there in the low season. Jorge said in the low season, about 2,500 people would visit MP in a day. In the high season, double that.<br />
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More impressive rock fitting<br />
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We had tickets to climb Machu Picchu mountain (a tall mountain surrounding MP) but after the 1,700 steps that morning and learning the climb to MP mountain was more steps, we bailed. We did maybe 10 minutes and decided we just didn't have it in us. Luckily for us, those who did do it said the fog never cleared and they couldn't see anything anyway. We also had to keep in mind that those 1,700 steps we took up, we'd have to take down again...<br />
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So we spent several hours at MP before beginning the decent to Aguas Calientes. We had bought return train tickets to Cusco for 9:30pm. I figured the later the better so we could have as much time as possible. Well, we were so exhausted we ended up buying earlier tickets, 6:45 train. The train would take us to Ollanta, then we had to catch a bus back to Cusco. Our initial arrival time back to Cusco would have been 1:30am...with the 6:45 train, we'd get back around 10:30. Much better!<br />
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There were several places I'd researched for food in Aguas Calientes (as I wanted to avoid having touristy restaurants). One was called The Tree House. Alex and I headed out in search of that restaurant or any others I'd read about. We ended up finding The Tree House, though not easily. <br />
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It was up a steep alley that was very much so under construction. We weren't totally sure we were going the right way...but we kept going.<br />
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Boy are we glad we did! We found it, though it was empty, and were happy to sit down for a real meal.<br />
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Alex ordered bacon-wrapped alpaca steak with mashed sweet potatoes. I ordered quinoa-flour raviolis stuffed with sweet potato and ricotta. both were phenomenal! I also, of course, had a pisco sour (practically Peru's national drink). <br />
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For dessert, Alex got a brownie sundae with lucuma ice cream (a local fruit). The brownie had pisco-soaked nuts in it. <br />
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I got something similar but with lucuma mousse and candied Brazil nuts. It was such a perfect lunch/dinner. We killed a bit more time in A.C. before hopping on the train back to Ollanta. The train ride was lovely. However, once we reached Ollanta, we had to look for our names on a sign-board in the chaos of everyone else doing the same. Oh, and it was absolutely pouring. We finally found our names and hopped on the bus. It was another 2 hours to Cusco. We were very happy to arrive back in Cusco and flop into our beds.<br />
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We woke up around 6:30 and killed a bit of time before breakfast. Our zip-line tour would be around 8:30. On the second day of the trek, Alex and I had unloaded some of our gear onto the donkeys (each person was allowed 11lbs), however, the donkeys were only available to carry the stuff through day 3 of hiking. After that, everyone had to carry all their gear. Alex and I were fortunate that we'd packed such that all our stuff was in one pack. There were many people who had counted on using the donkeys the whole time and didn't have one singular pack, but lots of small bags, so this made it difficult for them on the 4th day. <br />
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We had a quick breakfast; it would be our last one with the chef. He baked a cake! It was even decorated. It was a very dense cake and not very sweet but we all really enjoyed it. We tossed together a bunch of cash for tips. We were even given a "bagged lunch" for the rest of the day. The plan was to zip-line in the morning, meet at the lunch spot, then hike the rest of the way to Aguas Calientes. <br />
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The zip-line was fantastic! There were 5 different zips that went across the valley and over the Urubamba River. We had a great time and the weather was wonderful!<br />
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With the full-body harnesses, you could do the zip-line upside-down so Alex and I both tried it!<br />
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The gear was really good stuff<br />
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At the end was a suspension bridge<br />
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It was such a nice change from hiking and to give our feet a rest. Once we were done, we were driven to the Hydroelectric Station where we'd meet the rest of our group. We ate our bagged lunch; pasta, potatoes, chicken, and a juice box, then geared up to hike to Aguas Calientes. It would be about a 4 hour hike along the railroad tracks.<br />
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The hike along the railroad tracks was really nice. There were a lot of really pretty flowers and it was mostly shaded so it wasn't too hot.<br />
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Then it began to rain, while still bright and sunny<br />
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Getting close to Aguas Calientes!<br />
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Made it to town<br />
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Here we would stay in a hostel for the night and get up super early for the hike up to Machu Picchu<br />
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Aguas Calients is definitely a tourist town but it's still a neat place<br />
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We checked into our hostel in A.C. and got ready for dinner. We were very excited to be sleeping in real beds and have a shower and real toilet. It's amazing what you take for granted! We had a quick dinner at a local restaurant where we were given the details for our last day and hike up to Machu Picchu. Everyone exchanged email addresses to keep in touch and talked excitedly about the day to come! We went to bed as early as possible and set 3 alarms as we had to be up at 3:30AM!Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-25914348007219109582013-11-04T11:08:00.002-05:002013-11-04T11:08:45.312-05:00Peru, day 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We awoke the next morning in sopping wet sleeping bags and sleeping mats. It had poured all night and though there were tarps under our tents, it was no match for the water. Unfortunately, we had to stuff our soaking wet sleeping bags into their bags for the porters to carry to the next camp. We knew this meant sleeping in wet sleeping bags again...<br />
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This would be our really rainy day of hiking. We also had to hike along the roads as the landslide danger was too high to spend it on the trail. Often in the distance, you would see large sections of the mountain scorched. This is to clear the way for farming.<br />
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A road was washed out at one point so we had to cross the rushing waters. We were very grateful to have our trekking poles here and I was grateful for waterproof boots!<br />
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We made a stop-off at a local farm where they grew bananas, granadillas, cocoa and coffee beans. The elderly gentleman running the farm was 115 years old!<br />
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There was a small kitten that stole everyone's hearts (and laps!)<br />
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We had a pup following us from one camp to the next. This was pretty common, our guide told us.<br />
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One of the best things about this day was that we'd be going to Santa Teresa, a natural hot springs, in the afternoon. We hiked all morning, had lunch, and caught a bus to Santa Teresa (about a 45 min drive from lunch). We were getting close to the hot springs when our driver stopped and let us out. A landslide had just recently (within the past hour) taken out the road so we would walk the rest of the way.<br />
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I'd never seen anything like it before<br />
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This should be a road I'm standing on....<br />
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We made it easily to the hot springs, paid the 10 soles (for two) and hopped in. It was the most amazing feeling after hiking so many days. We stayed for about 2.5 hours and when I got out of the pools, my body felt like it weighed 1,000lbs! By the time we were done, the road had already been fixed so we got picked up at the hot springs. <br />
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We returned to camp for our usual snack, but they also had plantains in fried wonton wrappers. We bought a few beers from the shop and shared with everyone. We wouldn't have to get up until 7am (that's late compared to our other wake-ups!) so we enjoyed ourselves a little more. The crew even put together a fire for us. Dinner was a chicken and quinoa patty, parsnips and beets, rice, fried potatoes, and hop milk. It was a really tasty dinner. <br />
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The next day would be another relatively easy/short day as we'd signed up for a zip line tour. It would save us 4 hours of hiking in the morning and we'd meet up with the group at a lunch spot. Most people decided to do the same as we were all pretty wiped at that point.<br />
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Alex and I crawled into our still-soggy sleeping bags around 10pm. Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-22995097747580881012013-11-04T10:52:00.001-05:002013-11-04T10:52:14.389-05:00Peru, day 5We were woken at 5am with coca tea in the tents and breakfast was served at 5:30. I was not feeling well and couldn't keep any food down. This was particularly bad timing considering it would be the hardest day of hiking. I had some tea and hoped I'd be OK.<br />
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Even at the very beginning of the hike, my feet felt like lead. I had to will myself to move each leg. It was exhausting. Luckily, the scenery was incredibly motivating!<br />
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Salkantay was visible the whole time!<br />
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This is when we got to some tricky switch-backs. You can see people hiking up them. I was building up my courage/strength<br />
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Stopped for a photo-op...smiling though I'm exhausted<br />
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Here's a good view of the switch-backs, looking down on them.<br />
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After a couple hours, we reached a lagoon where we'd take a small break. Here I scarfed down some energy bars I'd brought.<br />
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It was incredible!<br />
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Amping up for the rest of the hike to the top of the pass<br />
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After about 4 hours of grueling hiking, we made it!<br />
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We were very lucky that it was clear enough to see the peak! It even snowed a bit while we were there.<br />
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We made it!!<br />
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Our guide gave us a brief history lesson about Salkantay<br />
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I've never seen such a beautiful mountain before. Boy was it cold, too!<br />
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We hung out here for about 20 minutes before beginning to head down, into the high jungle.<br />
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But first, a group picture!<br />
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The scenery of the hike down into the valley rapidly changed<br />
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Everything was more green and the clouds started to roll in<br />
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When we started to enter the "high jungle", it cleared up a bit<br />
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It was also a guinea pig farm!<br />
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Lunch shack<br />
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Getting much more green!<br />
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The horses decided to make themselves comfortable in our camp and check out our tents. Popcorn, hot chocolate, and tea were waiting for us again at camp! All of us were a bit concerned as to why the porters were spending so much time anchoring our tents and the rain covers...we would soon find out!<br />
<br />Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-88079703034573732262013-11-01T11:42:00.001-04:002013-11-01T11:42:45.706-04:00Peru, days 3 and 4We didn't do a whole lot on day 3 in Cusco as we were prepping for our trek departure the next day. We did enjoy some of the local restaurants. The place we were staying at provided small breakfast; bread, jam, PB, coffee, tea, and cheese. First on our list was to rent some equipment for our trek. We ended up renting 2 sleeping bags and 2 sets of trekking poles from Loki Travel (who we booked through) for 90 soles, which is about $30. That's a fantastic price for 5 days! <br />
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After we secured our gear, we got a few other necessities from local shops; water purification tabs (these were absolutely crucial!), gloves for Alex, sunblock (also crucial), and bug spray (again, pretty crucial). I wish I'd known how crazy the mosquitoes would be; they would bite me through my clothing. My legs and lower torso were absolutely covered in bug bites by the end of the trek. We hit a local cafe I'd had on our list to try; Cafe Ayllu. All the reviews said it's the best hot chocolate in town. We got two big mugs of hot chocolate (unsweetened), a dulce de leche pastry, and a honey panqueque. It came to 24 soles (about $8). We were learning very quickly how important having cash is. The tricky thing about exchanging money in Peru is that they are so extremely picky about the condition of US dollars that it's likely they won't accept your money unless it's fresh off the press. If it has any tears, folds, ink, etc, it won't be accepted. Alex and I had to take most money out of ATM's as soles. A lot of places advertised as taking VISA but we quickly found they had 100 sole minimums. Humph. <br />
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As I mentioned in the first post, we had lunch at an amazing pizza place; La Bodega 138. It was the best pizza I've ever had! The crust reminded me of french bread; crunchy outside, warm, soft inside. It was a leek, mushroom, and bacon pizza. <br />
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Another tidbit about Peru; a lot of people know some English but the farther you get out from the cities, the less frequently you'll run into English-speakers. So knowing some Spanish is really useful. Luckily I'd studied about 6 years of Spanish and even though it's not something I use often, it was enough to get us by.<br />
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We spent the rest of the day just walking around Cusco before we had our trek orientation at the Loki Hostel. We met two other guys in our group doing the trek; Chris and Andy. They were from San Francisco. The guy went over what to expect and what we should bring. It was brief so we headed out for dinner to a creperie we'd read about; La Boheme Creperie. It was such a tiny hole in the wall, pretty far off the main plaza. A French woman and another guy were running it. She was making crepes while he cleaned dishes in the tiny sink. This place sat maybe 8 people around the crepe griddles. I heard her speak 4 different languages! I ordered "La Playa", which was dark chocolate, banana, and coconut. Alex got one with ham, egg, avocado, and cheese. I had to have another so I made it lemon and sugar. Yumm! Fantastic place and great prices! We headed back to hit the hay since we'd be getting up at 4AM for our shuttle.<br />
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The next morning we awoke at 4 and packed up our stuff. A small walking group "picked us up" at 4:30AM and we walked to the San Franciso Plaza where a large bus was waiting, full of people! We hadn't been entirely sure how many people would be joining us on the trek but it looked like a lot. We tossed our bags under the bus and boarded to await departure. The trek would begin at Mollepata, about a 2.5 hour bus ride from Cusco. There we had breakfast at a tourist restaurant. It was a quick breakfast and then gear was weighed for putting on the donkeys. Alex and I decided to carry all our gear (one pack each). We were then split into 2 groups of about 12-15 people with 2 guides each. Our guides were Jorge and Edwin. They gave a brief introduction on how the hikes would go and had everyone introduce themselves. We had people from France, Germany, Slovakia, Spain, and US. <br />
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We hit the trail and I was quickly humbled. We were definitely in a group of very fit people and the trail can get rather steep.<br />
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Lunch camp set up! We hiked for about 4 hours before reaching the lunch camp<br />
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First break after a long, steep "shortcut". There were lots of these so called "shortcuts"...very rocky, narrow, steep paths.<br />
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Inside the lunch camp. The meals were always fantastic! Usually started with soup, then a salad of some sort, then we had lomo saltado. Tea was always available. There were dogs everywhere (even in Cusco). They are treated as pests, not pets there. We had a hard time ignoring the many puppies. This puppy seemed to like Alex's scruffy face :-)<br />
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After lunch, the hiking turned into mostly roads.<br />
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The landscape changed quickly and we were in the valley<br />
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Here's our group!<br />
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The mountains loomed in the distance<br />
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We reached our first base camp around 4pm. The cooks had popcorn, tea, and hot chocolate set out for us to snack on until dinner. <br />
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Luckily, our tents were set up within this structure to protect from wind and weather. This would be the coldest camp, getting down to -7C that night. <br />
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Here's another view of the structure containing our tents. Once the sun went down, I headed outside to check out the sky and was treated to the most fantastic display of stars I've ever seen. The sky was so incredibly clear. It's too bad it was so cold as I could only stay out for about 5 minutes!<br />
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At dinner, Jorge (our guide) warned us about the upcoming hike the next morning. This would be the hardest hike up to the Salkantay Pass. We'd be gaining 600 meters in a short distance. He let us know donkeys were available for purchase to ride instead of hike for 100 soles. He was making all of us nervous but nobody from our group bit and took the donkey. He let us know wake-up would be at 5AM and we'd hit the trail by 6.<br />
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On our second day in Cusco, Alex woke feeling much better and ready to take on the day! We had booked a day tour of the Sacred Valley. Along the Sacred Valley are tours of other archaeological sites, such as Ollantaytambo, Pisac, and Chinchero.<br />
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This was a beautiful valley that the Urubamba River runs through.<br />
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First stop was Pisac. Our guide explained a lot of the spiritual beliefs of the Inca, especially their burial traditions. There is a lot of terracing at Pisac, which he explained served different purposes; one is that the rocks soak up the heat of the sun and in turn, warm the soil behind it. This is important because even though it may be warm during the day, it cools off very quickly once the sun starts going down.<br />
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The valleys are so lush and green!<br />
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Second stop was Ollantaytambo. This archaeological site is bigger than Pisac. <br />
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You are treated to a lovely overview of the city in the valley at the top of Ollantaytambo.<br />
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And on the other side of Ollantaytambo are the farms.<br />
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Alex was always on lookout for chicha "signs"; the red "flag" you see in the picture. This means chica is ready. Alex really wanted to try some but we were warned by our guide that if you haven't had it before, it tends to make you very sick.<br />
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Here is a good overview of the terracing at Pisac.<br />
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Our last stop was Chinchero. It was especially beautiful with the sun going down.<br />
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This was a little guinea pig hut at Chinchero.<br />
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The llama was not amused at all the picture taking.<br />
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Gorgeous!<br />
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A lovely end to a first full day! Once we returned to Cusco, we headed to dinner at a place called ChiCha. Alex and I started with tamales; one was sweet and one savory. They were phenomenal! I ordered fried cuy on top of quinoa. Cuy is very good! It's like duck and pork. Alex got lomo saltado. Being so close to Argentina, I ordered a glass of Malbec and was not disappointed.<br />
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Off to bed at 9pm!Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-55472236676902159922013-11-01T09:50:00.001-04:002013-11-01T09:50:25.315-04:00Trip of a lifetime; PeruAlex and I just returned from a 10 day trip to Peru. This is a trip I've been wanting to take since the 7th grade. I had started Exploratory Spanish and learned about Machu Picchu. From that moment on, I knew some day I had to make it there to see it for myself. <br />
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I've gotten a bit of flack from some who simply can't understand why someone would consider this a "vacation". I'm a firm believer that it's important to challenge yourself not only mentally but physically. Had I not tried, I wouldn't have known I could do something like hiking up to 15,100ft with my pack on my back. The majority of our trip was hiking around Salkantay Mountain, where the altitude makes every step significantly harder. Physically it was the hardest thing I've ever done. I was exhausted and mentally tired but reaching the Salkantay Pass after all that hard work was incredible. I felt so accomplished. <br />
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When I explained what my trip entailed, most people responded, "that doesn't sound like a vacation at all. I'd rather be sitting on a beach". While I occasionally (well, maybe rarely) enjoy laying on a beach, I feel most beaches are the same. If I'm taking time off work I want to see something completely new. Life is short and I want to experience all I can...I want to experience other cultures and put myself in positions that might challenge my comfort-level. You see, after doing something like that you realize how easy it is to become complacent and then you appreciate the little things at home so much more. You suddenly see how lucky we are (in the US) to have drinkable tap water pretty much everywhere and most of us have warm beds to sleep in. I spend so much time sitting at a desk that getting out and hiking/camping for 5 days is a great vacation for me! I can, and do, lay around at home plenty. I know most people don't agree and that's OK. I'm going to share with you my experience. I will probably break this into different sections. I'll start with Cusco first.<br />
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After about 21 hours of travel, Alex and I arrived in Cusco early morning. When on one of our flights, I saw something I'd never seen before. It was about dusk and the sun was setting on one side of the plane and the moon was rising on the other side. It was the most amazing things I've ever seen from a plane! A few hours after we had landed, we realized Alex wasn't adjusting to the altitude as he had expected. He spent most of the first day in bed.<br />
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The place we stayed at was one we'd found on AirBnB (our usual preference for finding lodging), owned by a man and his wife, Carlos and Jackie. It was a really neat building situated right near the Plaza de Armas.<br />
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The Plaza de Armas is really beautiful and has some neat old churches around it. <br />
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Lots of the buildings in Cusco have really ornate wooden balconies. They were gorgeous<br />
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The streets in Cusco are very narrow and steep. Sometimes you see cars coming down them and you just can't believe they fit!<br />
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Alex and I ate at a pizza joint, La Bodega 138, that had the best pizza I've ever had! And they had Peruvian craft beer so Alex was happy<br />
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Walking the stairs in the city is very humbling. Because of the altitude, you get winded really quickly.<br />
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The mountains surrounding Cusco are incredible<br />
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It's even more beautiful at night when you can see the hills lit up.<br />
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Hot chocolate is very common in Cusco. It is typically served unsweetened. Other common foods include lomo saltado (a beef stir-fry of sorts), cuy (guinea pig), quinoa, tamales, polenta, etc.<br />
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Continue reading for day 2...Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-66531629463853665022013-09-18T14:52:00.004-04:002013-09-18T14:52:55.234-04:00It's been a while!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had the pleasure of taking photos of these two beautiful people who are near and dear to my heart!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also had fun baking them this mini wedding cake to celebrate their recent nuptials! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a white almond sour cream cake with a salted caramel Swiss meringue buttercream</td></tr>
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Oh yeah, and it was rainbow layered! ;-)<br />
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Adorable, don't you think?<br />
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Congrats, you two! I wish you all the happiness in the world!Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-49785178205153616032013-08-25T19:50:00.002-04:002013-08-25T19:50:13.545-04:00Dinner Party!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Alex and I decided to host a small dinner party!<br />
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It's a good excuse to use our nice china<br />
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Made the centerpiece all from flowers in my garden<br />
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Hollowed out lemons for lemon mint granita<br />
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Here's the granita. Super refreshing!<br />
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Here they are plated and looking pretty<br />
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These were intended as a between-courses palate cleanser<br />
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Salt and pepper straws made by yours truly<br />
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Pear, arugula, and ham salad with toasted pine nuts<br />
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The chef<br />
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The menu!<br />
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Itty bitty, mini biscuits for mascarpone pepper jelly and ham biscuits<br />
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Table is set!<br />
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Mascarpone pepper jelly and ham biscuits<br />
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I think these were a real hit<br />
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Sweet corn soup with basil oil and fresh ricotta<br />
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Rosti potatoes with smoked salmon, scrambled eggs and creme fraiche<br />
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Triple chocolate mousse cake<br />
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Had fun with a little garnish on top. Also had two other desserts not pictured; Biscoff truffles and salted caramel shortbread. Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-53552230529355783242013-08-04T20:41:00.003-04:002013-08-04T20:41:28.641-04:00what we ate for dinner tonight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, for our anniversary, my parents got us the Patrick O'Connell (Chef at the Inn at Little Washington) cookbook. We've been thumbing through it and Alex decided to try a couple recipes.<br />
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This is what we had for dinner...no big deal. Rosti potatoes with salmon and creme fraiche scrambled eggs. Umm, yummm!<br />
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Next was tuna<br />
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Look at that peppery tuna<br />
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And all put together!Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07012816756911235845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754959142725399503.post-20753253460891757592013-08-03T22:31:00.001-04:002013-08-03T22:31:43.872-04:00Garden update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, here's a picture of the lovely tomatoes we had...before the deer decided to indulge. We lost all our tomatoes, except for the cherry tomatoes. We didn't even get to try the big ones. Humph!<br />
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Alex's hops are doing well, however!<br />
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And so are the cherry tomatoes<br />
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Beautiful and tasty<br />
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We even have some berries<br />
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My dahlias are blooming so much earlier this year. last year they didn't bloom until late October<br />
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Alex and I spent our 5th wedding anniversary celebrating at The Inn at Little Washington<br />
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It was a spectacular meal<br />
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They even made everything gluten-free for me! This was Osetra caviar with peekytoe crab and cucumber rillette. It was paired with Jean-Pierre Legret, Talus-Saint-Prix from Champagne, France.<br />
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This was truffle dusted popcorn! Amazing<br />
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After the 11 course dinner, we decided we hadn't had quite enough and ordered the "Seven Deadly Sins"<br />
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Massive bar of after-dinner drinks<br />
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We even got to check out the kitchen and meet the chef, Patrick O'Connell<br />
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This is prosciutto-wrapped veal loin with garden fennel three ways; paired with Shane Wine Cellars Syrah from Anderson Valley California (2009).<br />
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This is a seared New England day boat scallop with summer vegetables and creamy garlic grits; paired with Vinedos de Ithaca, Garnatxa Vlanca from Priorat, Spain (2011).<br />
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Here's the caviar again<br />
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A shot of everyone busy in the kitchen<br />
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I don't actually remember what this little appetizer was, but it was tasty!<br />
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Us before dinner<br />
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Port outside our room for us to enjoy<br />
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Coffee this morning<br />
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The amazing view in the backyard<br />
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Breakfast this morning<br />
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Oh yeah, they customized the menu for us and let us keep it :-)<br />
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THEN, we had an engagement party to go to today so I baked 62 mini cupcakes on Friday<br />
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they turned out pretty cute<br />
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I made the little flower on top; it's a marshmallow fondant I made and dusted with edible glitter and then topped with an edible pearl<br />
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I drizzled some with dark chocolate raspberry<br />
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My cat wanted to see what I was up to<br />
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