Hola todos,
By now I've seen the coast, and I've seen the mountains. I'm now planning on visiting the third geographical region of Peru, the Selva, or rainforest. Tomorrow afternoon I'm getting on a bus for a city called Tarapoto on the outskirts of the Amazon basin. I plan on spending a couple days there before heading to Yurimaguas, where I'll catch a boat to Lagunas and then visit the Pacaya Samaria national park. Afterwards, I'm going to continue upriver to Iquitos. Iquitos is the largest city in the world to not be accessible by roads. Then I'll catch a boat back to civilization and begin my long journey south, wherever that takes me.
I've had a good time here on the coast, and have spent a good deal of it with the family of a friend from Seattle (Jorge, who was my Spanish tutor). I've shared several meals with them, which have all been wonderful. With them I also toured the city of Trujillo, and visited the nearby ruins of Chan Chan. And last night we danced until almost dawn this morning. Yesterday was the celebration in Peru for both Halloween and Creole music. Jorge's sister, cousin, and two of their friends took me out to a restaraunt with live latin music and dancing and we stayed until 5am. I knew I didn't drag those dancing shoes along for nothing.
Again I've been lucky to have been connected ahead of time with tremendously hospitable people. I don't think there's been anywhere that I've more enjoyed being so far on this trip than sitting around a table with a group of warm individuals who care about me. I'd like to learn how to give that much. Know that I appreciate more than I can say everyone who is praying for me and keeping up with my blog.
Love and miss you guys,
Stephen
PS: I went surfing. Also, I saw the queen of Spain.
It wasn't while I was surfing, though.
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How did you manage to see the Queen of Spain? If you see any other important people or celebrities in South America, tell them that Kristin says hello.
I had just arrived in town, and went to the main plaza to orient myself and all these police started showing up and lining up around it. I asked someone what was going on, and they said that her highness of Spain would be stopping by to say hello. She'd come into town to see the sights.
You mean to tell me the Queen of Spain wasn't surfing? I don't believe it.
Okay, so I'm waiting for you to talk about the rain forest, and while I'm waiting, I'm still working on appropriate pay for a llama. And what one would do with it here, much less how to get it back into the states- somehow, I think that would be a hard one to explain to customs.
Is a cat an equal trade for a llama? It's very nice and it purrs. Or I could agree to shear the llama and make a nice sweater- but maybe you don't take COD???
Amy,
I think if we were to sheer the llama it would be very cold in the States, and I'm a much kinder soul than that. I think that you're right though that it may be difficult to smuggle said llama by plane, so I'll begin looking for jetpacks to provide personal transport for said llama and self. I think if you're going to try to trade me a cat for a llama you are going to need to find a cat with some kind of special powers that benefit me in some way.
Stephen
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