Indulge Me One More Time…
When you signed up for this blog, did you realize that you would be subject to never-ending photos of my children? I know it is a bit obnoxious, but I’ll tell you my secret. I am using this as a digital record of my family life so when my children wonder where their hand [...]
Animal Kingdom
I figured if this trip was anything like my trip to the Brazilian rainforest, there would be lots of monkeys around. What struck me in Brazil was how the monkeys were so acclimated to humans they would interact with us like house pets. (Here, you can check out those cute little monkeys) Surprisingly, the [...]
Back from the Jungle
Four o’clock Saturday morning I was woken up by banging on my door. Time to get up for our 5 am boat ride to the city of Iquitos where we catch our plane to Lima. That was 38 hours ago and I have yet to sleep in a bed. The few hours of in-and-out [...]
Vacation Constipation
(Originally posted August, 2010) Ok, let’s get right the the heart of most people’s traveling woes: constipation. It’s inevitable and can really weigh you down. Vacations usually mean less exercise, a change in diet, an altered routine, and probably the scariest thing for our colon: an unfamiliar toilet. One of the best cures for [...]
We’re going on a cayman hunt, and I’m not afraid…
(Originally posted June 3th, 2011…it gives you little taste of the adventure Max and I are about to embark on!) ————————- If you ask the boys what their favorite excursion was, they would all say cayman hunting. Hands down. Now, when I envisioned cayman hunting, I figured that the creature would be [...]
