Greetings from Cuzco, Peru.
You may recall in my last blog I joked about altitude sickness, I wish I hadn’t… After 24 hours traveling and 36 hours without sleep I arrived in this beautiful city and was taken straight to a 2 hour induction meeting, then a Spanish test. By this time I felt so ill that I muttered ‘Put me in the Beginner’s group’ and stumbled back to my hotel. I collapsed into bed and that is where I stayed for 38 hours with just the worst headache, sickness and nose bleeds.
Hello readers, or should I say ‘reader’? The blog is back!
South and Central America are open for travel and I leave on Saturday for 14 weeks of volunteering!
When I returned from my Midlife Crisis in Asia two years ago Husband hoped that I would just adopt the normal symptoms of a midlife crisis e.g., excessive Botox, inappropriately short skirts and fancying my son’s friends. However deep down we both knew that my desire to see the world and immerse myself in different cultures had been heightened not quelled by my trip.
So this is my itinerary:
Peru-Street dog rescue
Ecuador-Sea Turtle conservation
Galapagos Islands-Galapagos Tortoise conservation
Costa Rica-Rescue centre for trafficked wild animals
Belize-Coral reef conservation