Southbound Gnomads

Bienvenidos to Peru!  Back to the travel sauga! We left off our Corrammon tale back at the border, after the bus debaucle in Ecuador. The good news was that after crossing over into Peru we had nothing but kilometres and kilometres of paved roads, and no more clay. There was only the odd rock-slide or river wash-out, but as long as you have at least one clear lane to drive on you are A-OK right? We knew this was going to be a more convoluted way into Peru, but with Chachapoyas ahead we knew it'd be worth the trouble. We carried on our journey with our new buddy Tess, because there's nothing like sliding off the road on a bus together to bond new friends together! The epic day continued, and we all shared a cab to San Ignacio, and then took a collectivo van to Ja é n , in the northern interior in Peru. After our previous marathon travel day, this one was yet another doozey, and it wasn't until after 7:30pm that we finally made it to Jaén, and took a TukTuk motortaxi to ...

Although we have some things to share about our time in Peru so far, we also have to pause to reflect on the fact that we've reached our midway point of our trip as of February 16 th (yes a few weeks back)- a.k.a., our 3 month trip-a-versary! Haha. It's hard to believe how fast the time has gone, considering we have no set schedule or defined itinerary on the trip, yet here we are halfway through. Happy days at Carajas National Park, Ecuador We do our best to share the best of what we've experienced, and we appreciate all of the love and likes out there, it really makes writing worth-while when we know our loved ones are following us along. We love you all, and send so many warm fuzzies right back! Of course there's more to the story, beyond the mountaintops, beaches, and goofy selfies. Brian and I both have done a lot of growing together, both individually and as a couple. Traveling can be as frustrating as it is exhilarating, and even though we thank...