ADVENTURE OF THE LOCAL TRAIN TO Machu Picchu
The STORY of our first visit to Machu Picchu, late 1978. Since childhood and throughout my college years, the love of history was a big part of my life. I was a voracious reader of historical novels which continued thru…
IMAGES A COLLAGE OF MACHU PICCHU IN THE ANDES
Today I am posting a bonus picture of Peru, specifically Machu Picchu. This tapestry made this from a collection of photos, taken during many different visits over the years. I use it for desktop wallpaper and it looks beautiful on…
MY OPINION FAMILY MANTRA GIVE MORE THAN YOU ARE PAID
Today’s opinion is rooted in my childhood and comes straight from my father’s mouth to my ears. That being; work is essential to the well being of man. When at work you give it 100 percent of your effort and…
RANTS OR THINGS THAT PISS ME OFF SPORT FISHING REG’S
Today’s rant about Sport Fishing is contemporary and is something that has been very close to my heart for the last few short years. This one ranks very high on my list of things that make me cuss and swear.…
RAMBLING MIND LEAVING MY KIDS BEHIND TO MY SHAME
Today’s brain dump has to do with a subject that has been bothering me since I embarked on this journey of rediscovery. It will not let me rest nor have I ever, or will I ever find peace until I…
IMAGES OF OUR FIRST VISIT TO Machu Picchu 1978
Today’s IMAGE is once again from Peru and shows a first visit to Machu Picchu back in 1978, before it became a World heritage Site and before millions wanted to see it. We went there for a visit, shortly after…
MY OPINION MATTERS THE GREAT TOILET PAPER FIASCO
It is my humble opinion that many people in this world have a “herd” mentality. I am not saying this to be negative, yet, I see so much evidence of people being lead by what the group does. Instead of…
MEMORY OF THE FIRST MEAL IN LIMA PERU JANUARY 1978
Another memory of my early days in Peru. I was born and raised in Alberta, Canada. At the time of my arrival in Peru, I had not been “anywhere” outside of a short summer visit to the Seattle World’s Fair…
PAPI TAMING THE WILD BEAST Pancho Negro 1979
My story of the day today is again about an occurrence in Peru sometime during the second year of my work there. At this time I was married to Daisy (Deysi in Peruvian). We had a company house in the…
RANTS OR THINGS THAT PISS ME OFF – MODERN DAY MOVIES
Yet another Rant! This one about today’s modern movies. In the “day” movies were made essentially from books that had been published or from stories written specifically for the making of a movie. Each one was individual and different from…
