A FRIEND AND STRANGE GUY – PERU 1978
Once more my mind drifts back to my early days in Peru. And to the memory of a character I met and bonded with soon after my arrival in the Andes. I am not quite sure why my memory keeps…
PERU AGAIN, JUST CAN’T MISS THE LIFE SAVING MOMENT
I find myself once again, drawn to a fading memory of Peru. And find that I must put it on paper before it flutters away in the winds of my mind. OK, I apologize and will return to our times…
AREQUIPA, PERU, 1920
This maneuver was carried again by out by Francisco Pérez Chávez (photo not included)A highly experienced pilot with more than 22,000 flight hours who was a Pilot Officer in the Canadian Air Force during the Second World War and later…
A QUICK FLASHBACK TO PERU FOR A SLIDESHOW
Now that I have the video portion of my blog working, I am going to update some of our previous travels with some video. I will try to keep them short, however, all of you know, that I just love…
A CANADIAN & THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE TRAUMA
This story is a mix of times and places, it starts in Peru in the late 70’s and ends in San Fransisco in the fall of 1984. It wasn’t until I started to think of my time in San Fransisco,…
THE GREAT BATTLE OF THE ROOF A MEMORY OF PAPI 1984
The following is a fond memory of the family patriarch, fondly called Papi by all who knew him. He was my friend as well as my teacher of all things Peruvian. Oh how he made me laugh. This glimpse of…
A NOSTALGIC VISIT TO OUR BEACH IN MOLLENDO PERU, 1984
As part of the joy of returning to Peru in 1984, I am posting these images try and capture a small part of the reunions, with friend’s that I hadn’t seem for 5 years, the introduction of Deysi’s younger sister’s…
HOW FLEXIBLE THE MIND OF A 4 YEAR OLD (BILINGUAL CHILD)
One of my most vivid memories of all time, was the re-introduction of our daughter, to her birthplace of Arequipa, Peru. She had left Peru when she was very, very, young and had returned with her mother two times between…
EDMONTON AGAIN, DROP THE BAGS AND OFF TO PERU 1984
Upon our return to Canada after Japan we once again ended up in Edmonton. No reason for this other than Deysi’s little sister (Lalitas) was still there. We had left her there working while we were in Japan. On our…
WE ARE LEAVING JAPAN UNLESS I AM BEGGED TO STAY
The time has come for me to put my memories of Japan back to sleep and move on with our adventures. I enjoyed my wanderings thru the old days in Japan. We had so much fun! I might say I…
