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…
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 THINGS THAT PISS ME OFF HOW MANY CHURCHES
My next biggest Rant will be one that is not going to be very popular with a lot of my readers. However I have been holding it inside for years and I feel I must just let it blossom before…
MEMORY I FEEL FAINT HAVE I CROSSED AN ANGEL JAN. 1978
One very vivid memory of my early times in Peru was at the time of my arrival to our worksite in the Andes Mountains, north and east of the main city of Arequipa, Peru. To arrive at the Canadian encampment,…
IMAGES DEYSI CHRISTENING A TUNNEL IN THE ANDES 1975
This photo taken circa 1975 in the Andes Mountains of Peru and depicts the opening of one of the first tunnels, tunnel 26 near Huambo. Bubbaloo was onsite and pretty much running the show at this time.
INTO THE YONDER A GYPSY’S DISCOVERY OF PERU
The second story of this journey, is from early January 1978 and tracks my transition from Canada to Peru. I was armed with a brief indoctrination about Peru, the job and what to expect. This from people in the Toronto…
MEMORY DEPARTING INTO THE UNKNOWN CALGARY 1977
This section is a little harder to define than the others. I was trying to find a place where I could add observations, feelings at the time of an event, sights, sounds, smells and concerns. The first one I can…
