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Just got back from Peru
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07/15/19 07:09 PM
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Leaving bus station in Lima for Caraz, 12 hours with traffic one way. These rigs are pretty nice, double decker and we had front row seats on the top so panoramic view. Drivers down there are crazy, literally crazy. Peruvians don't seem to get in much of a hurry until you put them in something with a motor, then they haul balls everywhere. There seems to be this unwritten rule that as long as you honk your horn when you drive you can do whatever you want. Don't want to stop at the light? 2 quick beeps and you are good to run it. Need to move over 3 lanes? Honk the horn and turn the wheel. Looking down from our seat in the bus - this is how you ride someone's [censored] in Peru. Lanes? We don't need no stinking lanes.. This was coming down a long set of switch backs in the middle of night on the return trip. Not sure what kind of suspension they run but it is tight. Thought we were gonna die a couple times, driver hauls [censored] all the way down. Pic sucks because they don't run AC and the window had a lot of condensation. I had a paper towel salvaged from dinner I kept wiping it down with but like toilet paper down there, you don't have paper towels unless you bring your own. I tried to get a pic of something crazy, basically we were fixing to go into a sharp turn and bus driver honks his horn and starts to pass the little car. I didn't get a good pic but about the time we get alongside the car a short bus comes around the corner and we are in his lane with the little car next to us. I thought "somebody is fixin to die" Not sure if anybody did, bus driver honked and then moved back into our lane. Not sure if little car braked or went onto that little shoulder or what but we barely missed the other bus.
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Re: Just got back from Peru
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07/15/19 07:47 PM
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We rented this taxi and driver for a day in Lima. Head to Chaclacayo, which is uphill all the way and I look over at the odometer and its showing 820.000 km. Dang, thats a lot of miles. Little while later steams starts coming out of the hood so he pulls into a station. My wife says "get out and help". Ol Carlos didn't need any help, he already new the thermo switch on the radiator hose running his electric fan had quit. He took a pair of pliers, bypassed the switch to get the fan on, filled it up with water and we got down the road. Only problem was battery didn't have the juice to run the fan and start the car at the same time, so we did it the old fashioned way when there wasn't an incline to park on. Thank goodness for manual trannys... Cool old Willys Wagon in Caraz, it has seen some miles. Pic from from seat of mid 90's Toyota Corolla taxi we took on about a hour and half trip up the mountain to Lake Paron. I told our friend from down there with us that you don't drive those kind of roads in Texas unless you're in a pickup. Tires half bald, front end loose and rattles, I thought we were going to die a few times. Have I mentioned they haul [censored]? He hauled [censored] all the way up and down, would honk his horn every time he got to a blind curve to let anybody that might be coming the other direction we were there. Still almost hit a little suv head on coming up the mountain and that guy was pissed. Did hit a dog passing through a little village coming back down. All the kids and most the dogs knew about the honk rule, one of the dogs didn't though and got a mouthful of bumper.
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Re: Just got back from Peru
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07/15/19 08:12 PM
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Sounds like a 12 hour long roller coaster ride.... Can’t wait to see more pics...
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Re: Just got back from Peru
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07/15/19 08:27 PM
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I'm going to have to post more in a little bit, they upload thing keeps freezing up on me.
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07/15/19 08:28 PM
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That was on our list for trips this year, looking forward to seeing pics also.
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Re: Just got back from Peru
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07/15/19 08:59 PM
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Lake Paron.
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07/15/19 09:01 PM
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Re: Just got back from Peru
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07/15/19 10:16 PM
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I went in 2012 to see Machu Picchu and really enjoyed it there. I'm enjoying your pics and looking forward to seeing more of them!!
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07/15/19 10:45 PM
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"All the kids and most the dogs knew about the honk rule, one of the dogs didn't though and got a mouthful of bumper."
I don't why but I found this line to be hysterical!!
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Re: Just got back from Peru
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07/16/19 01:04 AM
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07/16/19 01:24 AM
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07/16/19 01:30 AM
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Re: Just got back from Peru
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07/16/19 01:44 AM
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07/16/19 01:51 AM
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think this is lake 68, its in a little valley about halfway up to 69 This is about 100 meters from top where I had my little freak out. Lake 69 This is what a middle aged out of shape guy from Texas does when he makes it all the way up - takes a nap Me and my oldest rockin it.
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07/16/19 02:01 AM
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07/16/19 02:32 AM
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Looks like y’all had an awesome time. Sure are some pretty views.
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07/16/19 10:30 AM
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Great pics of a neat trip Was this a vacation bucket list type trip or ??
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07/16/19 11:14 AM
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Very cool and great pictures. How was the Guinea pig gumbo? I heard Guinea pig taste great. Seen them cook with it on a few cooking shows.
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07/16/19 11:53 AM
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Looks like you guys had a fun trip!
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07/16/19 11:54 AM
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Looks like a lot of fun and some really good pics.
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07/16/19 11:56 AM
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