Singing In The Rain

Well, we´ve had a few computer problems and now we´re having weather problems.

Today our horse riding expedition was cancelled for the second time as we woke up to the first morning of rain since our arrival. It was cancelled the first time because our hosts stayed in Lima when one of them became ill and had to go to ¨hospital¨. Kids were quite disappointed, but it has given us time to do some Chrissie shopping.

Tiff has started painting a mural on one of the walls of the school in Pumamarca and I helped put up basketball hoops. This involved mixing cement which made me feel quite manly. One thing that didn´t make me feel manly was the way the welding machine was run by getting a ladder and connecting it directly to the wires on the main power pole. I couldn´t watch this particular operation.

On Monday we are off on an overnight expedition to the Sacred Valley which we are really looking forward to. Especially since our hotel is reported to have hot showers.

The only other resident in the Peru´s Challenge house at the moment is a doctor from Victoria called Elizabeth. For better or worse she gets to spend Christmas with us. (Luckily she seems quite patient) If you do wish to phone us our local number is, (270 412), but you will have to find the code for Peru and Cusco, because I don´t have it at the moment.

By the way, I can get email again, but only very occasionally. It seems I can´t receive email in internet cafes for some reason and have to go to the PC office.

Chao