Journal Entries
I try to do or make interesting things on a regular basis. Here are some words and photos about my exploits.
AMotD (Awesome Moment of the Day) Going to bed before 3 am. Current main project: NOTHING… for a few hours...
AMotD (Awesome Moment of the Day) Hearing my voice being recorded through a decent microphone. Or maybe it was the first bite of a great Chipotle burrito. Current main project: Trying to keep my head...
Start location: Athens, Ohio Avg. altitude: 719 ft Min temp: Max temp: Damn hot, and humid I’m not still in Peru. For various reasons I stopped updating the journal (obviously) but not traveling and...
Max temp: 102F outside Vegas airport (I didn’t leave the airconditioned building), 87F at 1am in Chicago. Start location: Los Angeles, CA End location: Chicago, IL I celebrated being back by flushing toilet paper, ordering...
Today is our last day working in the Centro Medico “Padre Luis Tezza” in Cajamarca. Despite the fact that we were going to do some amazing sightseeing in the coming days, I don’t think any...
Start location: Cajamarca, Peru Other location: Cumbe Mayo, Peru Min altitude: 8750 ft Max altitude: 11,550 ft. Today got off to a rough start, but it was all my own fault. A late night in...
Start location: Cajamarca, Peru Other locations: Mountains outside of town towards El Galeno mine Min altitude: 8750 ft Max altitude: 11,700 ft Today was a slow day at the clinic – very few patients. Found...
Location: Cajamarca, Peru Max altitude: 8800 ft. After a couple of pretty intense days the pace has caught up with me. I managed to stay more or less on top of journal entries and...
Breakfast is served from 7-8:30 and we leave for the clinic at 08:30. All I have to do is shower and get dressed – I could roll out of bed at 07:30 and have plenty...
Start location: Cajamarca, Peru End location: Cajamarca, Peru Miles today: Around town Miles total: Min altitude: 9000 ft Max altitude: Min temp: Max temp: Today has been incredible, and it’s only noon. I can’t...
Start location: Lima, Peru End location: Cajamarca, Peru Miles today: Miles total: Min altitude: 113 ft / 34 m Max altitude: 9022 ft / 2750 m Min temp: Max temp: Had a hard time...
Start location: Los Angeles, CA, USA End location: Lima, Peru Miles today: (flight) Miles total: Min altitude: 126 ft / 38 m Max altitude: 128 ft / 34 m (not counting the flight) Min...