Meetings in Ohio at Rogue, a special Level 1 seminar taught in the Chicago area, return trip to Panama for a Staff Training with the Latin American seminar staff, and finally....PERU
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| So privileged and proud to be part of this team of leaders - Flowmaster meeting at Rogue -
39 FM’s = leaders and ambassadors of the entire CF community = tip of the spear. #femflows |
Next stop in the US --> Chicago and Decatur, IL! A second prop plane ride in 2 weeks! Very cool way to get to the seminar!
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| Great CrossFit gym that has been built just for the employees of the hospital, and now opened up to the public to strive for preventative health and wellness in their community. Very forward thinking group of docs and hospital administrators. They brought a CrossFit Level 1 seminar here to further educate the docs, physical therapists, and ancillary staff. We were so proud to be a part of this growth - the whole purpose of CrossFit. To train people for longevity and quality of life = HEALTH!!! |
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Back to Panama City for a Latin America L1 staff training! Special guest to join us: Nicole Carroll! That was a nice surprise! Great work being done by this crew down here. Glad to have the privilege of guiding them and working with them, alongside Maggie and Lance!
We made it back to Peru on the 23rd of April, and I was SO sick with the flu and pneumonia the entire rest of the month, we were unable to really do much. Poor Mike drove and drove and drove to get us through this country that is so much larger than we realized. Sick or not, I would not be deterred from seeing Machu Picchu, so we at least made the effort to see that. Peru will have to be returned for a better trip in our future!
Despite feeling pretty rough, I was determined to see Machu Picchu. It had to be done, there was no leaving this country without at least accomplishing that bucket list hit. We drove the rough and crazy roads from Juliaca and stayed overnight in Ollantaytambo/Urubamba, then the next morning took a train ride to Aguas Calientes and a bus up to one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Pretty amazing to be there. Next time we'll hike the Inca trail in, but for now, this was a great experience!
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| An Incan citadel built high in the Peruvian Andes mountains. Built in the 15th century and later abandoned,
it’s renowned for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse huge
blocks without the use of mortar, intriguing buildings that play on
astronomical alignments, and panoramic views. Its exact former use
remains a mystery, though it is thought that it was built as an estate for an Incan emperor. Wikipedia and Google |
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| What ARE those little pods we spotted way up on the cliff walls as we drove out of the Machu Picchu area? We later discovered they are little hotel rooms accessed by a via ferrata. You have to earn your sleep! We are definitely coming back for this one! Skylodge Adventure Suites- the edgiest hotel in the world! |
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| Seen on the Peruvian highway....the back of the van was completely full of people, more llamas, and baskets of stuff. When one more won't fit, throw 'em up top! |
We woke up one morning to hairless dogs running around our camp spot near a little farm! So ugly they are cute! Ha!
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| We had hoped to fly over the Nazca valley and see the geoglyphs from the
air, but illness didn't lend itself well to that experience, so we had
to suffice with a "grueling" climb up these stairs to see as much as we
could of the ones closest to the road. The Nazca Lines were
mysteriously drawn into the thin dark layer of dirt that lays over the
lighter colored earth below it, in the arid plains along the Peruvian
coast. There isn't clear evidence about who really drew them, but it's
thought to be the Incan civilization, likely used for rituals probably
related to astronomy, to confirm the clans who made up the population
and to determine through ritual their
economic functions, or a map
of underground water supplies. Or, maybe they were fantastic
explanations from ancient gods or a landing strip for returning
aliens....??? Either way, it's amazing to see and realize that the 300
figures have been here since between 200 BC and 600 AD, engraved in the
dark ferrous oxide pebbles of over nearly 400 square miles of desert. crystlinks.com and nascaperu |
From Nazca, Mike put the pedal to the metal and fast tracked us up the Peruvian coast, with a quick jaunt into the mountains South of Lima, and on up to the border of Ecuador. We hurried through so we could get to Ecuador in time to meet up with Mark and Ali! Yay! Friends from home to come and visit us!
A wide variety of transportation is available to Peruvians, though the most common is the covered mototaxi. Driving in the craziness that is traffic here is giving Mike the experience he needs to compete in NASCAR next year. Or get a lot of tickets when we get home!!!
One last-ditch effort at adventure in Peru before we crossed the border. Stuck in the sand with the only way out to jam sticks under the tires for some traction while we were viciously attacked by thousands of mosquitoes!!! Good-bye Peru!
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April 29, 2015 - Special Post
Today Tanner made a peaceful exit from our world. He has been struggling with 15 years of age and a rectal tumor and it was time to let him go. Lindsay and Eli took such good care of him and he was in loving hands. We will certainly miss our dear companion and our life and hearts are left with a big hole without him to return home to. Thank you for all the happy trails you spent with us T-man. For all the love you gave us and so many others.
BEST. DOG. EVER.
This video was incredibly moving because it depicted so much similarity of Tanner's life with us. It's an incredible tribute that was fitting to memorialize our own dog.
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