Seattle, WA
July 31st – August 3rd, 2016 My family flew from Washington D.C. to Reykjavik, Iceland via Icelandair. We landed in the middle of the night and there was still light out! The sun had technically set but it in the summer it … Continue reading “Iceland 2016” →
July 23rd-24th, 2016 Before I left for Peru, I knew I couldn’t leave without seeing Machu Picchu. I booked a guided tour ahead of time where I’d hike a portion of the Inca Trail (you can’t hike the trail unless … Continue reading “Machu Picchu” →
July 14th-20th, 2016 We got to spend a full week at the beautiful Cocha Cashu. I wish I could fully describe the place because it was nothing short of a dream. We were at our lowest elevation so the wildlife … Continue reading “Cocha Cashu” →
(Image by Santiago David) July 13th, 2016 WE SAW A JAGUAR!!!!! Heading into Cocha Cashu is more remote and there’s no public access. It’s more than a full day up river from Pantiacolla. Our TAs were on the lookout all … Continue reading “Madre de Dios River” →
July 11th-13th, 2016 We drove down to a town on a river where we switched our bus for a boat. We were traveling on a long and narrow wooden boat that somehow fit all of us, two crew members, our chef … Continue reading “Pantiacolla” →
July 8th-11th, 2016 On our way to San Pedro I had the first mammal spotting of the trip!! We would frequently stop the bus to get out and take a look around for birds (the work that the prof and … Continue reading “San Pedro” →
July 5th-8th, 2016 For our trip, we had a massive bus for just the 12 of us. We each got a full row to ourselves which was perfect for sleeping- which we would do for most of the drive. I … Continue reading “Wayqecha” →
July 3rd-5th, 2016 I landed in Cusco on July 3rd and spent three nights in the city. I struggled a bit navigating the airports because the entirety of the airline staff assumed I spoke Spanish (which I really, really do not). … Continue reading “Cusco” →