Happy New Year!

We've survived our South American Christmas travels--traveling by trail, river, road, and air in Guyana, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. We even managed to find quite a few pizzarias and some snow over near Machu Picchu. We head back to Orealla this weekend. The second term starts on Tuesday morning and we have our World Teach Field Director coming to check out our site the following week. We'll probably be back to Corriverton to check email during our spring break in April (maybe sooner depending on the boat schedule). Hope you enjoy the pictures and have an excellent New Year's!
Carrie and Thomas

PS As always, a more detailed picture album is available on our flickr webpage. Feel free to check it out (you don't have to be a member to view the pics.)

Our First Leg of the Journey Was 15+ hrs On This Bus Across Muddy Roads (it's the rainy season right now)


Boats Docked In Manaus, Brazil (ready to head into the rainforest)


Our Cabin On Our Amazon Boat Trip (5 days on the boat!)


If We Hadn't Ordered a Cabin, We Would Have Spent 5 Days Swinging on the Second Deck in Hammocks! (Not so good for a girl who gets seasick!)


Copocabana, Brazil (a beautiful town on Lake Titicaca--the largest, highest lake in the world)


The Upper Deck of The Boat (w/one of main rainstorms in the background)


Motorcycle Taxi at the Bolivia Border


Train Ride in Peru


La Paz, Elevation 12,000+ feet (delightfully chilly!)


Incan Ruins of Machu Piccu, Peru