99 COOKING CAPE

Here Freddy preps for a quick match, en route to Challway (elev 2920m) following the summit charge and an unbelievably miserably cold and wet lunch up at Huayracmachay, which on our day was so freaky, foggy and wet that it reminded me of some desolate hillside in Wales, or an Irish bog. At one point I was literally walking down an entire mountainside of running water, inch or two deep. Yay for waterproof hi-tecs. More on Huayracmachay to come, including photos of a sort of after-dinner ritual I like to call "blind the hell out of the donkeys and horses so we can strap all these cooking supplies on them." Fun game.

Following the summit and lunch, we began descending 1700meters straight down through tropical high jungle. Tons of bamboo and running water. The sun came out and we were dry in no time. And then hot. Coffee plantations and potato farms choked both sides of the jungle path. Occasionally we'd see some guy up in a tree, chopping fruit. I was loving life, nice and dry. I began to get...comfortable, when I suddenly felt the call of something pressing. Something important. There is a path that I know of which I will never, ever lead you down. ?Como se dice, "dropped a deuce in the jungle" en espanol? Como se dice, "growler" !? Don't answer.

The above futbol match was a very fun, lengthy and necessary stop during a nine-hour day. The game was eventually called due to rain (and pigs). Still trying to figure out what sort of fruit we got ourselves into here, but I know that I've never seen it in the states and it apparently is not actively imported. Don't miss the two cerditos to the right of the panel!

I hope you enjoyed your Sunday afternoon. I have seriously developed addiction issues with NFL. I have the NFL ticket so I get to sit on my butt all Sunday afternoon and just flip from game to game. I even cooked a quick dinner just to eat it in bed while watching my poor team the Seahawks lose today. Now I get to sit here for another few hours as I watch the premiers of Dexter and Californication. So maybe I will have to hit the gym tomorrow ya think!! This is my sweet sweet puppy Deacon in "his" chair.

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