May 21

I am posting this from the Lima airport where have to spend 11 hours between my flight from Buenos Aires and my flight back to the States, so bear with me if I seem to be somewhat out of it. I only slept two and a half hours last night and my mind is not exactly running at full speed at this point. So, I just spent the last eight and a half days back in Buenos Aires and, once again, I had an absolutely amazing time. As many of you know, my Mom actually met me there my first day back and then spent six days touring the city, enjoying all the sights, learning about Argentine culture, and eating some of the best food in the world. We had a great time and I can not remember a span of six in which I have ever had better food in my entire life. It was great to see a familiar face and it actually made me start to think about coming home and being back with my family.
It was really hard to leave Argentina, I love the country and there is still so much I want to see and experience in South America. It is truly hard to believe that I am just a day away from being back home with nowhere next on my travel itinerary. Overall, as I am sure most of you expected, my entire trip was unbelievable. There are so many highlights that it would be impossible to pick just a few moments that stood out. I feel like a i really developed a relationship with all of the countires and cities that we visited, and I hope that I have the opportunity to visit them again and explore them further in the future.
I hope that you all have enjoyed reading about my adventures and that this blog was able to provide you with some idea of what I have been up to for the past couple months. See you back in the states.

Harry

May 12

Hello all, I am back from the Inca Trail and I have lots of news to share with you. I know that I said that I was going to try and post before we left for our trek, but things did not go according to plan and there were some serious complications. Two days before leaving for the trail we decided to go rafting on the Urbamba river which runs through Cusco and goes all the way past Machu Picchu and through a good part of Peru. The night we got back from rafting Ben started feeling sick and the next morning we called a doctor to come and see him to figure out what the problem was. Ben had to be checked into a medical clinic and it turns out that he had salmonella, two parasites, and an amoeba. Since me and my friend Jill, who has been with us since Colombia, has been eating all the same food and doing all the same activities we decided to get ourselves checked out and it turns out that we had parasites as well. Needless to say Ben was pretty sick, and out travel plans suddenly became more complicated.
We all got meds but Ben´s situation was way mroe serious and unfortunately he was not able to get better before our Inca Trail trek began. Jill and I had to go on without him while he satyed back in Cusco and got better.
We just got back yesterday from Macchu Picchu last night and the four days that we spent hiking were absolutely incredible. The trail far exceeded my expectations and I had an amazing time. It was physically challenging but totally worth the time and effort. Our group was fun, our guide was great, the scenery was unlike anything I have ever seen, and all of the ruins were spectacular. I am so glad that I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to do the trek and it is something that I will remember for the rest of my life. I took tons of photos and I look forward to sharing them with all of you.
Ben and I left Cusco first thing this morning and right now we are in Lima waiting for our flight tonight to Buenos Aries where I am meeting my mom for a few days. Argentina is my final stop on my voyage, and it is amazing to think that I will be back in the U.S. in just a week and a half.
Hope everyone is doing well and enjoyed Mother´s Day.

May 2

I know it has been a while but we just finished staying with Bens friend from abroad, Martin, in Medellin for a week. Martins house had an incredible view and more than enough space to accommodate us, but it did not have internet so it was hard to update the blog. Colombia was an absolute blast and I cannot say enough about how beautiful the entire country is. Medellin was unlike anything I could have expected and I loved every second that we spent in the city. We basically spent a week with Martin on a mission to see everything we could and taste every food possible, and Between all of the amazing meals and the incredible views I would say that we did a pretty good job. I have some amazing pictures to share but, once again, I am in a place where I do not think that I will be able to upload them.
We are now in Lima where we are staying for only a night, then heading to Cuzco where we begin our Inca Trail adventure. If out hostel in Cuzco has internet I will try and fill everyone in on all the details of the rest of our Colombia adventure.


harry