tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984798140528397454.post818599244574002662..comments2023-05-15T08:26:42.298-07:00Comments on Lyle and Nancy Poulsen 2016 Senior Mission in Cusco, Peru : Great News, Elder and Sister (Bevin and Susan) Johnson are called to replace us!nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16991007437321671006noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984798140528397454.post-10849058272790557462016-12-18T00:46:19.087-08:002016-12-18T00:46:19.087-08:00We'll miss reading your posts when you go home...We'll miss reading your posts when you go home. You have truly had a marvelous adventure. Thanks for sharing it with us on your blog. Merry Christmas from your friends in Germany (Tad and Jana)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374489208849670402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984798140528397454.post-72754860459732551452016-12-07T20:24:04.159-08:002016-12-07T20:24:04.159-08:00Hola Poulsens:
Well you have done it. 2016 has...Hola Poulsens: <br /><br />Well you have done it. 2016 has blown by so fast (as 2015 did for us). Time to look back and recall the people you met, the work you did, the things you learned, the places you've gone, the things you've seen. Enough memories for a lifetime. Getting Johnsons nuevos on the receiving end of a massive infodump will be about your last task, and they will so much appreciate your experience and being able to pass your knowledge to them on-site as they commence their work. Knowing where to catch combis and intercity buses, how to negotiate taxis, where to stay and where to eat (and where not to) will be such a help to them. <br /><br />Have a Merry Christmas, and be sure to be where you have a good view of a wide section of the city by 11:45pm on Christmas Eve. Just before midnight and for about 1/2 hour, the whole city lights up with the most illegal (US illegal) fireworks you have ever seen. A rooftop is a great view. Enough time left to make another swing through the Cusco wards and see your friends for the last time (it was hard for us to say goodbye to them).<br /><br />If you do have a day with the Johnsons, where you can get down to Urubamba and Ollantaytambo by combi, those are two of our favorite close places, both with members and friends we met, as well as things to see. Say hi to my friend Cunyaki the jeweler (just on the left across the bridge in Ollantytambo, walking toward the ruins) if you see him. We never did get to Chinchero to see the weavers and sites there, though we passed by it numerous times. Being there for a year, we didn't see more than about 30% of the things there are, but after all, we weren't there to be tourists. <br /><br />See you soon! Be sure to let us know about your homecoming report as soon as you have a date and time. When you're packing your bags and checking out the max weight with the handy scale, remember there's no such thing as too much alpaca! You'll never get anything so fine for those prices ever again!<br /><br />Con amor,<br />Los Johnsons viejosPat and Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00650792632090468779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984798140528397454.post-55414629215829159362016-12-03T23:52:56.106-08:002016-12-03T23:52:56.106-08:00I want one of those Llama hats made from llama woo...I want one of those Llama hats made from llama wool. 🤓Wendy Prayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769303823066935959noreply@blogger.com