Illimani here we come...

Todd and Brad are getting ready to head out to Illimani this morning. They will be back sometime on Sunday, and while they are away camping and playing in the cold and snow, Cheryle will be sleeping late, in a nice comfy warm bed, and sightseeing around the La Paz area.

It is unbelievably inexpensive to travel in this country! For example, nine of us went out to dinner last week at a fantastic Cuban restaurant - we ate great meals, drank ALOT of rum (we're talking at least two 26's), and even had dessert... the damages were less than US$80, including a large tip! Last night, five of us ate at a fairly fancy joint, had wine and dessert, and paid $30 in total. Taxi rides around the city are never more than $3 or $4 return trip. And we went to get photocopies of some guidebook pages yesterday... at the whopping cost of ONE CENT per page. Tomorrow, Cheryle is going to be a big spender - a guided, full-day tour of the Tihuanaco Ruins will be about $15. Whew. Anyhow, we are so appreciative of the friendly people and awesome experiences we are having! It will be hard to leave. More pix will be posted in a day or two. We hope everyone back home is well!