The Plan

Dad and I are scheduled to fly out of Asheville in two days. Hopefully, the snow that's falling heavily right now won't affect that plan, but we will see if the predicted 14 inches actually accumulates and causes as many problems as everyone seems to be worried about here.

Our tentative itinerary:

Feb 1: Arrive Lima and overnight
Feb 2: Bus ride from Lima - Pisco
Feb 3: Islas Ballestas & Paracas - bus to Nazca
Feb 4: Nazca Lines – Overnight bus to Arequipa
Feb 5: Arequipa
Feb 6: Colca Canyon
Feb 7: Colca Canyon
Feb 8: Colca Canyon to Puno
Feb 9: Lake Titicaca - Overnight with families on Amantani Island
Feb 10: Lake Titicaca - Return to Puno and overnight
Feb 11: Bus Puno to Cusco
Feb 12: Sacred Valley
Feb 13: Train to Machu Picchu
Feb 14: Machu Picchu - Afternoon return to Cusco
Feb 15: Cusco
Feb 16: Fly Cusco - Lima - Santiago

Feb 23: Tracey's program starts and Jim departs for home

The only big change is a sad one- the recent mudslides and flooding in the areas surrounding Machu Picchu are making travel up to the ruins impossible, so we probably won't get there. Dang.