Back from Cusco, Lake Titicaca

We've returned to New Jersey after a fantastic trip exploring Cusco, hiking the Inca Trail with the girls, and visiting Lake Titicaca. Many thanks to the TTS teachers, Jennifer, Lander, Whitney, Dawn, and TTS in general for making this trip possible for our family. Especially, many thanks to all who helped our kids along the trail, as Ellen and I were up to our ears just making it to camp ourselves each evening. The boys were grateful for all the attention and assistance along the way. William frequently mentions Lander with great fondness for her help on the third day. I was grateful for all the advice on making the camping and hiking more comfortable, especially Jennifer and Lander's help figuring out how to get dry after the rain and hail on the way over Dead Woman Pass.

We enjoyed seeing the girls in action. I was impressed with their strength and determination. Seeing them and their teachers on this trip reinforced my already strong feeling that this is a uniquely challenging and ultimately extremely valuable experience for the students.

We enjoyed the wonderful company on our trip. I hope the bike trip was a big success. Ford, Jim, Jim, Buzz, Matt, Walt, Lander - best wishes. Barb, Patty, Dawn, Jennifer, we very much enjoyed being with all of you during the Lake Titicaca phase of the trip. Dawn, Jennifer, thanks for instigating the "jump in the lake". My brother was so happy to hear we had taken a dip in Lake Titicaca, as it is our tradition to do the same in Montana in all the high mountain lakes we manage to find on our hikes there.

I posted a few photos, mostly taken by Will (the wrw folder), who was fascinated with the the colors, the animals, and the scenery. There were a few more "people shots" among the photos I took (wwiv folder). Thanks in advance for any photos posted by other participants.

Bill Wraith