Peru 2007

So how did your day go?

We started out our last day sitting at the airport in Trujillo. The fog was so bad that the plane we were waiting for past over without stopping. We were kind of stuck in a rock and a hard place. We ended up running to the bus station and buying tickets to Lima to make sure we would at least make our flight home. The bus ride from Trujillo to Lima is 9 hours long. Not what any of us wanted to hear. Just as Carol was returning with the tickets the weather cleared and the plane landed on it’s return to Lima. We jumped on and headed out of Trujillo to Lima 2 hours late.

We were picked up in Lima by Eric our tour guide. They took us into Lima and we spent several hours touring the city and seeing some of the area. A nice break after working the last two weeks. Lima is an interesting city and a very historical one.

One of the most interesting sights we saw and were able to walk through was the Church of San Francisco which was built in the 16th century. We went into the catacombs where over 25,000 bodies had been buried and the skeletal remains are still visible.

After several hours it was to the airport once again to check in and return home except.... our plane was 3 hours late and we missed our connection in Atlanta. Our team was spilt up and the last group of nine arrived at Seattle at 11:45 PM. It was one really long day.

I think today was a reflection for most of the people who went to Peru. I know it was for me and my wife. We are still tired but we are really missing the new friends we made there. There is grass to cut, gardens to weed, work to go back to but we miss Peru. It takes a few weeks to get back to normal so if you have a love one who went remember that.

Here are some photos of people that have been helped from the members of RVCC who purchased homes at last years auctions.

So for the 2007 team it’s time to close out the blog and plan for next year. Thanks for the prayers and support. Thanks to a great team of people.

Fred