Archive for June, 2009
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Second day of clinic, Cajamarca, Peru
Breakfast is served from 7-8:30 and we leave for the clinic at 08:30. All I have to do is shower and get dressed – I could roll out of bed at 07:30 and have plenty of time. Today started with pan flute music at full blast at 06:30. Grr. Today is going much the same [...]
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
First day of clinic, Cajamarca
Start location: Cajamarca, Peru End location: Cajamarca, Peru Miles today: Around town Miles total: Min altitude: 9000 ft Max altitude: Min temp: Max temp: Today has been incredible, and it’s only noon. I can’t believe I’m doing this, that I have this opportunity. I really can’t believe the doctors and nurses I am traveling with [...]
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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Lima to Cajamarca, Peru
Start location: Lima, Peru End location: Cajamarca, Peru Miles today: Miles total: Min altitude: 113 ft / 34 m Max altitude: 9022 ft / 2750 m Min temp: Max temp: Had a hard time getting to sleep last night… might have taken 10 minutes. No problem getting out of bed in the morning, though, at [...]
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Monday, June 8th, 2009
Los Angeles to Lima, Peru
Start location: Los Angeles, CA, USA End location: Lima, Peru Miles today: (flight) Miles total: Min altitude: 126 ft / 38 m Max altitude: 128 ft / 34 m (not counting the flight) Min temp: Max temp: My day started off with a wakeup call from David at 6:45. I had my alarm set for [...]
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Sunday, June 7th, 2009
Columbus to Los Angeles
Start location: Columbus, Ohio End location: Los Angeles, California Miles today: (flights?) Miles total: Min altitude: 126 ft / 38 m (LAX) Max altitude: 815 ft / 248 m (CMH) Min temp: 50-ish (Milwaukee) Max temp: 81-ish (CMH) 15:00 Port Columbus Airport. My great amazing trip to the mountains of Peru starts with… a dinky [...]