sostrander

"Work Hard then Have Lots Fun"

Stef Ostrander

41 / Female

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

About sostrander

Member since 21st Jan 09

Citizenship: Canada
Occupation: Librarian assistant
About sostrander:

Single Mom, 2 kids with character; Ariel 11 with attitude Jordan 9 hairy and fearless. We are leaving the great white north towards suspended animation anywhere from Mexico and south. Hoping to hang out on beautiful beaches, hike spectacular routes, cycle for days, see great art, eat exotic foods; maybe learn to surf, speak Spanish, play better soccer. This is c/o the library's good will contract, a little savings, some good luck and our sense of adventure.

Hobbies:

Stef - Reading, cycling, hiking, skiing, travel research
Jordan - one man comedy troupe, track and field, skiing, cycling.
Ariel - loves math, fashion, skiing, soccer, dah!

Favourite places:

All the corners of the world are special for their own reasons. People everywhere are awesome.

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Latest Blog Entry

Cuzco and Machu Picchu

Posted by sostrander | 16th November 2009

Well, it's been a while since I wrote a blog entry and you'll realize why by the end of this chapter.
We picked up Chris in Lima and I was so excited to see him. I had really been missing him in the last few months and the anticipation for his arrival long. We headed straight to amazing Cuzco on a hour flight.
It was nice to avoid a 22 hour hellish bus ride and Cuzco was not as cold as I had expected. We spent 4 days at a homestay getting to know Cuzco, acclimatizing, preparing for our monumental trek and of course seeing the sights. Cuzco is the tourist capital and rightly so, although it's pretty, the vendors are relentless and everywhere. The Sacred Valley near Cuzco was amazing with Incan ruins that cascaded down hillsides such as Ollantaytambo and Pisac.

Preparing for the Salkantay hike seemed unending as we had already shopped in Lima and were now still buying odds and ends. I would later find out that it was not nearly as cold as we had imagined although you have to be p

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