Oh my goodness! It's been a few days since my last post. We've been running ragged here visiting all kinds of family and friends and trying to squeeze everything in before Robert was due to leave. The gastronomic tour continued for quite awhile. We tried to hit as many of the top restaurants we could. Didn't even make a scratch.

We also went to the Circuito Magico de Agua. Basically a Bellagio water fountain park on steroids in downtown Lima. It had several fountains to admire and even some you could walk through which the kids loved. There's a picture of us walking through a water fountain tunnel. Alex and Noelle were sopping wet afterwords. Robert ran them into one of the water fountains and was unable to escape without getting completely drenched. It's a good thing the kids had rain jackets.

This past weekend we spent in Chaclacayo - a sunny warmer neighborhood 1 hour outside Lima. We spent Saturday with Robert's cousin Lila and Sunday with the Castillo's - some old family friends. We drank more pisco sours of course and had a wonderful time.

Sadly, Robert has left and returned home as of early Tuesday morning. We are on our own now and trying to develop a routine. I tried to kill a few hours yesterday while the kids were in school so I went to the gym at the Marriott hotel and worked out for 31/2 hours. BIG MISTAKE. I can barely walk today. I also checked into an intensive Spanish school for me to see if I can jump start my Spanish. I'm beginning to wonder if I will ever become conversational. It's a little depressing. The amount of Spanish I have taken in my life. If you don't use it you really do lose it. Plus, they talk SO FAST down here and with a limena accecnt. Sometimes I'm mentally just saying "What the %^$* did they just say?" Robert has even said that he has had a hard time understanding them a few times - and I don't think he was just trying to make me feel better!!!

I've posted some new photos. Take a look. Ciao!

Anyway, that's it for now.