Sunday was my last night in Cusco. Jo, Lisa and I had returned to Cusco from Machu Picchu in the afternoon and we agreed to meet at 7 pm for dinner. Jo knew a good restaurant where neither Lisa nor I had been. It had comfortable seating and good food and we enjoyed a glass of wine, dinner and dessert. Afterwards we played Hearts, a card game I used to play when I was a child. We had played while we were in Aquas Caliente and we all enjoyed it. Jo had the cards and that night Lisa won the game. But no one really cared who won…it was the comraderie and the happiness that mattered.

It was a fun evening and I felt happy to be with these two amazing women who both have traveled the world over the course of many years. I learned a lot from them and we had wonderful times traveling in the Sacred Valley together. I will miss you both.