Merry Christmas Eve

Serina and I are doing well. We´re both accustomed to the altitude and aren´t getting tired just walking around town. So far almost everything is going smoothly. Our plan for today is to head around town on foot and get pictures of all the cool buildings. It´s a little rainy, but that could actually help us get better shots if we do them right. Most pictures of these places on the internet are on sunny days, so I think it will provide a nice contrast. Our first real problem has come up though. My credit card, which was working fine the first 6-7 times I used it, just got rejected. Our ATM card also gave us an error. This means we´re going to have to call both banks to make sure there´s no fraud warning on either of our accounts. In particular we need the ATM card to get cash, as credit cards are useless on the Inca Trail.
There´s a huge festival going on almost across the street from us, so that could be contributing to the problems getting these things to work as electronic systems really get stressed.
Finally, on my 30th birthday yesterday, one of the kids here told me I look like Santa Claus.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Happy belated bday Chris! What an awesome way to bring in 30! Merry Christmas to both of you! Love you Danielle and James!

Anonymous said...

Merry Christmas to you both! I've had you on my mind several times today. Steve and I woke up at 5:30and the kids were awake and opening gifts by 6:30. We've had a good Christmas morning and I'm hoping the same for ya'll.

Take care and know that we're thinking about you often!

Gala

Anonymous said...

Wow, sounds like you are having a great time. Don't worry about forgetting your pin, once you hit 30, it's all down hill so you will get used to it. :)

Good luck on the trek! Merry Christmas

Mark