Colca Canyon back to Arequipa

Good Morning from Arequipa:
Just a note that we would love to hear from people from home. We would love to call but do not have access to a phone for international calls.
Thanks for praying! We left by bus on Tues. for Cabanaconde. After 3 hours of moutains driving with many hairpin curves, we had a bathroom stop at Chivay. I went into the bus station to use the bathroom, and came out to find Don standing by the bus throwing up many times. We got back on and rode for 2 more hours. When we got out again, Don threw up many more times. In Cabanaconde there are no taxis. Seeing that Don could not make it to the hostel, one of the guys from the hostel found someone with an old pick-up. He kindly took us to our hostel, Don and I in the front seat, and Dan and Jully in the bed of the pickup with our luggage.
Cabanaconde was a quiet, tranquil little village high in the Andes. We all loved it there. We woke in the morning to burros braying, chickens crowing, and dogs of course. It was just an idyllic place to be, surrounded by massive mountains.
The next morning we walked through the village and out to the mountain paths to see the deep canyon. I didn´t make it that far, but the rest did. We left at 9:00 a.m. and didn´t return until 1:00. All were very tired and sunburned.
During that day we passed out tracts and invited everyone, especially kids to a meeting in the plaza that evening. Many came and one fellow, 23 years of age, named Wilson, gave his heart to the Lord. Others recommited their lives to the Lord. It was a great time, Very cold. One dear lady cooked corn and brought to us.
The next day we went to The Cross of the Condor. Again Dan and Jully were in the back of the pickup on terribly bumpy roads, and cold! It was very cloudy and foggy. The attraction there is that every morning about 8:30 massive condors fly over the canyon looking for food. We waited until 10:00 a.m. and didn´t see them so we got on a bus and went to Chivay, a couple of hours away. We had no hostel reservatin there. A lady in the bus station came and told us about their hostel so we said o.k. It was only $11. per room. Dan and Jully had a double bed in a small room where you could barely walk around the bed. Our room had 3 single beds so a little more room. No heat, no soap, no toilet paper, and mold on the ceilings. Wow, it was basic, but had beautiful flowers outside. Even Dan said, Well, it is only for 1 night.¨ It didn´t feel very secure, since the front gate wasn´t locked.
That afternoon in Chivay, Don and I went to the thermal mineral baths, Dan and Jully climbed in the mountains. It was very good.
Friday morning we went to the market, ate at a very questionable place for lunch, Jully´s food had a bug on it, the glasses were dirty, and the whole place very dusty. But, praise the Lord, we have stayed pretty healty. Don drank Coca tea and took a pill for dizzines, and did okay on the 3 1/2 hour bus ride back to Arequipa. When we got back to our hostel in Arequipa, Don and I ordered Dominoes Pizza. and boy did that taste good. We have eaten alpaca, and many versions of rice, beef, and chicken.
Today we will go to an outlying area of Arequipa where Dan teaches English to the youth. They also come to Sunday School there on Sundays.
Thanks again for your prayers, they have been so necessary. We are finding people pretty open to the gospel.