tipon and pikillaqta

The weekend flew by pretty quick. On Sunday, a group of about 30 of us (most of them were the girls who live and work at the bakery where Meghan works) hopped on a bus around 9am and headed outside of the city which was great! We climbed up closer to the mountains to Tipon and then to Pikillaqta. It was felt so amazing to get away from the city for the day and be out where it didn´t feel so crowded...in general a slower vibe. Tipon was beautiful. There were quite a bit of tourists there...we all went to see the old incan irrigation system. We had a pretty sweet tour guide. He loved telling stories...some people just tell things better than others. When our tour of Tipon was finished, he hopped on our bus with us as we headed to Pikillaqta. When we arrived, we all ate lunch. After lunch, we had another lovely tour of Pikillaqta which were pre-Incan ruins. It was pretty nuts...I felt so tiny. Everyone had such a great time. It was different going with the bakery crew because they are all much older than the girls at the Hogar where I work. I felt more like their peers. Meghan had typed up a bunch of song sheets so we sang the whole bus ride there and back. It was a nice break from the city vibe and although I do love my girls at the the home so much...it felt nice to not have to be chasing them down all day. It also felt good to be sore the next day from all the hiking. I am still feeling some of the soreness.