Pitumarca was a wonderful experience. We got to meet the weavers, and dyers...and the (sort of) leader is this fella...Timotee...
One of the nicest guys you will ever meet...a REAL gentleman! I couldn't relate to him, but Dora really latched on to him...found out where he worked in Cusco, and decided to stalk him there. He knew what was coming and tried to disguise himself...Dora was on him like a bad smell!
She bought a bunch of stuff to make him feel good...turns out the shawl she bought was woven by the only drunk weaver in Pitumarca...
That's Shirley...actually Sunshine Shirley...she's a bit of a mess when she drinks, but a hell of a weaver...she grabbed me a couple of times, but that's another story. Did you know that they eat guinea pigs in Peru...ya, guinea pigs!
That little guy didn't know what was coming...
We were going to try it...this is what I was thinking...
The reality was a little different...
...and here is a picture of a church where they ate a lot of guinea pigs.
I'm not sure I can sleep tonight.................maybe another drink...................DORA!
...culinary explorer that you are...you didn't eat any of the screaming little bunny? Not my thing either....in Ecuador they yelled at me if I tried to take a pic of the crunchy little ex-gps.
ReplyDeleteDora made me! It kind of sucked.
ReplyDeleteI'd have to leave the room and ralph my cookies if that got served to me. The pig, I mean, not the weaver's drink. I'd be up to try that one. Glad I finally know how to comment. Jeesh I'm having way too many senior's moments these days.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos as always, TLD. Glad you share.
It wasn't that good. We were in the kitchen when she chopped them up...uh, uh....I gotta go!
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