Sad news, good news and travel plans

Well, I didn't get the job at ICPNA. I understand them not wanting to take me on and risk getting caught. Frankly, if I get caught working without a work visa I'll get kicked out of Peru and won't be allowed to come back. But I'm not worried, foreigners work here in Cusco all the time without a visa. Also, my friend Christie got fired from the hostel as bar manager. They won't even let her work as a bartender. She pissed someone off and they want her gone. I'm really sad about that because Moose, Peter and I love working with her here at The Point. But everything happens for a reason. Now she'll be able to trek to Macchu Picchu and go to Puno to see Lake Titicaca. She's happier I think. She was becoming miserable with all the responsibility they were putting on her and the only extra thing she got that we don't is an extra meal a day. Oh, and Jaun Jose, the chef here left because he has some kind of stomach aliment. He's got to go to Lima for treatment. I'm really going to miss him, he was such a great guy and fun to work with.

So, I went yesterday to Paddy's, where Moose works and got a job there working three or four nights a week. It's the highest Irish Pub in the world, altitude wise of course. I won't make as much money as I would have at ICPNA but I'll make enough to keep traveling. Speaking of traveling...Moose and I have some tentative plans. We're thinking at the end of April we'll head up to Mancora, Peru. It's a beach town and we're ready for some warmer weather! We'll probably stay there for about two weeks then head north to Equador and eventually over to Columbia. Things could change of course but that's where we stand so far.