Peru y Ecuador 2016

June 9th

We started the vacation off by flying to LA with my family to celebrate my moms birthday. We left straight from work and met my family at Julie Jensen's. We left our car there and rode with my mom to the airport. Tyler was driving and as we were searching for a parking spot he waved and said sorry and we asked what that was and he said that he cut a car off. There was no car.... Katie and I died laughing hahaha it was a short flight to LA and then we had to drive to Ventura Beach because that is where our Airbnb was. We played the ABC game on the way and blasted music. It was a blast! The place we stayed was right by the marina. Jeff and I had to stay on bunk beds ha 

June 10th

We woke up early so that we could go to breakfast before Six Flags Magic Mountain! We ate at IHOP and then we had to drive an hour to get to the park. When we got there, we purchased the Gold fast pass and we were able to book one ride at a time and not stand in line. It was awesome! Very expensive though. It was $80 a person. But we thought it was worth it in the end. Right when we got there we wanted to ride X2 but it was closed. And so were a bunch of other rides so we booked Ninja and we went straight to the front. Then we headed to Superman which shoots you backwards 100 mph. It was the first roller coaster ever that went that fast and it was a blast! We also rode Full Throttle, Tatsu, X2 (best ride by far), Goliath, Twisted Collosus (Katie lost her phone on this ride), The Green Lantern (awful awful ride), Scream, and then X2 again haha it was the perfect day! I love sitting by my mom on roller coasters. She screams so hard! In every picture, she looks like she's dying haha Jeff and I bought a bottle less drink that we could refill throughout the park and it was the greatest idea. We got our picture with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck as well! We were there until the park closed. We started heading home and stopped to get Little Caesars and we took it home and ate and then passed out. 

June 11th

We ate breakfast at McDonalds and then we headed to the WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER! We were all decked out in our HP gear and we were excited! The weather was rainy and overcast but we didn't care. We went straight to Harry Potter and walked through Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley. It was so awesome. We were able to do spells at certain spots, we saw the talking frogs and we immediately bought butterbeer. We did a ride through Hogwarts and it was AWESOME! It was 3D and we followed Harry on a broom and dragons and ah it was so fun! I got a little sick but totally worth it. We stood in line at Ollivanders and watched a wand choose a wizard. While we were in line we played Heads Up Harry Potter style. We ate lunch at the Three Broomsticks. We went to Honeydukes and got butterbeer fudge and a chocolate frog for dessert. It was magical. After Harry Potter, we did the Studio Tour of Universal Studios. We had tickets to the front of the line because I took a survey when we first got to the park but it fell out of my pockets. Whoops. So we had to wait in line ha on the studio tour, we learned about filming and we saw the city that they use in most of their filming. It was cool! After the Studio Tour we went and watched the show at Waterworld and then headed out. Honestly I don't know why you would go to Universal if Harry Potter wasn't there. But that's just me. After we left, we went to Panda Express and then went home and watched the fourth Harry Potter. What a great day. 

June 12th

We got to sleep in and it was incredible. After we slowly got up, we ate breakfast at The Golden Egg and then we packed up and headed to the Santa Monica Pier. We drove there on the Pacific Coast Highway with our windows down. So great. At the Pier, we walked on the beach, got ice cream, watched the rides, it was really relaxing. Tyler wouldn't go near the ocean at all. He was scared. What a baby.... Haha then we went to the airport, said goodbye quickly because of traffic, forgot my wallet, mom and Katie had to come back and my mom threw the wallet at me as she drove away, and then we boarded the plane to Vegas. Steve came and picked us up and after talking to Wendy for a while, we went to bed. 

June 13th

Up at 5am and said goodbye to Kortnee because she's going on a mish to Paraguay! Then Wendy took us to the airport and we started the travel day. We had a 4 hour layover in Atlanta and then off to Lima where we waited in the airport for 6 hours before we could head to Cusco. 

June 14th

We had a travel agent plan our trip for us because we didn't have a lot of time and we wanted to fit in everything we could and that was the best decision we've ever made. They picked us up from the airport, took us to the Santa Maria Hostel, we ate breakfast (toast and juice), took a hard nap, and then they took us on a tour of Cusco. Before the tour, we needed to exchange our money and luckily there was a place right across the street. We exchanged some money and we literally spent it all right outside our hostel so we had to go get more. We got pictures with an alpaca that was in the street, some alpaca sweaters, a hat, and a canvas painting of Machu Picchu. On the tour, we saw the churches, Saqsayhuaman, a cave, some Incan ruins, and we were able to walk around Cusco. It was a great tour! They had a festival going on in the city center and it was fun to watch! There were bleachers set up and each grade of students took turns doing dances. After the tour, we went and ate. We got pizza in Peru. Embarrassing, I know. Then we went to bed. 

June 15th

We had to be up at 3am. We got picked up and we drove 4 hours to the base of the Vinicunca Mountains. I slept most of the drive but Jeff got car sick because our driver (all Peruvian drivers) was crazy. He was running red lights and just honking as he went through, speeding up, slamming on his brakes, passing cars into oncoming traffic, and that is just to name a few. One thing they take seriously is their speed bumps. They slow way down and go very slowly. Once we hit the dirt road, there were these little bridges that we had to drive over (bridges isn't the right word) and they were just threw bamboo trunks laid next to each other per tire. So our driver had to strategically get the tires on the 3 tiny trunks of bamboo or else we would get stuck in the ditch it was covering. We got stuck like 4 times. One time was so bad that we all had to get out and push the van back. Jeff puked at this juncture. We think it was a tender mercy that we got stuck enough that we had to get out of the van or else Jeff would've puked in the van. We ate breakfast in this little village on the way up and we got bread and coca tea. The children in this village were adorable. I can't get over how they live in Peru. It's a very simple and humble lifestyle and it's definitely eye opening. And I swear every woman that I've seen dressed in the Peruvian dresses has a baby strapped to their back. Seriously. There are a lot of babies. And the wild dogs everywhere! They're so cute! (Most of them) oh and the alpaca and llamas EVERYWHERE. Seriously everywhere. In the city, in the ruins, everywhere. When we finally got to the base of the hike, Jeff was very sick. Poor guy. We think it was a combination of motion sickness and altitude sickness. And it was absolutely freezing. We did not pack well at all. I ended up buying a scarf and some gloves at the base because I was so cold. Once we started hiking and the sun started getting higher in the sky, we slowly started shedding layers. It was a long hike. We ended up paying to ride horses up the mountains and it was totally worth it. So fun! From the very little Spanish I know, I was able to have a good conversation with my horse guy. Ha poor Jeff was still very sick. We got to a point where the horses couldn't go so we had to hike the rest of the way. It was rough. I didn't realize how big of an affect the altitude would have on me. My heart would start racing after like 2 steps. There was this weight on my chest the entire hike. My stomach was queasy and I had a headache. But we finally got to the top of the Vinicunca Mountains and they were beautiful! The rainbow mountains :) The wind was frigid though. We could see the tallest peak in Peru and it was covered in snow. It was really pretty. After resting and taking pictures, oh and joining in a dance party that this kid was recording, we started the descent. We bought Jeff some chocolate at the top and it really helped him so he felt good on the way down. We made great time. It was a 10 mile round trip hike. I chased some alpacas, got my picture in a herd, and just talked. Once we made it to the bottom we fed the wild dogs (probably not smart but whatever) and I took a quick nap. There was a way cool couple in our group named Josh and Jenna and they were great to hang out with. They're from LA! Jenna got sick on the descent and Jeff's sickness came back so they were a hot mess. We ate lunch at the same village we had breakfast and Jeff bought the biggest water bottle ever there. For lunch we had quinoa soup and it was delicioso! The drive home took forever. And it was a bumpy ride. Finally we made it to Cusco and our travel agent had someone pick us up and they took us to Ollaytantambo. At first we thought we were being kidnapped because of how far away it was. We went through some slums. Super sketchy. After a long drive, we finally made it to our hostel (Tunapo Lodge). We were able to shower and it was the best. We're pretty sure the guy at the front desk hated us ha we showed up late and Jeff dropped the key on the ground and it scared him haha anyway, sleep. 

June 16th

We had to be at the train station by 6:50am so we got up and ate breakfast (eggs and fruit) and then we headed to the train station (it was just down the road from our hostel; super convenient). My stomach didn't like me much so once we got on the train, I passed out. The old couple across from us kept giving us disapproving looks ha we got to Machupicchu Pueblo after an hour and a half and Randy, our travel agent, met up with us and bought us hot chocolate! After, he got us on the right bus and we headed up to Machu Picchu! It was only a 25 minute bus ride away. Once we got there, we had to pay 1 sol just to go to the bathroom. So dumb ha then we went through the gate and saw Machu Picchu!! We didn't have time to explore just yet because we had only a short amount of time to do the Montaña hike (they closed it at noon). So we started that trek and let me tell you, it was no cake walk. SO. MANY. STAIRS. Over a mile of just stairs straight up the mountain side. I had to stop a lot because the altitude was killing me. But we made it up there after an hour and a half of stairs. We got up there just in time. They literally closed it down after we took some pictures. Machu Picchu was so far away!! It was just a little dot but it was still really cool. We met a fun couple while we were taking pictures and their names were Justin and Emerson. They're from New York! They were great. We hiked down with them and chatted the whole way. The way down was okay breathing wise but man my thighs and knees hurt. We made it down in about an hour! Once we were down, we had to go meet our tour guide! He walked us all through and around Machu Picchu and told us everything about it! He told us that a couple from Australian streaked across a big patch of grass in the middle of Machu Picchu and they had to go to prison and pay a hefty fine. Idiots ha so disrespectful to the Inca culture. Machu Picchu is incredible. There is symbolism in every stone. The stones were put together a certain way for each class of people. We learned so much! (I probably won't remember any of it by tomorrow) here's the stuff I remember: they strategically made the windows of the temple face the direction where on June 21st (winter solstice) and in December (summer solstice) the sun when rising would shine directly through the V in the mountains and through the window in the temple onto an alter and then they would know what season was beginning. They believe woman and man can both be royal so their temple is partially circular (representing the woman) and partially square (representing the man). The number of Windows in each building that they built is significant; you'll see them in groups of 3 (unity with Pacchu Mama (Mother Earth), Pacchu Papi (the heavens) [their godhead]), 4 (the four kingdoms), and 7 (symbolizes perfection). They fled from Machu Picchu because they thought that the Spaniards would find them and kill them but most of them actually ended up dying in the jungle and the ones that didn't were enslaved. The Spaniards never actually found Machu Picchu. They swaddled their babies until they could walk because they believed it kept their five points aligned (pineal gland, throat, sternum, navel, and reproduction system). When someone died, they put them in the fetal position because that was how they came in to the earth and they believed in reincarnation so they believed that would prepare them for their next life. They created terraces in order to have success in agriculture and it also provides stability. So there's a few fun facts for you! After the tour and taking a few pictures, we took the bus back down and we got a 2.5 liter bottle of Orange Fanta. That is my traveling drink. I crave it! Then we ate dinner at this little cafe and I got alpaca ravioli and it was good! :) after dinner, we just walked around the markets and bartered and saw some puppies! Then when it was time, we went to the train station. We sat across from the couple from Winnipeg and they were awesome! Their names were Linda and Rick Zorba and they told us what we should do in Ecuador and they had some great stories to tell. We talked the entire train ride. Once we arrived in Ollaytantambo, we were picked up and taken back to Cusco! Once we got to the Santa Maria Hostel, we went straight to bed!

June 17th

We had to be up by 6am so Randy could take us to the bus station. We were able to get breakfast (toast and juice) and then we headed out. We misplaced our bus tickets but we were able to get on with our passports luckily. Jeff saw a dog get hit by a car :( this bus ride was a way to Puno and also a tour and it's called the Route of the Sun! So we stopped at a church called Andahuaylillas and learned about that and we saw the Sistine Chapels of Latin America. Then we drove further and went to the Raqchi ruins. We ate in Sicuani and it was buffet style. It was really good! We had live music and then after we got to go outside and get a kiss from an alpaca and pet the llamas! After lunch, we stopped at La Raya and saw the highest point from Cusco to Puno (we think, we couldn't really hear the guide). The bus almost left us because we were bartering with a lady for a blanket, whoops. Haha then we went to Pukara! We went to a museum. This tour guide is hard to follow. He transitions straight from Spanish to English and expects us to know what he's saying ha he says you understand? After every sentence haha we wandered around the quaint city of Pukara and then we headed to Puno. Once we got to Puno, we were taken to the Intiqa Hotel. It was pretty nice!! They were very friendly. We just stayed in our room the rest of the night and ordered room service. We watched Nacho Libre and The Dark Knight in Spanish and then went to bed. 

June 18th

We had to be up early again and I woke up not feeling the greatest. We got picked up and we headed down to Lake Titikaka. We boarded the boat and went to the first floating island, Uros. We learned how they make the floating islands from dirt, bamboo, and rope. There were solar panels on the islands haha we couldn't believe they lived like that. When we got on the island, we made friends with their cat. Apparently mice swim to the island and the cats are there to kill them. We went into one of their huts and the bed was actually pretty comfortable. It was made from bamboo with a blanket over the top. They also make boats out of bamboo and empty plastic bottles. We were able to ride one to the next floating island, Amantani. It was really fun! They sang to us as we left. We rode past a bunch of communities. Once we got to Amantani, we tries quinoa bread and got a stamp in our passports! Then we went on an hour and a half boat ride to Taquile. This was another island in the lake but it wasn't made from bamboo. Once we got there we had to hike straight up the mountain to the village plaza. This little boy that lived there followed us around, whispering under his breath. We couldn't understand him haha we used all of the Spanish we knew on him. We asked how old he was, we told him we liked his Mickey sweater, we asked him everything we knew and he would answer and then go back to whispering haha then I got surrounded by a bunch of little girls with bracelets for sale. So I bought one (I'm weak). Taquile is famous for its knitting men. These men knit like crazy! They don't even have to look and whatever they are making looks amazing. It's so tightly knit as well. After we walked around the plaza, we walked around the island learning about the different plants and why they do what they do. It was a beautiful island! It reminded me of the Cinque Terre in Italy. We ate lunch facing Lake Titikaka and it was beautiful! Jeff got trout that was from Lake Titikaka and I got an omelet. I did try the trout though! It was very fresh and actually really good! After lunch we walked to the boat and headed back to Puno. We just walked around Puno for a bit and then went back to our hotel and ate dinner there. We tried to order cuy (guinea pig) but the hotel didn't have any left so we ate a dish called lomo saltado. 

June 19th

We were taken to the airport that was closest which was still an hour and a half drive to Juliaca and dropped off. We had a flight to catch to Guayaquil, Ecuador. We arrived in Guayaquil at 11pm and we had a car waiting for us to drive us the 6 hours to Banos. We slept on and off for the drive and we got to Banos at 5am.

June 20th

The Airbnb place that we were staying at didn't have check in until 9am and it was raining. Hard. I tried calling and texting the lady to see if there was any way that we could check in earlier and she said that the earliest would be 7am. So our driver took us to his hotel that he was staying at and we stayed in the lobby and took a quick nap and we were planning on walking to our Airbnb place but the driver woke up and took us there. So nice! We were so grateful. And to top it off, he didn't accept the tip we offered him. He just did it to be totally nice. That set a standard for us for Ecuador. The people were SO NICE. Anyway... It was still pouring rain. At the Airbnb, we took a quick snooze and then walked around Banos. It was such a cute little town. We found a tour company so we stopped by to see what Banos had to offer! We ended up booking our entire time in Banos out and it all worked together perfectly. It allowed us to do everything we wanted to do. The first thing we had to do was go see the Pailón del Diablo waterfall. The guy that was helping us (he looked EXACTLY like Johnny Depp!) called one of his friends to drive us to the waterfall. On our way up, we got to see a ton of scenery. Ecuador is beautiful! We stopped on the side of the road multiple times to take pictures. His friend was so awesome. We finally got to the waterfall but right as we got there, the police shut the trail down because of the rain. It was NUTS up there. The river was super high, super brown, and it was flowing super quickly. The police said we wouldn't be able to reach the waterfall because of how high the river was. So we got back in the car and on our way back down, part of the road was closed because of a landslide so we were stuck for like 20 minutes but then we were able to get through. The guy drove us back to the tour office and we hopped on a bus to go zip lining. We were with two guys and one was from Germany and the other was from Switzerland. Zip lining was WAY fun! It was still raining but we had waterproof jackets, pants, and boots on so it didn't effect us at all. The first zip line was tiny but then we hiked to each zip line and we were able to go over the river we'd seen earlier and do a Superman zip line back over it! Jeff and I got to go at the same time on two lines and we raced. Jeff won because he's fat ;) we had a blast. We were able to flip on one and go upside down for a minute. It was so much fun! After zip lining, the guide took us to the bridge and we did the swing! It seemed so sketchy. He dropped us off at the bridge and we had to wait for these other guys to come set it up and they walk up holding the gear and the rope for the swing and they set it up right in front of us! There was a rope already on the bridge that he used but he set this other rope up and I was like, uh you aren't going to test it?! ha Jeff went first so he got the gear on and we asked the guy if you jump out or if you just fall and he said we could do it either way. So Jeff climbed up on the side of the bridge and you have to climb over the railing to this tiny little ledge and then that is where you jump off. So Jeff got to the ledge and then just fell. I videoed it and I DIED laughing hahahaha Jeff yelled and then when he hit the rope's length, it caught him and it wasn't a bungee so he did this shrill, high pitch "EHH-AHHH" when it caught him hahaha it was HILARIOUS. Then they lowered him down to the raft at the bottom and he hiked back up to us. The guy from Germany went next and then it was my turn. Honestly, climbing over the railing was the scariest part for me haha it was so sketchy. They counted me down and I fell. It HURT when you hit the ropes length. It just catches you and your back takes the brunt of it! That man should tell EVERYONE to jump out because it would go with the flow of the swing. It was beautiful though. We were right over the river and it was super green and just awesome! So they lowered me down to the raft and then I hiked back up and we were able to see the pictures they took for us. Jeff and I always end up buying the pictures from those types of things haha so we bought them and then walked back to the Airbnb. We laid down for a bit and then we walked down the street to find food. We ate a this restaurant on the corner and I got a sandwich. It was actually pretty good! And we got these Fiora Vanti drinks and they were SUPER GOOD. That night we decided to take a taxi to the thermal pools. It was called Luna Runtun Hot Springs. It was a super nice hotel up on the hill and it overlooked Banos. We got there and we paid like $20 and got full access to the thermal pools. They gave us towels and these swimmer caps that we had to wear in the thermal pools. We were the only ones out there! It was slightly cloudy but Banos looked beautiful and it was fun and relaxing! :) we were there for a little over an hour and then it started raining and we were getting hot so we went inside and got a Fiora Vanti drink while they called us a taxi. The taxi took us back to the Airbnb and we went to bed. 

June 21st

We had to wake up at 6:30am because we had to walk to the tour office and meet our Amazon jungle guide. We were the only ones going on the tour which was AWESOME. We were able to do a lot of things that we wouldn't have been able to do if there would have been more of us. We had to drive a while to get to our first stop but we stopped a few times along the way to take pictures at good spots. The guide knew exactly where to stop! He was awesome! Our first official stop was El Refugio Spa Garden. He gave us rain jackets and rain boots that we could wear just in case of rain but it actually got super warm while we were there! When we got there, he gave us some bananas that we could feed to the monkeys. There was a monkey that wandered free through the refuge and we saw him almost right when we walked in! We named him Raymond. He loved the GoPro and put his face right up to it! He climbed on my arm but then ran off ha but not before I was able to get some good pictures and give him a few bananas :) we had a blast at the Refuge! We saw jaguars, tons of monkeys, alligators, weasels, parrots, and snakes. And every animal was obsessed with the GoPro. We got some amazing pictures of the jaguars freaking out about the GoPro haha and there were a couple of monkeys that got a hold of the GoPro and tried to rip it out of our hands haha we had so much fun. We saw Raymond a few times throughout our time there and at one point, a tour group walked past and right as they did, he jumped on my shoulder haha I monopolized him. I feel bad. I told Jeff I would back off and he could get a cool picture with him and then Raymond came to me haha whoops :) after the Refuge, we drove for a while to this little village near Puyo and they fed us lunch. Jeff got a fish and it was still in fish form. It looked disgusting. ha there were butterflies all over and it was fun seeing all of the weird bugs that were there. They also had a cat that loved us haha it hung around by my feet constantly. After we ate, we started our jungle tour. Our guide seriously knew everything. He got red liquid out of one tree and he said that girls would drink it if they were on their period. He called it "dragon's blood". He said it also acts as sunscreen. He pointed out a hive and it was a hive of termites and he would eat them and he said that they were a natural mosquito repellant. We rubbed the termites and the hive into our skin. Jeff even ate one. He called one tree a rubber tree and he said they used it in their cement and it felt like glue to the touch. He also grabbed a huge spider and yo yo-ed with it. It was incredible listening and learning from him! We walked through the jungle for like 3 miles and we stopped at a waterfall. We loved being the only people on the tour! We really got to know our guide and we even gave him one of our GoPro poles that we had haha at the waterfall, we jumped in and swam under the water. It was so much fun! We love waterfalls haha after we swam for a while, we took another way back to the village. Once we returned to the village, we drove to another village not too far away. We had to walk across this bridge that was over the river to get there. Once we got to the village, they took us in this hut and they showed us how to shoot a blow dart. The dart was tiny and the chute was super long! The guide and the people living in the village were incredible at shooting it! They hit the target every time. The target was about 15 yards away. Jeff and I tried and Jeff got close but I couldn't do it! I couldn't get the right speed! I blew out too slow or something haha after we did that, they painted our faces with a berry that they grew in the village. It was a practice that the village had for their tribal dance. We looked awesome :) haha once our faces were painted, we were able to look around at the jewelry that was made in the village and we bought some bracelets and then we went rafting down the river. Our guide left us with this man and his child and neither of them spoke any English at all. Our guide said he would meet us down the river. We rode down the river in silence and in a canoe that the villagers had made. It was fun to go down the river and pass all of the villages. After canoeing down the river, we met our guide and he took us to his family's hut and we met his wife, kids, and parents! They taught us how chocolate is made and we were able to make some ourselves! First they get the cacao fruit and you eat the stuff around the cacao beans and then dry them out for a few days. Then you cook the cacao beans over a fire until they pop. After they've popped, you peel the shell off. Once they've been peeled, they get crushed in this handy crank (it was super hard to crank it) and then you smooth the crushed cacao bean onto a big palm leaf and then put it in the fridge until it hardens. It's a long process but we were able to participate in each step and it was so much fun! We were able to melt some of the chocolate that had already hardened into some milk and we had natural hot chocolate and sugar. Natural chocolate is SO bitter. It's not that good, to be honest. haha but I added tons of sugar to my hot chocolate and it was actually really good (I know, I know sugar makes everything good). They also offered us just a piece of the chocolate and I grabbed a huge chunk on accident and had to eat it all ha it was so bitter but the hot chocolate made up for it. His family was so nice. We fed parrots bananas and then they gave us some chocolate to take home with us. Then we made the trek back to Banos. On our way back, we picked a couple up at a gas station and they rode with us to Banos. As we came through a tunnel the road was closed because a bunch of rocks had fallen and blocked the road. We were stuck up there for at least 2 hours. We just played Word Brain in the back seat and the couple tried to help us but they sucked haha they didn't speak much English. We eventually made it back to Banos and we packed our stuff up and then we went to bed. 

June 22nd

The next morning, a driver from the same company that got us to Banos, picked us up and drove us to Quito. I fell asleep for the drive but Jeff said the drive was awesome. The scenery was unreal. Every time Jeff went to take a picture, the driver would try and stop haha so nice but Jeff was like no we're good haha so Jeff stopped taking pictures. haha One fun fact about Ecuador is they use the American dollar. They had a financial crisis and so the Ecuadorian dollar collapsed. Anyway, we arrived in Quito and we had the driver drop us off at some random hotel because it was one of the stops for our next tour. When we got there, we asked the hotel if we could hold our bags there and they said of course! (people there are SO NICE) and they did it for free. Our tour didn't start for another hour or so so we went to the McDonald's across the street and ate. Then our tour bus arrived! We hopped on and we drove to Mitad del Mundo (the middle of the world). Apparently there are two equators. These explorers built this tall tower that supposedly sat right on the equator but then with modern GPS and everything, the actual equator is 240 meters north of the tower ha so we visited both sites. At the actual equator, we watched our guide drain water and it spun different directions depending on the side of the equator we were on. It went clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere and on the equator it drops straight down. We also tried to balance on the equator and we balanced an egg. I was one of two people in our group that was able to do it! I was very proud of me :) we walked through all of the shops around the equator and then it was time to head back. Once we got back to the hotel, we grabbed our stuff and then we took a taxi to the airport and chilled for a while. We had a red eye flight so we finally got to Logan around 10am and I had to take Jeff straight to work. We LOVED this trip!!