Schmilas Family Reunion: Wrapping up in Ica & Lima

We spent one day in Ica and a half a day in Lima to wrap up Jeremy and Autumn’s trip this week. It was just enough time for them to see a little more of both cities, visit the Tacama and Cantador bodegas, sandboard, shop for some artisan goods, eat lots of ceviche, and drink [...]

Schmilas Family Reunion: Desert Trip with the Maestro

We got to the desert at maybe 1am after making our way through the strike blockages on Wednesday. The moon was practically full that night, and we were able to set up our mattresses and sleeping bags without any flashlights.

Over the next three days we scoured different areas of the desert in search of [...]

Schmilas Family Reunion: Transportation Strike

Our cuñados, Autumn and Jeremy, have been visiting us for the last few days. We met up with them in Lima last week, and then headed down to Ica to go out to the desert (again) with Roberto Penny Cabrera. I like to call the adventure the “Schmilas Family Reunion”, even though it didn’t include [...]