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John Lennon’s words ring true: “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” After a year of prepping for life on the Inca Trail, we faced a very hard decision. As you might have heard, the area of Cusco and Machu Picchu in Peru received heavy rains in late January and early February. While neither Machu Picchu nor the Inca Trail itself were affected, the railroad running from Cusco to Machu Picchu was washed out in half a dozen places. This means there is no transport to or from Machu Picchu. The railroad is being repaired, but the tentative April completion date put our April 17-25th tour date in jeopardy. We knew we had to make the call (and quick!), so we went straight to our Pathfinder Brain Trust: Pathfinder Margie Tosch, guest Chef Rodelio Aglibot, and Allan Wright of Zephyr Adventures. Late Wednesday night, we came to a decision.
In keeping with our Firestone Wines spirit of adventure, our Pathfinder and guest Chef will completely change their plans, instead traveling to Italy to undertake a self-guided, eight-day hiking tour of Tuscany, also organized by our partner Zephyr Adventures. That’s right, we said “self-guided,” meaning this journey is about to get interesting, and certainly open to its own series of discoveries. Pathfinder Margie Tosch will be blogging daily about life on the Terra di Siena, while chef Rodelio Aglibot will be preparing delicious Italian meals paired with Firestone wines for the group along the way. Better yet, you can join the crew on this trek! To read up on all the amazing trip details, or to reserve your spot on the trip, head straight to Zephyr Adventures.
Our sincere thanks to Margie and Rodelio for their sense of adventure and readiness to pick up and change routes!
As schedules turn out, during the self-guided tour I will actually be driving from a Provence, France biking tour back to Italy to run a private biking tour in Umbria. Our Italian guide Giovanni and I will be hopefully be able to join Margie, Rodelio, and any of their friends who join the group for a day of hiking and a night of Italian food. We'll make sure the Firestone wine gets delivered and Rodelio will have a full-blooded, gourmet-inclined, wine-loving Italian as his own personal food critic one evening!
ReplyDeleteRodelio and I are both so excited about the trip! Walking through Tuscany is a dream come true, and to do it with Zephyr Adventures and Firestone Vineyards, well, I just don't think it could get better than that! My mind is spinning with the possibilities!
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