Many thanks to Jenny for organizing everything. The packing lists were just right. One tip we learned was to insert a large garbage bag into our duffel bags before packing - it saved our clothes from getting wet more than once
We were glad we did the tours through you as we could not have seen all we did on our own. Having personal guides to ourselves much of the time was an added bonus. We had misgivings about our safety which were unfounded. We found the people wonderful and found only in the plazas etc was extra caution advised. We found an American tourist we had met earlier wiping a liquid off himself in the Congress Plaza in B.A. He had fended off an attempted robbery. The availability of safes in almost all our hotel rooms meant we didn't have to risk much loss in a robbery or pick-pocketing. We had read concerns about getting money from ATM's. In fact they were everywhere and we never once had to use one in the street.