{"id":7616,"date":"2013-10-06T23:21:27","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T04:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/?p=7616"},"modified":"2015-12-15T17:11:03","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T22:11:03","slug":"peru-tour-and-scrabble-tournament-2013-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/2013\/peru-tour-and-scrabble-tournament-2013-kicks-off\/7616\/","title":{"rendered":"Peru Tour and Scrabble\u00c2\u00ae Tournament 2013 kicks off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first round of the 2013 Peru Tour &amp; Scrabble\u00ae Tournament kicked off on Sunday in Lima&#8217;s Miraflores district.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-7618\" title=\"Dr. Stefan Rau, of Hudson, NY, plays during the first round Scrabble competion in Lima, on Oct. 6, 2013.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Stefan-Rau-10-6-2013.jpg\" alt=\"Stefan Rau at the first round of the Peru Tour Scrabble - Lima, Sacred Valley, Cusco and Machu Picchu\u00ae\" width=\"189\" height=\"144\" \/>While non-participating members of the group took Sunday to explore Peru&#8217;s capital city, tournament director and player Rich Baker organized his 12 fellow traveling competitors into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cross-tables.com\/entrants.php?u=12026&amp;entrants=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Collins<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cross-tables.com\/entrants.php?u=12027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">TWL<\/a> divisions <em>A<\/em> and <em>B<\/em> and broke out the tiles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Peru Tour &amp; Scrabble\u00ae Tournament participants<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Rich-Baker-10-5-2013.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7621\" style=\"margin: 3px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Rich-Baker-10-5-2013.jpg\" alt=\"Rich Baker, tournament director and tour coordinator \" width=\"283\" height=\"261\" \/><\/a>This Peru trip is the 15th for Rich Baker, of Eureka, Calif. As a registered director with the North American Scrabble Players Association, Rich has been organizing these tournament trips since May 2000.<\/p>\n<p>He sat out the first round of play on Sunday in the CSW because his scheduled opponent, Chris Cree, was occupied playing in the first\u00a0TWL round.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll jump in when the group resumes play in Cusco&#8217;s Sacred Valley of the Inca later in the week.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7627\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7627\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Alice-Goodwin-and-Chris-Cree-10-6-2013-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"Alice and Chris combine their passion for Scrabble\u00ae and travel in Peru's capital Lima, on Oct. 6, 2013. \" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Alice-Goodwin-and-Chris-Cree-10-6-2013-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Alice-Goodwin-and-Chris-Cree-10-6-2013-1024x995.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alice Goodwin, WA, and Chris Cree, TX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7628\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7628\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7628 \" title=\"Ben Withers and Dr. Robert Linn during first round of TWL Scrabble\u00ae competition \" src=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Ben-Withers-and-Bob-Linn-10-6-2013--300x204.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Withers, TX, and Bob Linn, MD, face off in the opening round of TWL play in the Peru Tour &amp;amp; Scrabble\u00ae competition in Lima, Peru.\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Ben-Withers-and-Bob-Linn-10-6-2013--300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Ben-Withers-and-Bob-Linn-10-6-2013-.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bob Linn, MD and Ben Withers, TX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7629\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7629\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7629 \" title=\"Scrabble tournament, combined with luxury Peru tour, starts in Lima's Miraflores district. Cusco is the next stop. \" src=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Julia-Scruggs-and-Celia-Dayrit-Thompson-10-6-2013--300x238.jpg\" alt=\"Julia Scruggs and Celia Dayrit Thompson participate in the opening of the Scrabble tournament, combined with luxury Peru tour, starts in Lima's Miraflores district. \" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Julia-Scruggs-and-Celia-Dayrit-Thompson-10-6-2013--300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Julia-Scruggs-and-Celia-Dayrit-Thompson-10-6-2013-.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julia Scruggs, GA, and Celia Dayrit Thompson, FL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7630\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7630\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7630\" title=\"Ken Smith and Stefan Rau \" src=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Ken-Smith-and-Stefan-Rau-10-6-2013-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"Ken Smith, HI, and Sefan Rau, NY, taking part in the 2013 Peru Tour &amp; Scrabble\u00ae Tournament, which will take them to Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. \" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Ken-Smith-and-Stefan-Rau-10-6-2013-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Ken-Smith-and-Stefan-Rau-10-6-2013.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ken Smith, HI, and Sefan Rau, NY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7631\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7631\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7631\" title=\"Terry Kang Rau and Daniel Goodwin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Terry-Kang-Rau-and-Daniel-Goodwin-10-6-2013-300x262.jpg\" alt=\"Scrabble\u00ae lovers, some of them top U.S. players, are in Peru for a tournament and group tour featuring top luxury hotels and fascinating destinations: Lima \u2014 Cuzco \u2014 Sacred Vally \u2014 Machu Picchu\" width=\"300\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Terry-Kang-Rau-and-Daniel-Goodwin-10-6-2013-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Terry-Kang-Rau-and-Daniel-Goodwin-10-6-2013.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Terry Kang Rau, NY, and Daniel Goodwin, WA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7634\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7634\" title=\"Wayne Scruggs and Blossom Thompson \" src=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Wayne-Scruggs-and-Blossom-Thompson-10-6-2013-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"Wayne Scruggs and Blossom Thompson participate in the 2013 Peru Tour &amp; Scrabble Tournament, combing their love for the game, as well as luxury travel, in magnificent hotels, including the JW Marriott, Aranwa Sacred Valley, and the recently renovated Libertador Palacio del Inka. . \" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Wayne-Scruggs-and-Blossom-Thompson-10-6-2013-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Wayne-Scruggs-and-Blossom-Thompson-10-6-2013.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wayne Scruggs, GA, and Blossom Thompson, FL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first round of the 2013 Peru Tour &amp; Scrabble\u00ae Tournament kicked off on Sunday in Lima&#8217;s Miraflores district.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,6,28,5,8],"tags":[604,605,606],"post_series":[],"class_list":["post-7616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cusco","category-destinations","category-events","category-lima","category-machu-picchu","tag-board-games","tag-niche-travel","tag-speciality-tours","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7616\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7616"},{"taxonomy":"post_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_series?post=7616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}