Nazca!
We’re in Nazca now, staying in a lovely hotel whose owners are quite the most fantastic people I have ever met. They’re sisters, and they’re really kind and nice! They made a special offer on the price of our rooms that was about a million pounds less than the asking price. Give or take a few hundred thousand.
On the bus over (4 hours) there was this American couple who insisted on sining songs from the shows. We were treated to something from Oliver, I think, and maybe some more. Me and Claire decided that their names should be Terry and June. It was quite sweet, but I couldn’t stop laughing because I am immature and very cruel.
These posts are really short because I can never remember what happened. I have a journal which I’m keeping which is full of all our interesting exploits, but it’s in the hotel so I can’t consult it. You’re just gonna get random scraps of stuff!
Today we went to the Ballestas Islands to see some penguins and sea lions! They were incredible. The penguins were, as might be expected, very sweet and toddly, and the sea lions were quite fantastic. We were near their cave and they were singing, it was really interesting. It was like shouting and screaming, only it was coming from sea lions. Really good…
Hmmm… what else. Oh yeah, the hotel owners gave us a lift over to the hotel and the back seat was soaking wet. Even more Oh yeah! - we’re going to see the ground carvings by aeroplane tomorrow! So exciting! Basically we’re all piling into a tiny aeroplane and we’re all gonna die, but before we do, we’ll see the most incredible things in the world and be in an aeroplane. I did bagsy the front seat by the pilot, much to Ailis’ chagrin, so I shall be very happy indeed. And scared.
The internet cafe we’re in has a scary film playing which at the moment is a lot of people screaming and what sounds like explosions. Can’t see the screen, but it’s very good.
Taking loads of photos. Can’t upload them now, cos it’s too difficult, but will try to get something like a gallery up when I get back. Also, might augment some posts with stuff from journal, we’ll wait and see.
The food in Peru is wonderful and plentiful. They keep giving loads, sometimes more than you can manage, but you make yourself eat it cos it’s just too amazing not to. Anything “rellenas” is really nice (normally potato or avocado). The last restuarant we were at had the most amazing service. Took ages to order and arrive, but both courses come at once (this was in Pisco). Also, Pisco sours are amazing. They are sour and Pisco-y (whatever on earth I intend that to mean, and I’m not sure myself) and have egg white fluff (uncooked egg white) and they’re delicious.
We just ate chicken and chips (an idea I was strongly against) and me and Ailis failed both Queen and Country by not finishing it. Yes, I know, I can hear the screams of dismay even as I write. Still nobody has any change. Here’s a tip for travellers: Get loads of change.
Over here the keyboards are really good. The < and > are on the same key, so it makes writing tags really easy. That’s a random fact that I bet you didn’t want to know.
Not sure what else to say… Oh! They have cakes everywhere it’s so incredibly wonderful. On the sides of streets, in cafes, in special cakeshops (a brilliant word) it’s actually great.
We went to a supermarket in Lima. It was cleaner than many I’ve been in in France! So that’s something to think about Carrefour. Talking of France, there are a few French travellers here that I really want to talk to (in French, of course) because I’m dying to speak in a non-English language that I can actually speak properly! My Spanish is improving though, no end. So that’s good.
Oh dear, I’m taking up too much time, friends anxious to get on the internet. The internet cafe seems to be run by two nine year olds, it’s quite brilliant. Anyway, til next time, hasta la vista (which does actually mean “til next time”, but whatever).