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16 May 2016
With an 0840 flight departure to Cusco, we left the hotel around 0600 by taxi summoned from the square. At the airport, we were third in the queue and we’d be far too early. Then the power went off and check-in was limited to two counters which had backup power. Then they started taking people […]
15 May 2016
We had a lazy morning cafe-crawling in Chivay after checking out from our accommodation at 1000. First a leisurely coffee while sorting photos and writing my travel journal. Then a walk around town before lunch. We returned to our hotel before 1300 to wait for our pickup which had been scheduled for 1330 to 1400. […]
14 May 2016
We both woke around 0030 feeling like we’ve had a good night sleep. Unfortunately we only slept very lightly from then on until the alarm rang at 0545. We grabbed breakfast at 0600 and waited for the 0630 pickup. They didn’t turn up till 0645 and we were slightly concerned as being on a non-standard […]
13 May 2016
Today begins our trip to Colca Canyon for 2 nights. We were picked up by a bubbly guide Myra at 0845; a very civilised time as day trippers and some overnighters depart at 0300. We called at a touristy shop near the airport to pickup some coca leaves for the altitude. As we already had […]
12 May 2016
I got my act together to research the schedules for our trip to Colca Canyon. The schedule for the times we required were very limited and would definitely require us taking a bus to the station to secure seats ASAP. We would need to book the 4 legs (to Chivay then to Cruz de Condor […]
11 May 2016
Despite the late night sleep, we woke relatively early with the sun streaming in through the thin curtains. We had breakfast at the hostel before heading out around 1000 for a brief exploration, dropping off laundry and changing money. We spent a bit of time around Plaza de Armas before taking a tour of the […]
10 May 2016
Above: Whale at Nazca; upper central part of the photo. Today we were booked to do a flight over the Nazca lines. Kim woke up feeling very lethargic. He also had stomach pains through the night too and soon enough he was having the runs. As we share all our meals, we expected that it […]
9 May 2016
We took a taxi from Huacachina to Ica where we caught the Soyuz bus to Nazca. The bus leaves every 20 minutes. The 2.5h ride felt quite long and cramped with about 60 long-distance seats crammed into the bus. It would have been more comfy with thin commuter/suburban seats as there would be space between […]
8 May 2016
We had set the alarm for 0715 to allow plenty of time to get to the bus station. It took an hour to get to near that area yesterday but today being Sunday should be easier. We took a taxi around 0810 and made it in time for the 0830 bus. We had booked for […]
7 May 2016
American Airlines rang to confirm that we hadn’t checked out as they weere putting the bags in to taxi to our place. We waited and waited, then gave up and prepared to go out. I said that as soon as Kim had showered and put on his dirty clothes back on, the bags would arrive. […]