Well it has now been 7 days and already it feels like we have done so much! We drove to colca Canyon which was a 5hour drive. It was great though as we stopped along the way. We went up 4600m. When we got that high you could definitely feel the effects. We stopped half was up and our guide - Alex - said that they have a secret how to cure altitude sickness. He reached for the first aid kit on the bus and said ´Alcohol´ He made is inhale pure ethanol - the...

Today we are in Arequipa. Yesterday we did the flight over the Nazca lines and the cemetary tour. We got to the airport for the flight where I found out that the group was being split up onto different aircrafts.....I ended up on my own! She called by plane ´The Spider´apparently because of poison. Luckily every coud has a silver lining and I got some really good pics. Not been in a light aircraft like that before. Felt a bit sick by then and as the he w...

Had a packed day today! This morning we went to the Ballasta Islands...lots of birds and lots of bird crap! Went on a speed boat out to them and saw dolphins, sea lions, pelicans and loads and loads of birds. The Island is white from droppings which they collect once every five years and sell as fertilizer. ( I just checked how that is spelt on google as it looked odd and just realised that it may seem suspect typing that in!) After the islands we headed to a...

I'm in pisco now. A major contrast to Lima. Pisco is a small town which was devastated by an earth quake in 2007 and it is still pretty much in ruins. The people are poor and the streets are not safe to walk about on. We are staying in a really nice hostel. Met the group now - 11 of us, 6 Auissies and 5 from UK including myself. Lima was great but we only really saw the modern side. We had a 4hour drive from Lima to Pisco this afternoon which went really q...

Hello! I have made it! Very long journey and was so tired when I finally go to the hostel. It is 2.20pm here now. Flight was fine but not as fancy as I had hoped, however on the TV there was a camera on the wing of the plane so could watch take off etc. It was like watching Thunderbirds! I had four middle seats to myself so made a bed to sleep. I finally got some sleep only to find myself waking up...dribbling, Someone asked if she could share two. She w...