Day 17: Today was awesome. Firstly I got up bright and early to catch an 8am boat to Islas Ballestas, which means Arches Island, because it's formed from rock shaped into arches. On the way to the island we passed the Candelabra of Paracas, which is cactus shape carved into the limestone rocks, at about 40cm deep, (making it deeper than the Nasca lines) although just like the Nasca lines; no one knows who did it or how old it is. Then we headed to the Islas Bal...

Day 16: Had a chill morning, we weren't leaving until midday so I had a lie in and still had plenty of time to pack. It was particularly exciting today because I now had a new guide and 10 new people joining the group, so I was interested to meet them all. Our new guide, Mabel, is amazing, she's so energetic, enthusiastic and organised. On the 5 hour bus journey we firstly watched a movie called 'Nature Calls' about a man whose scout troup is failing so he hija...