Instead of the bus we departed the hotel by boat. The hotel is built on the banks of Lake Titicaca, so it was short walk to the end of the pier where our boat was waiting. First of all it took us to the Floating Islands iand we given a talk on how these islands were made. The island we went to was a tourist demonstration island. Never the less after the previous 4 days this was very pleasant and relaxing. The weather continues to be delightful, warm and very sunn...

Started a little later this morning, 8am. However, before relating today's exploits an explanation of last night's excitement. Peru is a centre for earthquakes and has several of them each year. Most if them are not very severe. Last night's excitement was a trial run for all the emergency services to test procedures in case a real quake should occur. However, back to today and we headed into the high Andes and possible promblems with altitude sickness. The maxim...

Another day another flight this one from Lima to Arequipa. We had to leave the hotel at 7 which meant being at breakfast by 6 and setting the alarm for 5:15. This time though the flight was a short one, one hour, back over the Andes to Arequipa. The views from the plane were spectacular. The hotel is situated on the main square which has a some rather attractive gardens in the centre. The hotel is an an old building but the interior is ultra modern.my room even h...

Driver arrived 10 minutes early at 5 p.m. A good trip around the M25. Arrived Heathrow at 6:30. Check in was pretty painless. Arrived Sao Paolo 9.15GMT. There was then a 5 hour flight to Lima. Exactly 24 hours after I set off I was checking into my hotel in Lima. However due to the time difference it was only 1 o'clock local time. In the afternoon we went on a coach tour of Lima. We stopped at a couple of churches and a museum. In the evening I went for a stroll ...