We were up early for breakfast as soon as they started serving - it was quite nice having fresh orange juice for a change along with bakery bread, eggs and coffee. The Huascaran Tour agency, where we were to meet up with the guide at 8am, was just a couple of blocks away. Two other couples from our hostel were there plus a German couple we met in the hostel in Trujillo. Instead of taking a colectivo taxi as originally told, we were driven up to the start of the...

The bus was meant to arrive to Huaraz around 5:30am but the lights came on an hour earlier and we were told to get off the bus. Everybody begrudgingly got up from their seat and hesitantly stepped off the bus into the cold mountain air. While we waited in the long queue for the toilet, Andy and Carlee took a taxi to their hostel. We thought we might get a coffee before trying to get into our hotel, but the cafe next door to the bus station was only offering chi...

We were having a very late breakfast when we asked what time the check out was...in 30 minutes time!! So much for a lazy morning, it was back to the room to pack our bags and get out the room by 10am. We were able to leave our bags and use the hostel up until we would finally leave for the night bus to Huaraz. After a walk around old town, Calle Pizarro, we found the iSite and managed to get brochures for every part of Peru we intend to visit. Afterwards, we gr...

We had breakfast included at Munay Wasi although it was just a glass of juice, one egg, white bread, jam and butter. Coffee was instant powder straight from the jar so all in all, nothing fancy but at least a start. After breakfast we walked towards the city centre and Plaza de Armas with the hope of finding a tour to see the ruins. We ran into Carlee and Andy who had already been round all the agencies so after a quick discussion, we went and booked a tour wit...

We were woken from our sleep at 4am and instructed to get off the bus. We'd reached the Ecuadorian border and we needed our exit stamp. There was only one guy working in the office and he had a really annoying habit of actually taking the paperwork from the locals who were pushing to the front of the queue. Eventually, we got our stamp and started the long walk across no mans land - the bus waits only for a little while before moving on to the next border post. O...