Hey guys.Hey guys!  So we are finally in Ecuador.  We left Huacachina like the devil was on our tails, with our fingers crossed, and only slightly hungover from the night before.  Yes we had a meeting with our fellow brothers and sisters of the commonwealth that invloved drinking games and ended up at a loacal Salsa bar (that we stumbled out of around 4am).  After only a few hours of sleep we managed to get onto a bus in Ica to Lima and the tr...

Ok so we just got back from a crazy fun trip through the dunes here. It was totally awesome. We all (7 of us plus our guide) climbed into a big dune buggy and took off down the main street. Two minutes later we were at the edge of the park and zooming off through the dunes. It was somewhat like being on a roller coaster ride with lots of screaming. The view was amazing. Mound after mound of white sand backed by blue blue sky. The guide stopped at a tiny hill and ...

Well - we´re in Huacachina, safe and sound. That was pretty much the worst possible bus ride, so we figure it can only go up from there (fingers crossed). Originally, we were supposed to be on an earlier bus, which means we would have missed the strike and everything, but the bus company double booked, so we got booted to a later bus. The music started almost as soon as we got on, and vacillated between music that you would expect to hear in a Mexican-theme...

Hi everyone - a quicl note to let you know where we are. We?re stuck in Abancay, Peru, because there?s a teacher?s strike and they?ve blocaded the roads in all directions. We?ve already been here for 10 hours, and they have no idea how long it?ll last - could be days, but we can?t really leave the bus station as the roads could open at any minutes. Some buses are trying to get through, but our driver is worried that the protestors will start throwing rocks and so...

Hi all - just a quick note to let you know that there are pictures up of Machu Picchu now - Erika has a lot more, and some of me, but she is sleeping right now, so it'll have to wait.