Okay so here it is, the LAST blog! 21 blogs later and I can't believe that I am coming home this evening, in one way the time has gone so quickly and on the other hand it feels as if I haven't seen everyone for years! Well, what have I been up to in my last week? nothing too exciting but I'm going to blog it anyway!

So after leaving Arequipa we headed off to Nazca, home of the famous Nazca lines. We had another horrid night bus to get to Nazca and our rooms in the hotel weren't ready when we got there so we headed straight from the bus and onto a plane to see the lines from up above. It was definately worth seeing the lines (even if I did have to get into the teeniest plane ever) and I didn't realise that nobody has a clue why or how they got there. Our pilot was also kind enough to give us some aero acrobatics whilst we were up there...I felt so sick afterwards. After the lines we headed out to one of the Inca cemetries to see lots of lovely bones and bits and bobs.

Pisco was our next stop but we had a full day of activities lined up before we actually reached the town. We stopped in a town called Ika for some dune buggy-ing and sand boarding. In the middle of the town there were some huge sand dunes that popped up out of nowhere like mountains, it was pretty strange. I'd already done some sand boarding in New Zealand so wasn't too bothered about that and much more excited about the dune buggy-ing. It was muchos fun zooming about the dunes at super speeds! After that we went to a winery to learn how the famous Pisco sour is made. Personally I think it smells a bit like nail varnish remover and probably tastes like it too but it was interesting to learn about the process.

The last day of the tour was split between the morning in Pisco and the afternoon traveling to Lima. Pisco was actually hit by an 8.5 earthquake in 2007 so it was still clear to see how much devestation it had caused and how little people had there. The town was rubble. One of the major incomes of money into the town is the tourist trade out to a group of islands called the Ballestas. There was about 30 of us who took a speed boat out to visit the islands that morning. The islands are a bit like a scaled down version of the Gelapagos, they are totally full of wildlife. We saw birds, birds and more birds, as well as baby seals and penguins. The whole place absolutely stunk though because of the mountains of bird poop. The bird poop is really useful for the Pisco people because in certain times of the year they employ groups to live on the islands, collect the poo and then import it to use as fertilizer/fuel. That's one job I would not want to have!

Anyway, we arrived in Lima late last night and had our final farewell dinner with the group (as well as a few drinks afterwards). It's been an action packed tour from Rio to Lima and we really have done so much in 45 days. This time tomorrow I will be back home and everything will seem like a complete dream I am sure. I'm really looking forward to getting back to my family and friends, hot baths, Sunday papers, GHD hair straightners, my music and loads more! My journey has changed me in a good way and I hope that when I get back into the daily grind of life again I can remember all the wonderful things I've seen and done. I wouldn't change a single thing, it's been AWESOME!