Steve and Charm arrived late in the afternoon and we met them at their beautiful hotel with a bottle of sparkling wine, local cheeses, biscuits and olives all bought from the local market. It was great to see them after four months away. We spent the first hour catching up and enjoying each other's company before heading out into the main plaza to a beautiful organic restaurant. Being a true traveller, Steve tried something off the menu that both Kate and myself ...

Our ten hour trip into Peru was again not the most enjoyable experience we've had on a bus. Overbooking busses seems to be the norm and our border crossing was a race between all the bus passengers to get the stamp and get back on the bus to assure you had a seat for the next few hours. Luckily for us we were among the first to complete the process, yet that didn't stop the conductor from trying to tell us we had to get out of our seats so another couple could si...