We arrived in Arequipa at about 7.30am after a 12 hour journey from Huacachina. The journey wasn't the greatest given that Beth had chosen the seats next to the toilets at the back of the bus and people were constantly brushing past us all night. We had chosen the budget option as well so we had less leg room and our seats weren't very comfortable so all in all we hardly got any sleep. We jumped in a taxi which got us through the rush hour Arequipa traffic to...

We both had quite a good sleep on Friday night, aided by the fan which we had in the room. After getting up, we went or breakfast in the restaurant at the hostel before I had a date with a very important football match. Chemo, the guy on reception at the hostel, kindly offered to put the game on the TV in the reception so we tried to make ourselves comfortable and settled down for the match. It was a bit weird watching it while people were checking in and out ...

We awoke early this morning as we had to be at the bus station for 9.30. After having a good breakfast at the hostel we checked out and hailed a taxi to the bus station. This was not without incident as I tried to tell the bus driver where we wanted to go in my best Geordie. Unfortunately, he could not decipher my accent and Beth had to step in with her slightly posher Geordie before he understood. After making it through the ridiculous Lima traffic (we are no...

We made it back to Lima by around 12pm on Wednesday. The bus from Mancora had taken about 19 hours which was about an hour and a half quicker than travelling the other way - must have been downhill. We collected our bags and jumped in a taxi to our hostel. We told the driver the address and he nodded that he knew where it was and ushered us in. However, about 5 minutes into the journey, he asked to see the address again and as we stopped in traffic he wound h...

We have spent the last six days in Mancora without updating the blog mainly due to the fact that the days have been basically the same and we've loved it!! Our days have been pretty much spent in the same routine. This has involved getting up and heading down to the beach for a couple of hours to catch some rays. After a tanning session, we have headed into Mancora which is a forty minute walk for some supplies for the rest of the day. After getting back to t...