HUAREZAgain not the prettiest town we`ve visited, but this stop isnt about the town, its about the beautiful Cordillera Blanco National Park. We are surrounded here by snow capped mountains and volcano`s, perfect for a spot of mountain biking.....apparently. U`d think we`d have learnt by now that nothing here is ever quite as easy as it seems. Firstly we piled into a minibus with the locals, 20 of us in total with the bikes on the roof. That was just to get to th...

Not a massive fan of Lima. Probably something to do with the fact im not a fan of cities full stop. But this one didnt help that! Two thirds of Peru`s population live in the capital - Lima. Subsequently it´s very crowded, frantic, dirty and noisy. It is also covered in heavy smog 80% of the time. Even the sea next to it is so dirty it´s a designated no-swimming area - that was the icing on the cake! As you walk down the street your personal space is&n...

Puerto IncaWe`ve finally left altitude and have hit the west coast of South America and arrived at the Pacific ocean. It was so good to be back at the beach. The sea was freezing - yep colder that the UK! We set up camp right on the beach, just a few metres away from the sea. Spent the whole afternoon playing `girls rules`volleyball, whilst the boys played football. In the evening we had a BBQ and open fire, then the resort opened their disco, which consisted of ...

INCA TRAILDay 1So this morning we all waited to have our duffle bags weighed . Each person is allowed to take 5kg up the trail, which your porter carries. This includes your sleeping bag - trust me 5kg was easily reached. However there will be no showering for 4 days so no need for toiletries, just some warm clothing and plenty of baby wipes! Anything else you wanted to take, u had to carry urself - subsequently i wore the same clothes for 4 days. After a, whats ...

So we`ve now crossed the border from Bolivia to Peru. Not much has changed landscape wise however much more of the land here is inhabited and farmed. And there are already signs of the countries wealth over Bolivia - for example, we have seen tractors and everything is about 50% more expensive. On our first day in Puno we were picked up by Tuk - Tuks. It was an hillarious sight -34 of us racing wierd tricycles through the streets of Puno. The took us to the harbo...