Again, I think we were the only guests in a 12 story hotel!! Everything was very adequate. The parking section was covered for Poki, and cavernous. Leaving Lima, it occurred to me that we were hardly qualified to make judgement on the city. It’s a vast place and there are…
Leaving Chancay We woke to a damp and miserable morning. A heavy sea mist. The washing I had left out over night, annoyingly, was still very wet. Such a nuisance having to pack up wet clothes in Poki. The problem in Lima we discovered was a transport strike. According to…
Not much to report for the day. A 15min walk to a shopping precinct. Not the big glitzy supermarket, but lots of Ma & Pa shops selling most things, between them. We have had trouble finding a gas BBQ lighter. No longer. We now have one, plus an aerosol can…
Today’s scenery has been very different. Once we left the built up area south of Chimbote, we joined the Auto Pista, we would call it a dual carriageway. It is the Pan American Highway, the 1N. Into the desert The Auto Pista runs through desert. Nothing but bare mountains and…
An unusually early rising this morning. Up by 6.30am and on the road by by 9.30am. A bee or wasp must have come in the window while driving on Sunday. I felt a sharp sting on my thigh. Within half an hour there was a raised point where the sting…
As I’ve said before, a day of rest simply means a day of not driving. It was quite a busy day. First the washing. A tedious task when it has to be done by hand. At least we had plenty of water close by and trees in order to put…
Jeez I had the best sleep last night. Woke at 4am but then crashed again till 7am. Thought you needed to know that…:) I watched some of the last Springbok v All Blacks game on YouTube this morning before Jen decided we needed to head for a museum, nearby. What…
Leaving Las Lomas After cooking our porridge in Poki, we checked out and went to find an ATM for some Peruvian currency, somewhere to purchase a Claro SIM card and a supermarket to restock with provisions. As Dennis said yesterday, the place has a very different feel to Ecuador. Less…
Up bright and early and after breakfast in Poki, we were on the road by 11am…:) Catacocha is at at 1900m and already Lucy (our inflatable lamp) is looking flaccid..:) At 3000m she’s about to burst. Colour is returning to the flowers and vegetation. The road to the border is…
Leaving Paul and Pam’s Paul had cooked us a hearty breakfast. It was a lovely, sunny morning so Pam and I sat outside on the terrace overlooking the valley, watching the hummingbirds and drinking our coffee. Paul sent us on our way with a very generous, large bag of assorted…