Happy Birthday to sister Lizzy. 🙂 This morning, while we had hotel wifi, I logged into YouTube to see what was happening in Barcelona and the yacht racing. Breakfast was another lavish spread of options. It really is an excellent hotel. Staff are friendly and courteous and the facilities are…
After a hearty breakfast, we were in a taxi and on our way to the Plaza de Armas in the historical centre of Cuzco. Having had a change of plans overnight, we are staying another night at Hotel Torre Dorada and spending the day sightseeing in Cuzco. Cuzco was the…
The best thing about Abancay, was my sleep, and leaving the town…:) Oh! and there was hot water in the shower. They say if you don’t have anything good to say about a place, then you shouldn’t say it. So I will mainly comply with convention, and won’t say it.…
Puquio Neither of us was feeling 100% when we woke this morning. Again, we didn’t have the best night’s sleep. Our bed was covered with a bedcover and 3 Peruvian blankets. Thick, hard and heavy. We removed 2 and were plenty warm enough. It does get very cold up here…
Last night Jen said, “will we fly the Lines tomorrow”? Mmmm…”what about the cost”? No response, she just did it. To hell with the expense…:) Love the attitude. Despite the quiet location, once all the local punters went home around 7pm, it wasn’t a great nights sleep. Jen has been…
Leaving Ica It was slow leaving Ica. Built up for quite a distance and just a single track road with many trucks. An accident held us up too. Once out into the countryside, the scenery became boring. Very flat desert. It looks as if it has never rained. It is…
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…