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We visited Lima for 18 days in total and we had a really brilliant time meeting Em's family. It was also especially good because Javier, Em's brother joined us on the 2nd day for 2 weeks. The 1st week the 3 of us in a hostel so we could get orientated and go and see family in our own time, as well as get to know Lima. We spent the days at the beach, visiting family for lunch and dinner, and going out at night with our younger cousins and people we met at the hostel. Everyone made us feel so welcome, and the family were especially overwhelmed to see Javier as they hadn't seen him for over 15 years (Em visited 4 years ago). One of the days we paraglided off of the cliffs of Miraflores which we all loved! One thing we will all remember about our stay in Lima is the amount of food we all consumed!! With all the family visits and them wanting to try all the different types of foods, we all put on about a stone each! Jav was worried about his work trousers fitting when he got back but I think he was ok in the end :) Half way through our stay we headed to Huaraz which is where Jav spent a couple of years of his life before coming to England to live when he was 6. Our uncle and cousins are also there. We got the over night bus on the sunday which arrived in Huaraz at 6am on the monday. We stayed one night, exploring Huaraz which is a typical little Peruvian town in view of the Corderilla Blanca and Negra mountain ranges. We also spent time with the family, and went dancing at a cute little taverna in the evening. The following night we headed back to Lima as Jav only had a few days left in Peru and there was still lots of family to see! For Jav's last few days we stayed with family so we could see more of them. As there are so many pictures we have decided not to bore everyone with a lengthly blog as well, but have a look at the photos if you want to learn more about our family and what we got up to! We felt a bit lost when Jav left but we really hope to convince him and his girlfriend to come and join us at another point of our journey! Now its off to Florida to stay with Em's Uncle and find some work for a couple of months! xx
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