This morning for breakfast I had a few new things to try; first up was the boiled and puffed maiz - really quite tasty and filling and with a little salt - perfect, people here generally eat alongside potatoes and some form of meat. Next was the freeze dried black potatoes: now these were a suprise (as most foreigners despise these little b*****s); they were full of flavour; somewhat nutty and smokey with a dash of sweetness - these usually accompany the standard...

So lying out in the sun yesterday was a bad idea as lastnight I had stinging sunburn all over my body and found it impossible to sleep - on the plus side though my body temp was high. Yesterday I had brought a typical sweet the kids of Yumani like to enjoy by the name of Galleta Dulce: translation; Sweet Biscuit. Basically 6 biscuits stacked on top of each other, in-between each a sweet jam like layer and the whole thing covered in coconut pieces - the result not...

We had some very loud guests staying lastnight and at about 6am they started yelling, screaming and running up and down the hall and staircase. It is one thing that really annoys me when people have no consideration or respect for the other guests and to be honest it happens a lot here - unfortunately more often then not the culprits are the Argentinians. Anyways I had trouble getting back to sleep with all the racket and decided to get up - thankfully the sun wa...

Waking up this morning was quite pleasant as the sun was out and already the island had started to warm up. I washed a few of my sweaty hiking clothes and then made my way to the shops to see what I could find for lunch, I picked up a few vegetables and organized to return later and the lady would boil me some eggs. The plan today is to hike a little bit more around the Inka ruins and then relax on the beach in the afternoon. I headed back to the Northern point o...

I am sure the temperature dropped below zero lastnight - it was bitterly cold but luckily i was able to grab some extra blankets from the spare bed in my room. Today my new friend Louisa and I are off to Isla Del Sol the famous Inka site where the Inkas believed the sun was born. I was up early and hoping to find some Internet but after walking around the whole town I realized I was out of luck. I managed to leave one of my bags at the Hospedaje I was staying at ...