hi folks

we´ve been in Lima since tuesday. had a great time in cuzco, machu picchu was amazing but we almost ruined it. we got the train from cuzco to this little village where u get the bus up to the ruins. so baw-heed and me got on the bus, took half an hour to get to the top of the mountain only to find out we were about 2 pound short of the entrance fee to get in! so we went in a huff, had to get the bus back down then back up again but eventually got in to the site, which was well worth it. how the hell it got built i dont know, it had these huge strange evil rabbits (like the ones in watership down, the cartoon,if anyone remembers) sittin on the ruins. they were so scary. there was even this yank couple who were renewing their wedding vows in ruins of the royal palace, it was so nice! fotos comin soon as we´re too hungover to be bothered to put them up today!

so we got the bus to lima on tuesday. its not at all like we imagined it. all we´ve heard from people is that its mingin and smoggy but we´ve got ourselves a nice little pad in this really nice area called miraflores by the beach. the weather is hot here as well which makes a difference from up in the mountains. been to the cinema a couple of times and been shopping at this massive inca market. liam splashed out on a great painting which hes gonna send home. went out last night, had a nice meal of raw seafood, then hut the strawberry margaritas. lost about 2 hours i think and before we knew it the bars were closing so we flagged down this young guy in a taxi and told him to take us to a club! he put the beats on in the car and we had a bit of a rave in the backseat. he took us to this place in the middle of lima (i think), which played all this weird peruvian/samba music so we didnt stay long. but the taxi driver was so excitied he came into the club with us and in the process locked his keys in the car. he had to smash in the window and got in and took us home but had the cheek to ask us for more money to pay for his window! little b*stard.

so anyways, we´re takin it easy today, just been in the old McSweat, and now maybe just hang on the grass and go to the cinema tonight again. decided not to bother with the amazon as it might have been a bit of a rush and dont fancy catchin malaria so gonna save the money (if theres any left!) for the cook islands. just gonna hang here for a few more days then head back down to chile.

hope everyones well! hope the mini-maradona enjoyed her birthday!

lots of love, kymm & liam ######################

ps. mum i saw a great range of little multicoloured jackets for nala, was gonna get her one so u could dress her up as a little inca girl but was too expensive :(