Welcome to part two of my Huancayo entry! It took a while, but I got there! I'm now in Wellington, with fond memories of Huancayo. I left there at the beginning of July, but if feels like forever ago. Let´s see what I can remember... FOOD Lots of starch! I coudn´t have done the paleo diet here! (Probably not in the rest of Sth America either for that matter, save Argentina or Brazil maybe, if I ate meat). I had breakfasts and lunches at my homestay an...

I was up before the crack of dawn and managed to get showered, dressed and even do my hair before Dad arrived at 4am. I wasn't sure if the hair straighteners were going to cool down enough to put in the pack before I had to go, but luckily they did. Even at this early stage, my hair is the only part of me that looks decent! After a slightly teary goodbye to Mum and my cat, Daisy, I was on my way. Dad and I had a hot drink at the airport, and it was really nice...

Well, two sleeps to go and it still doesn't seem very real. It won't be long until I'm on the plane, winging my way across the world. I've totted up most of the numbers for the trip and there is a lot of time spent sitting down. If I'm not careful, my already ample backside will supersize itself! I only have the travel times for one of my tours, so the bus number would probably be in triple digits (!) if I had them both, but this is how they currently stand: ...