The day and a half spent surrounded by endless sand dunes was very remarkable. Huacahina is a little oasis town with lagoon surrounded by dunes that offer great sunsets and some adventure sports. The first night there Hugo and I hiked up to the nearest massive dune and watched the sunset which was phenomenal. After an hour or so we scampered down the dune and enjoyed dinner at the Desert Inn hostel. At dinner we meet a great guy from Ireland who had been staying ...

After arriving back into Lima with the entire UN crew, the name I dubbed the group, we officially said our goodbyes to each other. Hugo and I decided to stay together and travel south to Ica and then onto Huacachina, which is located only minutes outside Ica. we arrived in Ica late and ended up crashing at a hotel that was still in the finishing stages of it's construction. For this reason we got a room at a hostel price. The staff were very friendly and helpful ...

This blog is just an update regarding a few things. One the photos I have of this trip are not on my blog. Instead you have to visit my Facebook page which can be found under my full name Spencer Perna. The picture is of a turtle underwater just in case you are wondering why my face is not presented. If you are not my friend just send a request and u will approve it and if you don't have Facebook you need to step into the 21st century and get one. It is easy and ...

Well Peru is gone and my time there has come to an end. I now resign in the seat of a plane awaiting the next country and the next set of memorable experiences. I ended my last night in cusco with yet another wonderful international crowd that I met at Ecopackers hostel. We went out and saw a great grunge rock cover band and then continued the party in two different disco techs until I decided it was time for bed. I laid down a little after three and was up at s...

First off I'd like to say that the toilet is just for laughs and in no way is it symbolic of my feelings about the jungle.:) The next two days on our jungle adventure went much like the first two days. We ate wonderful food often piranha and searched the jungle every morning and night for exotic animals. Although their were things that we as a group wished we could have seen for the most part we all were satisfied. The hours that were spent never revealing the an...