Skipping the shower again we layered up and ventured off to the tour office. Arriving early we grabbed a coffee. Nothing like a caffine kick to wake you up. We picked up the other members of the group and set off to San Fernando reserve in a sand buggy. It was so windy, we had to layer up with a coat, scarf, glasses and hat, we looked pretty weird in this climate. About half way we went off road and into the desert, we were flying all over the dirt track and bug...

We were woken up at 7.30 by our cab driver. Asking if we wanted to book the flight with him. A quick 'No' I went back to bed. Only to be woken about an hour later by singing, loud drums and megaphone voices. Stevie was feeling a little under the weather, so I got up, skipped the shower before ventured out as it was freezing!!!It was a nice day. Our hostel overlooked the main square. In the main square I discovered what all the noise was about. There was a Indepen...

Buzzing from the coffee from breakfast, we packed our bags and left them in baggage storage while Ray, Stevie and I ventured into Lima city. First stop was the main plaza. Where we saw old colonial buildings and a cathedral. Hungry from our small breakfast we decided to look around a Mall for some food. This place was heaven, it had Subway, Burger King, KFC, the lot. On the way we noticed a sign that advertised Batman was released today. After we finished lunch...

The guy at the hostel reception arranged for the coach company to phone us to confirm the bus time. They would call around 11-12. We decided to wait up, so ordered a saucepan of hot chocolate and packed our bags. Around 11.30 the reception guy came in to confirm the time. It was 4.00am!!! We were hoping for 10.00am at least. We set the alarm to get a little sleep before we headed off. 4 snoozes later, we finally managed to get up and get a cab at 3.30, we check...

After an average night sleep we woke up this morning feeling a little bit more refreshed then yesterday! So we handed in some more laundry (our dirty clothes from the climb) and had porridge and toast for breakfast which we never paid for!!! Then got ready for a day of casual sightseeing, (bypassing having a shower as there was a power cut, so there was no hot water and the room was pitch black). We headed to Mitad del Mundo (middle of the earth) which is a mon...