28th August – 29th August 2017 I woke up before my alarm, at about 6, and had a bit of time to get myself ready. We had to pack an overnight bag for Raqchi, as we were staying in home-stay houses, so with local Peruvian families. My bag was pretty much ready but I still …
26th August – 28th August 2017 We left the hotel in Arequipa at 1, with a few people still nursing their hangovers. I got two seats to myself for the first time on this leg of the trip, even if I did have to go backwards. Rianne gave us the information for the next couple …
24th August – 26th August 2017 After breakfast, we all sat around and had a relatively lazy morning before leaving at 9 for Arequipa. While some of us were sat at a table by where the tents were, we were watching Celine paddle in the sea. All of a sudden, a bigger wave came over …
23rd August – 24th August 2017 Leaving Nazca mid-afternoon was strange (and made the organisation of my blog quite difficult), as we usually leave in the morning. We had finished lunch and had washed up and cleaned up by 2, so set off towards Puerto Inka. Puerto Inka was only a short stop – it …
22nd August – 23rd August 2017 After arriving back at the hotel, from the desert, we had a buffet breakfast (which lots of people couldn’t actually stomach) before setting off. It was quite an easy morning because we didn’t have to take tents down, or do back locker, or prepare breakfast, so it was great! …
21st August – 22nd August 2017 The earliest start of the trip so far was needed when leaving Lima. Breakfast was at 4.15, with back locker at 4.45, ready to leave at 5. During the welcome meeting, Rianne asked for two volunteers from the last leg to help load back locker; because no one else …
19th August – 21st August 2017 After a much better nights sleep, I was awake at 6.00, ready for the final drive day of this part of the trip. I got up and ready and had a little time to relax before back locker, as David had gone to get the truck from where it …
16th August – 19th August 2017 We didn’t have to be awake as early when leaving Huanchaco, but we still had a long drive ahead of us. Tents and bags needed to be away at 7.15 and we were having breakfast at 7.30. Rianne and David put on breakfast with all the leftover food we …
14th August – 16th August 2017 Another early start was in order, as another long drive day was ahead of us. The alarm went off at 5.25 and we had to get up, pack our bags and put away our tents ready for back locker at 6.15. As it was so dark when we were …
12th August – 14th August 2017 Another early start was needed as we left Cuenca. I was up extra early to get myself ready and speak to people at home before we left, as I knew I wouldn’t have wifi for a few days. Back locker needed loading for 6.45 and we had breakfast at …