Another early start this morning (5.30am) after an excellent night’s sleep. When we go back to work it will seem like a veritable lie-in getting up at 7.00am! 🙂 We had another few hours to spend on the bus again today, but at least once we arrive in Cuzco we’ll be there for four…
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It’s all about the Altitude
What an uncomfortable night I spent! I woke up around midnight with my stomach and guts bloated with wind, one of the unpleasant symptoms of a lower atmospheric pressure. I couldn’t get comfortable no matter which way I lay; what I really needed was to be trocarised. Several times I got up during the night…
Ballestas Islands and Nazca Lines
So much for a good night’s sleep. Despite my wearing ear-plugs (I always bring ear-plugs whenever I am sleeping away from home) I was woken several times in the night by the persistent ‘boom boom’ bass notes of disco music. It went on all night ( I kid you not) and, when we got our early-morning…
Pyramids at Pachacamac
As we were still on UK time, we were awake long before the 6.30am wake-up call. We packed our cases again, left them outside our room, then made our way along to the dining room where we were soon joined by Stephen and Alison. Breakfast consisted of cereals, toast, cold meats, cheeses and eggs as…