16 hour bus ride aftermath

Hello People

So we´re out of Lima, the land of the constantly beeping taxis (trust me, they beep to see if you want a ride, when dropping someone off, when changing lanes, when letting someone in, when berating someone, and i´m convinced sometimes just for the love of beeping ). Nice place, if not a little too polluted for my liking.

After a 16 hour bus ride (only made bearable by the fantastic cinematic experience of ´The Peaceful Warrior´(*ahem) and Peruvian Bingo (all in Spanish, of which we only know numbers 1 to 10...we didn´t win)) we´ve landed in Arequipa. Great place, full of character and fewer taxis!

We´ve tried the local cuisine of Osterich Carpaccio and Alpaca burger (Sue was opposed to me eating Alpaca to start with until i told her they were responsibly for thousands of Peruvian deaths every year...vicious i tell thee, just look at the photo! Giving the Alpaca death stare)

One more day here and then another bus ride to Cusco to prepare for the Inca Trail. Sue is trying to get me to have a Peruvian haircut...i´m less convinced though

Gotta go now, already spent 10p on internet access!
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