Much like the sand blowing on the dunes...

Trip Start Oct 17, 2009

Trip End Nov 25, 2009

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Desert Nights Hostel

Flag of Peru Huacachina, Peru
Sunday, November 8, 2009

I think this will be my last day in the desert. Guayaquil mustve been the last place where I wasnt in the desert. All of northern peru up to here has been desert dunes and sand. Im not complaining, but its just not what I expected would be for the majority of my journey. Its been halfway already and I have just two and a half weeks left. Now that Im back in travel roads, its going to be very different and it will go very quickly.

Thats why Im heading to Cuzco as soon as possible. Thats a mystical mountain town and theres a lot to do there. But for my last day in the desert, Im gonna try sandboarding maybe. Or ride a buggy on the dunes. Then Ill head to Nazca not to see the lines (im too poor now for the flight) but just to see a cemetery burial ground of the nazcas and then take the overnight bus to Cuzco.

Im finally at hostels again and this one is interesting because its attached to a restaurant

Buggy

. Quite literally. You go from the restaurant dining room to the dorm room. Good thing theres nothing of value in my bag to steal. Not like I have many clothes or anything considering I wear the same two outfits and its more a decision on the weather rather than fashion choice. Perhaps in Cuzco Ill buy some Alpaca wear or something.

Anyway, I miss the kids already. They were watching Up when I left and were eating popcorn. A lot of them were sad that I was leaving but at least we had our proper goodbye.

Update - I had a wonderful dinner and I felt full of food for once. It was nice staying at the volunteer place, but the food had not been as satisfying you know.

So after a sleepless morning (one of the hostel workers slept in the room and snored all night), I woke up and did a tour. Had a great time riding the dunes in a buggy. Then we hit the dunes and I tried the first time to go down a la snowboarder. I got in reverse position and couldnt get it back to nose first so I ended up taking a fall toward the bottom. Im glad it was toward the bottom at least. It was a hard fall and I have sand scratches on my face to show for it. The rest of the time I just slid down the dunes and it was great fun and got a few good pictures out of it.

Then when I got back I could not believe how much sand I accumulated in my clothes, in my ears, nose, hair, face, etc. I think the pictures of my face show a lot of sand. All in all a cheap adventure even if I did pay full price.

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