Day 6 and 7

Day 6
Not a huge amount to report today due to the fact we both slept terribly so didn’t do too much today as we were exhausted.

We headed to our final neighbourhood we wanted to check out in Lima- Barranco. This is known as the colourful art district. Lots of street art and colourful buildings it felt very bohemian. Again a very different feel from the other places in Lima we have been, it does feel as though every district is a different city! Barranco has definitely been catered to tourists more than elsewhere I would say with cafes and restaurants lining the street offering more western meals. Still a nice place to wander around and spend a few hours before heading back for a needed siesta! Tonight’s agenda is packing and getting ready for tomorrow as we are leaving Lima and going to Ica to see the desert!

Day 7
After 3 hours of sleep the alarm going off at 6.45am was not hugely welcomed if I’m honest. Nonetheless we packed up our stuff and headed to the bus station to catch the 8am bus to Ica. Thankfully it was only a 5 hour bus which passed pretty quickly, we then walked 30 mins in 25°c heat to our hostel so we arrived pretty hot and bothered. Quickly had some food, checked in and got ready to visit the Huacachina oasis in the desert roughly 15 mins drive from Ica. This is the only natural oasis in South America. We loaded into a car and headed out.

Words cannot begin to describe how amazing this place was. It genuinely felt like off a movie set it did not feel real at all. An oasis surrounded by towering dunes it was INSANE. We all loaded into dune buggies and headed off into the desert for one hell of a ride. Keira has actually lost her voice from all the screaming!!

We then went to various different sized dunes and Keira sand boarded with a snow board while the rest of us used body boards. It was pretty terrifying but a lot of fun!!!

We then went up to the very highest dune to watch the sunset and it was absolutely stunning, the scenery was spectacular and genuinely think this has been our favourite thing so far. Truly incredible!!Read more