Huacachina, Peru

After another not that great sleep on the night bus. We arrived at the Diamond Monkey Lodge hostel in Ica. The host was amazing and booked both our sand buggy and Ballasts Islands tours. We then walked around the city a bit. There was so much honking in the city. The main event started when we were picked up at our hostel at 330 for the 10 min drive to Huacachina. It's an oasis with towering sand dunes that surround it. These dunes are hundreds of feet high. The dune buggies sat around 13-15 people. It was a huge thrill, at some points it was like being on a rollercoaster. Afterwards we were able to try sand boarding, or more like sand sledding. We played on our stomachs going face first, and slid down the dunes. My first time I lost my cap and my camera on the way down. It's tough work trying to climb the steep dune to retrieve them. I only slid down two dunes, while both Mikes did a couple more. At the end of it there was a nice sunset over the top of the dunes. Afterwards, for dinner we went to a mall that looked like it could have been in the United statesRead more