Peru

An update on the flights. We needed to take 3 flights to get here. All through Avianca. The first flight might have been the best flight ive ever been on, two free meals, a variety of free TV shows and movies, spacious, and instead of window shades you could press a button and the windows would tint! The second flight from Bogota to Lima was the opposite. It was a bit beaten up, noisy, and it was hard to try and fall asleep. The third flight was great because we got to slowly rise over the Andes and see the peaks rise through the clouds. There was also a beautiful sunrise over the mountainsRead more

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