Piura
September 25, 2017 in Peru ⋅ 🌙 21 °CUnintentional longer stay...flight cancelled. Mainly saw the inside of our hotels but they were lovely! Planning planning and a bit of snoozing (ok lots of snoozing).
Unintentional longer stay...flight cancelled. Mainly saw the inside of our hotels but they were lovely! Planning planning and a bit of snoozing (ok lots of snoozing).
Cloudy start. Stories of the last ice merchant of Ecuador. Hike up to 5100m (drove up to 4800m...) beautiful view of the volcano. Technically highest point on earth... yummy apple and cinnamon cup ofRead more
Early start and crunchy eggs for breakfast. Walk down 400m to crater lake. Beautiful view - sheer drop of crater and huge lagoon below. No life in it due to high concentration of minerals apparently!Read more
Early start, crazy Dutchman greeting us for mountain biking. Land cruiser. Two kids being car sick. Sailing up sea level to 4500m in one day. Almost as high as mount blanc. Rather SOB... could of beenRead more
Up at 6 with promise of flamingoes...no flamingos, probably just a ruse to get us all up on time. Bye bye Galapagos- it's been incredible. Long airport wait and back to Quito.
Back on Santiago, morning lava walk on fresh lava only 120 years old. Cool ropey patterns. Could be art. Morning snorkel along the coast with another shark! Walk up to the viewpoint and mostRead more
Beautiful red sand beach (caused by iron). Still unsure what El Niño means but felt it was a bit late to ask... best snorkel - ash following a giant manta ray and filming about ten mins on the GoPro.Read more
Morning beach walk, it was deserted. Watching oyster catchers catch crabs and run away, boobies diving into the water. A rough kayak we did for about 5 mins before returning for some boat snacks.Read more