Paracas & Huacachina (desert oasis)

Huachina - a REAL desert oasis! It's kind of crazy. I feel like I'm on Gilligan's Island. There is a very small lake surrounded by palm trees and ringed by restaurants. Our hostel has a great restaurant with a nice view. So pretty and romantic at night, not many people around this time of year.

So we rode the dune buggies. The boys will not agree with me, but those suckers are NOT safe, omg. It was fun, but pretty scary. The seatbelt was an over-the-shoulders deal, but was meant for someone twice my size, so I spent the time holding it tight. Oh my WORD it was terrifying, going near the edges of steep drop-offs, etc. But the sunset up there was beautiful,

Paracas is a little fishing town/resort. We just chilled and relaxed there, which was nice. Dinner on the boardwalk at a restaurant owned by Chinese people whose Spanish was not much better than ours, which made for interesting communication. We had fish, and once again it was great! Our hostel was open to the sky in the main sitting areas - seems to be the general thing here. I guess it almost never rains. We went to the Paracas National Reserve where it rains for 20 minutes once/year.Read more