Dec. 26....Today we ate breakfast, went to Pisco, then headed to Paracas. We are staying at a very nice hostel right by the sea, about 300 feet away. Our hostel is very nice, all of us are in the same room together. We also have our own private balcony. Rich and I split a big plate of fish for supper. Tomorrow we are planning a boat trip. The weather has been beautiful since we got here.
Dec. 27...Today we went on the boat ride of a lifetime. First of all, it was a speedboat that took about 1/2 hour to get to our destination (I got really windburned). WE saw the "Candalabra" which scientists have no explanation how the huge thing got in the sand. Next we traveled to Crossbow Island, a huge rookry for boobies, sealions, terns, penguins, storks. It is used to harvest guano. Later I bought goodies at a Paraches market. Had a bite to eat around 9pm.
Dec. 28..Today we are headed back to Lima. I cannot believe my days here are almost at a close. It will be so hard to say goodbye to Richard. We are scheduled to leave here at 2:30, on the same bus.
Dec. 29 Our ride back yesterday was really uneventful, took 5 hours on the same bus we rode in on. We are also staying at Friends House, the same hostel that we stayed at in the beginning of our journey.
Dec. 30 Sadly, this is our last day. Richard rounded up our money for us today, he had been keeping it at his bank, and brought our laundry back to us, he had had it done at his laundry. Later that evening we ate out with Richard's gf Martha, and she bought me a lovely alpaca scarf. It was so hard for me to say goodbye.
Dec. 30 continued, the airport. Did I mention our country is on high alert now???? Guess that that means if you are flying out of the country? ACK, LONG lines. Especially if you are flying on Delta, which we were. So, after waiting for 2 hours in Lima for our plane, then for another hour inside the airport we finally boarded. Our seats were most uncomfortable, and we have decided that if we go on another long journey like this, we will definately spring for the first class seats. This was definately the trip of a lifetime, one we will never forget.
