Back in Quito

After spending another delightful evening at the Lima
airport, we had a rather uneventful flight back on LAN
and ended up heading through customs at about 6:00am
in Quito. Although several times in Peru I was questioned
about the kilo of a mysterious white substance I was carrying
in my bag (it was salt from the Salt Mine in Salinas) we
breezed through customs here and took a quick taxi to
our apartment in Edificio Holanda where we were greeted
by our amigo, Wilson (pronouced Gwilson in Espanol).
Wilson is one of the security guards that monitors the
front door of the building and constantly challenges us
to improve our Spanish-speaking skills. A good guy
nonetheless! So immediately after entering the apartment,
it was lights out for the next 8 hours. Airport floors don't
offer you the cozy rest you might expect. Now we're
starting our next set of adventures in Ecuador's capital.

¡Adiós Perú!

After a long day of traveling, first from
Cusco to Lima, where we´ll find ourselves in
the familiar (3 times now) situation of sleeping
in the airport, we´ll catch a flight at 3AM for
Quito. We´ve really enjoyed our stay in Peru
and maybe someday we´ll be back.

Lima Peru

We arrived in Lima tonight for what promises
to be an interesting and fun two weeks in
the cradle of the Incan civilization. Of
course, we haven't left the Lima airport yet
as we arrived almost at midnight and decided
to camp out at the airport instead of spending
big bucks for a hotel room for 5 hours of sleep.
Early in the morning, we are catching a bus
for the 6 plus hour trip to Nasca, where we
will be taking a flight in a small plane on
Thursday morning to see the famous Nasca
Lines. Then on Friday, we are off to Cusco
for just over ten days. There we will visit
Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley. I am
sure that after these two weeks, I will
definitely have my archaeology fix filled
for some time.