August 9, 2006
Day 315
Today I took the last bus of my trip from Mancora, Peru to Guayaquil, Ecuador. The trip lasted over eight hours, so I got over halfway through my new book, Prey by Michael Crichton, a scary look at nanotechnology gone bad. I was happy when I scored it at… Read More »
August 6-8, 2006
Day 312-314
Fransisco, Robyn, and I took a bus to Piura and had a look around. The Lonely Planet says that it's a small colonial city centered around a plaza with a large church, but most of the old architecture was destroyed in an earthquake. Gee, that could describe just about… Read More »
August 5, 2006
Day 311
This morning, Robyn, Fransisco, and I met up to go on a tour of the ruins near Trujillo. A bus first took us to a few Huacas, which were ancient temples and living quarters. Most of the architecture was original, including the
August 3-4, 2006
Day 309-310
Not much happened for two days, and it was great. I got into a new book, Trapped by Greg Iles. It's a thriller that plays out like a cheesy action movie. Not the greatest of reading, but it's way better than the boring science fiction book I had last… Read More »
August 2, 2006
Day 308
After leaving my hostel, I jumped on a four-hour bus to Lima, where I started my trip almost a year ago. It would be a short reunion though: I wanted to get to Trujillo by morning. One annoying thing about Peru is that unlike every other country I've been… Read More »
August 1, 2006
Day 307
I had some extra time to spare in my quest to get to Guayaquil, but not enough time to go off an any major adventures, so I figured I'd stick around Huacachina for another day. It's a great place to relax with hot, sunny weather every day, beautiful scenery,… Read More »
July 31, 2006
Day 306
I finally got into Ica at around 6:30 AM after being delayed most of the night by my broken-down bus. I successfully withdrew money from an ATM and shared a cab to Huacachina with a couple backpackers named Sean from the USA and Suzann from Denmark who were on… Read More »
July 30, 2006
Day 305
I was anxious to get on my way to Ica, so I went to the bus station in Arequipa at about 10:30 this morning. I needed to withdraw some money, but for some reason, the ATM in the bus station wouldn't take my card. The buses for Ica all… Read More »
July 29, 2006
Day 304
I picked the perfect day to leave Bolivia. I started out my day by getting a bus to Copacabana, near the border on lake Titicaca. Several people stopped there, and the rest of us were told that we had to change to another bus, but it was still in… Read More »
July 27, 2006
Day 302
Huayna Potosi Climb Day 3
I barley got any sleep last night. Technically, it was still the middle of the night when I got up at 1:00, but I still barely slept. Shortly after I went to bed, the wind picked up and started whipping through the tent,… Read More »
