GOOD MORNING BLOG FANS!!
I know you´ve been biting your nails and scratching your face in anticipation of this blog.
So im updating it now, even though its like 2am and im drunkish :)
OK, Peru.
.....What is a Peru?
Peru was an AMAZING country. I´ve said its probably my favourite ive visited. In hindsight, id say....it still is, if not USA. I could prob write a long essay on the country, but its boring for you and long for me. I can say we noticed straight away it was a bit nicer than Central America. Less povity, less begging, and more people had 4 limbs and 2 eyes etc.
I´ll start with the Inca Trail..... Amaze-balls. A lot of people were banging on about "err altitude". But i dont think its much of a problem. Maybe im blessed with lungs of steel. Maybe im not an hypercondriac. I dont know. But i said the whole walk was probably less strenuous than your average pre-season football training. The views were amazing. You´ve probably seen the pictures. I dont need to go on.
We also did a home stay in Lake Titicaca. Was a good experience. Was fun trying to speak to a family who spoke Spanish as there second language after Quechua. Was GINtresting. But we coped OK. Played football at high altitude and nearly had a heart attack. Helped the family with a few chours etc. Dressed up and danced at night. Was good. This tour has definately made our spanish skills drop a bit as everyone is english speakers. We make jokes about the conversations we have. "Mucho personas en Londres". :p
ermmm I ate guinea pig - tastes like duck
Also, Pisco.....Their national drink. Its potentially dangerous. On our last night, i had 2 Titicacas (pisco, vodka, curacao, and lemonade), 2 ginger beers and pisco, about 3 test tube shots with liquid nitrogen, some horrible machu picchu drink, a beer or two, and 2 tequilas. In an average environment, id probably be drunk. At about 5000m above sea level...... :-0 FENTON
Def the worst hangover of my life.
The fun thing was, after such a great time in Peru, and with such a fantastic hangover, we had big problems at the boarder crossing the next day. For some reason we had 15 days written on our passports. We stayed....17 days or something. We had to get off the coach, get a cab to a post office, pay a small fee, photo copy some stuff, go back to the boarder crossing.....it was looooong. But got sorted in the end. Suppose its just a lesson learned and a story to tell. I think it was actually lucky i had a hangover, coz i just wondered around, day dreaming, with an ice cream, not caring about anything :p
Overall, I´d say, this tour is DEF worth the money. Doing something every day, and really enjoying it at the moment. All that talk about "doing it yourself is better" is rubbish to me. With tour guides taking you certain places at certain times, in a certain way has given us a lot more knowlege and experience than wondering around on our own ever did.
Hope this is satisfying your cravings blog fans.
In Bolivia now, where technology is like something out of 1981.
So internet communication is a challenge accepted.
Still Robbie G from the HA3.
Maybe ill write something more pensive and profound one day.
Not missing London yet. I miss people now and then. I have a bigger appreciation for London as a city. The diversity, culture etc. But to be honest, I feels a lot longer since i was in Mexico, Belize etc, than I was in England. Time has flown, even though we´ve done so much.
Will elaborate more soon maybe.
Until then. Keep your shorts tight. Dynamite. Angel Delight. And......Goodnight.
BBYYYEEEE xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
