Nasca and nasty Alpacas...

A bit weary, but having fun. Have never seen anywhere as dry or desolate as Peru - last rain here in Nasca was 1998 and was el nino, which flooded the place. 1996 was the earthquake of 7.2 on the richter scale which destroyed most of the place...its hard living here. Saw something cool today though - cochineal beetles from which the red dye is made being grown on fields of cactii where they are deliberatly ´seeded´.

Amazing how life starts to become timed around access to food and toilet facilities too...had forgotten that.

One of the women on the tour got jumped on by an Alpaca today...nasty, nasty beasts. Mind you she was also just evacuated out of Ecuador after a volcano eruption, so she´ll have good stories. Went and saw ancient Nasca tombs today too which where pretty amazing and flew over the Nasca lines which would have been amazing except I felt so nauseous from the flight that I didnt care if I lived or died.

Into the swing though and a free day all to ourselves tomorrow which will be a blessing...hope you are all well, life on the road is challenging but rewarding!