We were woken up at 6am by a noisy group of americans going early to Nazca. I went out and asked that guide in a strong Spanish accent if they could keep it down as it was only 6.30 am!
Had breakfast in a lovely little café by the oasis. The hotel was lovely and we managed to wrangle a discount so it was only a bit more expensive than staying in a hostel. Although we like staying in the hotel, we think we prefer hostels as there are more people to talk to in the evenings.
We´ve had pisco sours prepared with local brandy and they are more than a little nice! The food is basic but cheap, we can get a 2 course meal for about $4.
In the afternoon we went out on a dune buggy into the desert to go sandboarding. It was fantastic! The dune buggy was like being on a roller coaster only better. You are given a basic type of snowboard and go to the top of one of the dunes. Then you lie on the board and tobogan down head first. The dunes are really steep and sometimes you couldn´t see the bottom! Mum went first and screamed all the way down.
We had dinner at the same lovely place and bumped into Inka, a lovely German girl we met in Paracas who is travelling on her own, so it was nice to have a chat and a laugh with her. We are up early in the morning to go to Nazca for a flight over the lines. More than a little excited!
