Arequipa

Nine hours on a crowded overnight bus is not a good way to start the day... Its even worse if ya didnt get any sleep the night before that either... I have come to the conclusion South Americans have an extremely unhealthy obsession with their car horns and they're not the usual beep beep variety either. They use them 24hours a day and there's no escaping the craziness!!

Anyways, I am now one sleepy little chicky but we have arrived in Arequipa this morning and have a free day to recover before heading off for a night in the Colca Canyon tomorrow where we get to go to some more hot springs and condor spotting!!

Good news - I got my emergency passport issued to me today. Hopefully this as well as a copy of my old one and the police report will still get me on the Inca Trail... At the very least, if I can't go on the trail, I will still be able to catch the train up to Macchu Picchu from Aguas Calientes.

I'm off for a mega nanna nap (or should I say a little afternoon laydown in my undies...) now and I'll wriet more when I return from the Colca Canyon. The Internet in this hotel is free and about the best I've come accross lately!!