Round about

We started this leg of our trip with 2 nights in Quinto, which we had assumed was enroute to the Islands. Just the 4 of us, and with Dianne laid low with a cold ( aided by the tablets we bought at the chemist using google translate which knocked her out for the afternoon), only…

Back at Lima airport for our flight up to Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands. Over the last couple of days we’ve been on a bus trip driving south along the coastal line. Completely different to Australia with the coast line arid – only gets 10 mil of rain a year. That afternoon we boarded a…

Tuesday was spent on Lake Titicaca. The lake is the world’s highest inland lake at 3800 metres and covers 8400 km sq. It is home to some indigenous tribes who still live in traditional ways. There are 100 floating islands on the lake. These are made from the reeds which grow throughout the lake and…

Last couple of days we’ve been in Cusco and now up at Lake Titticacca. Cusco was the Incan capital with its major citadel. when the Spanish defeated the Incas they pulled down the citadel and built their cathedral on its site. The country now is strongly catholic, but they still follow a lot of the…

Friday night lessons in making Pisco Sour and ceviche (a local dish of fish cured in lime juice in lieu of cooking – very nice). Luckily I beat Dianne in answering the test question and so scored the Pisco sour the waiter had made in our demonstration while she had to make do with one…

Wednesday night was our formal welcoming dinner in Lima hosted at the historical residence of one of the original Spanish families. Very opulent. The current owner showed us around and ate dinner with us. The place is listed, so they raise money for its maintenance by hosting private dinners and weddings. After arrival into Cusco,…

Today we started with a tour briefing following which we all tracked down to the local chemist to stock up on the antibiotics recommended by the tour guide. Apparently the anti gastro stuff we’re carrying isn’t the best when at altitude. Pretty handy being able to get antibiotics without a script. The other good news…

After leaving home at 6am on Friday, we were ensconced in the bar at our Lima hotel by 6 pm that night. Albeit the 15 hour time difference made it a 27 hour trip. We got straight into the Peruvian spirit by trying out a Pisco Sour each. This is a national drink made with…

On Friday, Di and myself depart for our tour of Peru. We have an early flight to Sydney, followed by about 13 hours to Chile, then another 3 up to Lima in Peru. We have booked on a globus tour – “Legacy of the Inca’s with Peru, Amazon and Galapagos cruise”. After overnighting in Lima,…

Last post for this trip being written from the silver Kris lounge at Hong Kong airport. Nice last evening on the boat similar- drinks followed by dinner. As you can see from the photo, We were pretty much the last ones in the restaurant and only just made it back to room in time to…