We got into Nazca early Wednesday morning. We had already booked a flight over the Nazca Lines, so we just had to wait around at a hostel until it was time. We ended up getting on board the plane around midday:

The flight lasted for about 30 minutes, and I spent about 25 minutes with my head in a bag throwing up. It was great.

We caught a bus out of Nazca that night (which I managed ok) and arrived at Lima in the morning. After a visit to the San Francisco Monastery and Catacombs, and two visits to McDonalds, we caught another bus to Huaraz.

Huaraz is a small town (pop. 100,000) amongst some of the most beautiful mountains in the world (according to who??). We will be here for about a week, and four of the guys left this morning on an 6-day hike around Huayhuash (which is normally an 8-day hike, but they're awesome). Dave and I decided to take it easy, and are staying behind to do some mountain biking, visit the hot springs, and will probably take in an easier 4-day hike around Santa Cruz.

After Huaraz we are heading up to Trujillo, then I will be heading back to Lima and on to the Greek Islands.

Things I won't miss about Peru:

• Cold showers
• The taxi drivers
• Night buses
• General hygiene levels
• Toilet paper bins
• The altitude