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LLamas on the road

OK, despite worrying title of last post, everything seems to be OK, no civil war breaking out, just the one president right now, so all is well (madagascar ref). Yes, so llamas on the road, and cows and sheep and frisky donkeys, stray dogs and stray children...out in the middle of nowhere you just don´t expect to see a 4 year old out on his own! Have been to the Colca Canyon, out tour agency´s advert said "if you travel with us, nice trip, if you don´t good luck". Famous last words. Bus broke down 3 times on the way there and twice today, however the problem seemed easily fixed after about half an hour of pouring water in the engine. Got up at 5am this morning to go and see the condors in the canyon, and thankfully they obliged by turning up and flying round for about an hour. Yehar. 5am, yes I know you´re thinking is this Katie? But I promise you it is and I have not yet had my identity stolen. Or any of my belongings or internal organs. Did talk to a girl today though who´d had her passport stolen by a taxi driver in Lima, who then came to her hotel later on and sold it back to her for 10 soles (about 2 quid!!) which she obviously accepted and promptly moved hotels, as you would. Our move of hotels was a big nightmare...taxi driver didn´t know where our hotel was, so he took us for a detour around the market, and dropped us at any old hostel, where we got stared at. Lots. He was much more intent on correcting my pronunciation than actually finding the place we wanted to go to. If in London there is "the knowledge", here there is "the lack of". Eventually found a bloke who knew what he was talking about....well it was in Spanish which I am not understnding too much of yet, but hey he looked knowledgeable. Have been sitting having a beer with a Dutch bloke in the hostel, and the doorbell went. Even I got this, the question was...."una habitaccione por una hora por favor?" Hee hee. Whatever would two people want with a room for one hour? Could fit in 2 epiosodes of Friends I guess. Gotta go to bed. x

posted by Katie @ 2/01/2004 11:17:00 pm