Being a lobster in the Huacachina desert is fun ...

I may have been a little mean to Lima on my first day there. In the evening I ate ceviche which is raw fish and sea food marinated in lemon juice. It was very nice, but I am pretty picky with my sea food and probably wouldn´t go for it again. But Papa and Emma-Jane you would love it! The next day, before I decided to transform into a lobster in the Huacachina desert, we looked around Central Lima which is beautiful. I was actually really suprised too to see how big Lima actually is. We saw the changing of the guards at the President´s Palace and the main Cathedral. Then we made our way over to the San Fransisco Monastary, where we got to see lots of dead people´s bones on display. It was really gruesome but quite funny as we tore away from our guide and ran around the catacombs which was quite freaky.
We then made our way down to Huacachina which is a small oasis town of no more than 200 ... why do I bother, Papa has already said what I need to say, right! The journey from Lima to Huacachina was beautiful too, mostly in sand dunes. We also got to see the sun set in the bus which was amazing!
We arrived when it was dark so couldn´t really see what Huacachina was like until the next morning, but we could tell there was monstruous sand dunes all around. It is really quite impressive how high they are!
We spent yesterday by the pool sunbathing and funnily enough I transformed into a beautiful lobster.. It´s not even funny. This may be the worst sun burn I´ve ever had. It hurts so bad!! We met 2 australians, Mickael and Sean, who left for Cusco last night, and with whom we´ll probably meet up with in Cusco or Arequipa.
My electronics curse is still following me and my phone broke down! The battery completely died on the bus down to Huacachina and I was unable to charge it in the hostal. So we went into Ica, which is 5 minutes away and found an electronics market, where they tried all sorts of things. First they tried charging my phone with my charger and then with their charger, but no luck. Then they tried jump starting my battery. Litterally. They had a charger which they had cut the end off to expose the wires, plugged it in and pressed the wires onto my battery. Only in South America, right! Maybe I´ll suggest this method back home and see how it works! Then they took the battery out and charged it in a strange looking machine which magically revived the battery, and my phone now works again! Fioouff...
This afternoon, we are going sand buggying and sand boarding! Why are you laughing? Don´t you think I can do it! I´m really excited as we haven´t seen past the dunes yet.. Probably, more dunes! I tried walking up but gave up very quickly! It´s so steep and very difficult to walk in the sand! And we´ll get to see the sunset from up there too. Apparently, we go 10 km into the dunes.
Tomorrow, if I am back to my human form I may go back in the sun, responsibly this time, before we head off to cold Cusco and the Sacred Valley! YAY!

Thank you to everyone who has been commenting. It makes me so happy to read your comments and makes me feel that much closer to home! Rim has dissapeared again though! Someone, contact her or I may attack with my machete!
Welcome Uncle Brian! Yes Papa has taken up the job as my personal tour guide through South America. I did almost fire him because he told me Chiclayo, north Peru, was the city of friendship, which is was NOT! But I gave him another chance!


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Peut-etre que j´ai été un peu méchante avec Lima le premier jour. Le soir, j´ai mangé Ceviche, poisson et fruits de mer crus marinés au citron. C´est super bon mais pas sure que j´en mangerais tous les jours. Vous les francais par contre, je pense que vous adorerez. Le lendemain, avant de me transformer en écrevisse dans le désert de Huacachina, on a visité le centre de Lima qui est tres jolie. J´étais tres étonnée aussi de voir la taille de la ville de Lima, qui est tres grande. On a vu le Palais du Président et la Cathédrale de Lima. Apres, on est allé voir le Monastere de San Fransisco, ou on a pu voir pleins d´os de personnes mortes. C´était assez déguelasse mais tres drole, car on s´est échappée de notre guide et on s´est baladée dans les catacombes, qui faisaient assez peur.
A 14.30, on a pris le bus pour Huacachina, un petit oasis au milieu du désert, avec pas plus de 200 habitants. Le trajet de Lima a Huacachina est magnifique, dans les dunes. On a aussi vu le couché du soleil dans le bus!
On est arrivée quand il faisait sombre, donc a ne pouvait pas bien voir a quoi ca ressemblait vraiment, jusqu´au lendemain, mais on pouvait bien voir les dunes monstrueuses tout autour. Hier on a passé la journée autour de la piscine et oh surprise, je suis maintenant rose écrevisse! C´est meme pas drole, j´ai vraiment tres tres mal! Je pense c´est le pire coup de soleil que j´ai jamais eu! On a rencontré 2 australiens, Mickael et Sean, qui sont partis a Cusco hier soir, mais qu´on retrouvera surement a Cusco ou a Arequipa.
Cet apres-midi, on va faire du ´sand-buggying´et ´sand board´. Apparement, on ira jusqu´a 10km dans les dunes. J´ai tres hate, car on a pas vu encore ce qu´il y a derriere les dunes.. Surement, plus de dunes! J´ai essayé de monter a pied mais c´est impossible, la montée est super raide!
Demain, si je ne suis plus rose, je passera un peu plus de temps au soleil, avec plus de prudence cette fois si!  Ensuite on ira a Cusco et la Vallée Sacrée, ou il fait froid il parait!

Merci a Robert pour ton commentaire! 1. Comment ca? Tu ne crois pas que je puisse couper du bamboo avec ma machete, avec facilite? Ok, j´admet! On était trois a coupé un morceau! C´est super dure! Pourtant, les Shuars y arrivent no problemo!! 2. Attends, te fous pas, tresser les feuillage ca sert dans la vie de tous journee, nan! 3. Shhhut! Fallais rien dire. Je ne leur avez pas encore dit pour le nouveau fiancé! Je pense ca prendera du temps aussi, mais je pense qu´il ira bien dans la famille!! Gros bisous

Joyeux anniversaire a Maxime! J´espere que tu as passé une superbe journée. Ai-je le droit a un commentaire maintenant?? Et les autres??