Nazca, Peru
Sometimes we get so behind in writing this blog, that it is easier to type about where we are now and then work backwards. That is what we are going to do today.
We are here in Nazca, a humid town along the south perimiter of Peru. As we travelled here on a very posh bus from Lima we were intrigued to discover what Nazca would be like. Our journey lasting for 6 hours was along a sun bleached and arid land. We arrived in Nazca to be surrounded by Touts recomending accomadation and tours. Thinking ahead for once, we had utilised our new friend Luke's Spanish and phoned ahead, booking a night in a hostel. The hostel is lovely, yet another reason to write to lonely planet! Jon and I have enjoyed having broken spanglish conversations with Fernando the owner, using our photographs of our family and friends as a conversation starter.
Nazca is famous for the Nazca lines, a discoverey made in recent years (1939 actually), a series of lines that can be seen when flying over the head. These lines form pictures of creatures and other objects. There has been much debate as to why these pictures in the sand have been made, and who it was that constructed them.
Jon, this morning went on an early flight to see these really interesting pictures.

Amazingly these lines include one of an Astronaut ....


Tonight we head off on, hopefully, another posh bus to Arequipa. These buses are very impressive. You have the option of having a fully reclining bed, a 3 course meal, and on bus entertainment (admitedly a very unexciting film in Spanish, but we aren't complaining!) I think badgerline ought to take note.